Clutter Busting Insights & Helpful Tips

It's worth taking an intimate and honest look at what's in our lives to see if it serves us or not. When we let go of the clutter, we take back our lives. This audio recording encourages you to take that look.

Transcript

Hi,

It's Brooks,

And I'd like to talk about clutter.

You know,

I've been helping people like of clutter for over 20 years,

And it's so interesting because everyone that I've worked with pretty much feels like they're the only ones with clutter.

They feel like that they're alone in their problem,

And often there's a lot of shame associated with that.

And I tell them that everyone has clutter.

It's how it is.

We all have different levels of amount of clutter that we have,

But clutter is anything in your life that's no longer serving you,

And there's always going to be something that turns into clutter and we don't recognize it,

And it's sitting there in one way or another,

Affecting our lives in a negative way.

But we're not bad for having clutter.

The world encourages us to get things,

Not to get rid of things.

We're constantly encouraged to bring things into our lives,

But we're really never taught how to let go when things are no longer part of our lives.

And that's what I like to do.

I like to encourage.

I like to tell you that you're not alone.

We all have clutter,

And it's worth taking that curious look to see what is no longer serving you,

To look around and question everything.

I mean,

The great thing is you're going to question some things and they're going to be part of your life,

And you recognize,

Oh,

I'm really lucky to have that in my life.

And then there's going to be other things that it's going to be obvious,

This doesn't serve me,

And it's actually hurting the things I really care about.

So either of those discoveries are great.

Those are the two discoveries that are possible when decluttering.

And if it's clutter and you let it go,

Then you get a piece of your life back,

Which is beneficial.

And if it turns out it's valuable to you,

Then you keep it and you have gratitude for that being in your life.

So you can't go wrong.

And it can seem weird and strange to declutter,

Again,

Because as far back as we can remember,

We're told that we need things to be happy,

That things are more important than us,

Than we can be,

And that we can only be better and be more by having stuff,

Whatever it is,

Activities,

Things.

And I'm here to tell you that that's not true.

I encourage you to call it into question.

You can't lose.

You know,

It's not about minimalism.

It's not about having a very few amount of things.

Everyone has different natures.

Some people it's their nature to have more than others.

They just enjoy having more things than others,

Enjoy living more simply.

But in either case,

The questioning,

The decluttering questioning,

You know,

Asking,

Do I like and use this or not,

Is essential for both natures.

It's essential for living a more peaceful,

Fulfilled life.

Because things in and of themselves will not fulfill us,

Even though we're told by marketers that they will.

The purpose of things is to make our life easier.

You know,

If they're beneficial,

They make our life easier.

They'll make our life more pleasurable.

You know,

Whatever you're listening to through right now,

Whether it's your phone or your computer,

It's benefiting you because you can listen to this.

So things can definitely be beneficial.

But nothing in and of itself is fulfilling,

Meaning making us happier,

Making us better,

Making us more.

I think it's a lot easier to start with,

I'm okay as I am.

And which is true,

You are okay as you are.

And then begin to question things.

Think of the things that really matter in your life.

And as you question things,

You ask,

Does this thing or this activity,

Does it benefit me in my relationship with things that really matter to me in my life?

Or does it detract and get in the way of what really matters to me in my life?

And maybe hard,

Asking that question.

Sometimes we have emotional attachment to things.

You know,

Sometimes we can feel a strong attachment to something that doesn't serve us.

And we'd rather just not ask about it because it's uncomfortable to face that attachment.

That's why I encourage curiosity and compassion when you're asking and when you're looking.

Because that creates an openness and curiosity,

Like I wonder how I feel about this.

I'm really curious.

And you'll see what you see.

And it's really learning a new skill.

It's really going to yourself first rather than the rest of the world to find out what's best for me,

What benefits me,

What takes care of me.

Because again,

The world will always want to tell you what's best for you.

It's very common.

But you're not going to find out what's best for you by listening to others.

And that's why it's really great to ask this question yourself.

Do I like and use this?

Or can I let it go?

Because you're asking your heart and you're listening to yourself.

And great things can be revealed when you listen to yourself.

I think that your voice is beautiful and amazing and powerful and true.

So that's why I encourage you to listen,

To ask and to listen.

So I wish you the best in your looking.

And I encourage you in your looking.

And I'm excited for you in your looking.

Take care.

Reviews

Great perspective. Thanks for the encouragement and caring insight 🙏🏼

Very Insightful❣️🙏🏻💕

Quite often we have emotional connections, memories which keep us bound to things. This makes it harder to let go. These items are physical markers (bookmarks) of what has been when our mind, also cluttered has stored that memory. The item brings it to the fore again to re-live. Maybe that's why it's hard to let go.

Thank you, dear Brooks. I will pass this on. Guidance for navigating the new year. 🙏🏻

That's awesome Brooks. Thank you so much for the reminder. Is the thing I want useful. lol

Such a well needed talk, very helpful. Thank you!

Thank you.
I appreciate the kindness in your words.