My clients and I are indulging in the “urge to purge,” probably because we know that clearer homes, bodies and minds allow better circulation of air, ideas and energy. Here’s a short list of items that are definitely better off somewhere else:
- College textbooks
- Shoes that pinch
- Mateless socks
- People who pinch
- Those little pencils from miniature golf
- Beliefs that “pinch” your ability to be joyful
- Anything you haven’t worn in five years
- The idea that you’re not worth it
- Those samples that came in the makeup bag you got when you bought your eye cream two years ago
- The list of “have to’s” you’ve been carrying around in your head
- Telephone books
- The idea that it’s not okay to make a mistake
- Chopsticks from the takeout place
- Judgment of others
- Cassettes and LP’s you can’t play because you don’t have the equipment
- The idea that you’re old, fat, thin, ugly or anything less than perfect
- Ratty clothes you think you’ll wear next time you paint your home
- Mascara that’s more than a year old
- Any book that doesn’t feel like a dear friend
- Lid-less plastic ware
- Dried flower wreaths
- Old plastic flower pots
- Any idea, person or thing that doesn’t delight you or bring you peace.
And, if you need more inspiration, read Stephanie Rosenbloom’s article in the New York Times: “But Will It Make You Happy?“
