Post by STORMDANCER on Jun 12, 2011 21:05:01 GMT
I wrote a post about how the energy of the earths seasons can effect us and sometimes we can feel depressed by the ebb in our energy level. I would also like to link this to clutter around the home etc and how this can have a link to making us feel down and depressed. I also want to talk about space clearing.
A friend of mine yesterday asked me about depression and how you can combat depression. First of all I have to say, if you are actually depressed you need to go to the doctor. If you think about the natural cycles of life...light/dark....happy/sad....sometimes we are going to feel down and you have to know that it's totally normal....but if you are actually severely depressed, where your body is going through physical withdrawal, and you sleep a lot or you very bad mood swings, then you really need to go and see a doctor....If it's just feeling a bit down well that is a natural cycle of life...We have our up days and our down days. That's the balance, and if people recognise the balance then they will take the down days with a little bit of..'ok this is one of my not so energetic days so I am going to take it a bit easier'.... That is one of the things I think people have to realize....you are not always going to be on top of your game, just recognise that this is the natural cycle of life and this is a really good time to evaluate the things that are important in your life.
I want to move this onto space clearing and clutter. This is something most witch's do regularly within their practice. If you space clear to get rid of bad energies and the energy comes back or the sluggish energy comes back. You then need to look around your house and figure what you have surrounding you. I truly believe that your outside living environment totally reflects how you feel on the inside. I am not tidy all the time no one has time to keep their house 100% pristine, and if you have children it is very difficult....I have to admit I do clean my house every day, wash, iron etc because I cannot relax and work or do spell casting etc unless my environment shines and the energy is good and not cluttered.
What I am saying as far as clutter is. Look around your home, do you have stacks and stacks of stuff that reminds you of a bad time in your life, a bad divorce, a bad break-up, a time when you were really sick? Just look and evaluate the clutter in your life...Your HOT SPOTS...The kitchen, top of cupboards, next to couch, desk, draws etc. Look around your house, walk into a room and pretend you have never been in there before, what do you see? Is it dirty? Is it clean? All the junk you have laying around just because you feel like you have to keep it because someone gave it to you...like you have some random lamp that Aunty Nelly gave you that you hate...everything that you see like that is an energy drain.
What I recommend before you space clear, if you really want it to stick and stay and if you really want your energy level to increase, and you need to increase to be better so that those days are not so down....Really clear out your clutter. There is an old saying that goes...'we use 20% of our stuff, 80% of the time!'....If you think about that only 20% of your clothes you wear 80% of the time and so the other 80% of the clothes that you have gets worn maybe once a year, maybe never! I am guilty of this too and I have stuff that I have never worn and I make sure that I clear my stuff out regularly so the energy in my house is always good.
I strongly encourage you all and I challenge you...Go through your house and clean out the stuff that doesn't fit, that's broken, that you don't love, and keep only the things that you love in your life....Only the things that fit...If you have gained weight or lost weight don't keep the clothes that don't fit you, because that is telling the universe that you don't want anything fresh and new in your life. If we clean stuff out that we don't need, that we don't love, that we don't use, that's telling the universe that we are ready for something new in our lives. If we get rid of all that stuff that doesn't fit, that's broken, that's just trash that we have lying around...If we get rid of it we tell the universe life is good. The universe is like a vacuum and when something goes, something has to come in, and you can get rid of all the bad stuff and then fresh new stuff will come in, and that fresh new stuff doesn't have to be physical, it can be something spiritual, it can be more energy, it can be more time...Think how many times you have looked for something and you can't find it and in the end you just go out and buy another one...and then two weeks later you find the original item and you have not only wasted time but now money too buying a new one.
So I strongly encourage you all to clear out your clutter...one draw at a time, one closet at a time, don't keep anything under the bed because that will totally effect the way you sleep. Just clear out anything you don't love, and clear out anything that makes you feel like...Ukkkkk!!!. By doing this your down days are not going to be as down. Also a good thing is to clear out paper clutter straight away. When you get mail after reading stuff and you don't want it, get rid of it, shred it don't leave the envelopes etc hanging around keep a place for the mail, bills you need to keep.
A good motto when you are clearing clutter is...' When in doubt, get it out! ' You can always donate things to charity, give to a friend if they want it or have a car boot sale and make some money.
I get really excited about clearing clutter because it is a fantastic way to allow the positive energy to flow well in your home and you will feel the difference...and this is great when you are on the mystical path and you practice magic. I have been doing this ever since I was little, anytime I got depressed and down I would clear something out, and instantly I would begin to feel better. I found this was a great way to sort through the past and deal with things, sorting through my problems, and it was so 'Zen' like for me to sort through my stuff and get rid of something.
When you are not sure if you should keep something or throw something ..and you are just not sure and can not decide...Put it in a box, seal the box but don't label it , just put a date on the box 6months from the day you put it in the box. And if after that 6 months if you cannot remember what is in the box. Give it away. If you remember one or two things only keep those one or two things.
If you do this you will really feel the difference in your life, your out side environment will be clean and clutter free like you inner self.
A friend of mine yesterday asked me about depression and how you can combat depression. First of all I have to say, if you are actually depressed you need to go to the doctor. If you think about the natural cycles of life...light/dark....happy/sad....sometimes we are going to feel down and you have to know that it's totally normal....but if you are actually severely depressed, where your body is going through physical withdrawal, and you sleep a lot or you very bad mood swings, then you really need to go and see a doctor....If it's just feeling a bit down well that is a natural cycle of life...We have our up days and our down days. That's the balance, and if people recognise the balance then they will take the down days with a little bit of..'ok this is one of my not so energetic days so I am going to take it a bit easier'.... That is one of the things I think people have to realize....you are not always going to be on top of your game, just recognise that this is the natural cycle of life and this is a really good time to evaluate the things that are important in your life.
I want to move this onto space clearing and clutter. This is something most witch's do regularly within their practice. If you space clear to get rid of bad energies and the energy comes back or the sluggish energy comes back. You then need to look around your house and figure what you have surrounding you. I truly believe that your outside living environment totally reflects how you feel on the inside. I am not tidy all the time no one has time to keep their house 100% pristine, and if you have children it is very difficult....I have to admit I do clean my house every day, wash, iron etc because I cannot relax and work or do spell casting etc unless my environment shines and the energy is good and not cluttered.
What I am saying as far as clutter is. Look around your home, do you have stacks and stacks of stuff that reminds you of a bad time in your life, a bad divorce, a bad break-up, a time when you were really sick? Just look and evaluate the clutter in your life...Your HOT SPOTS...The kitchen, top of cupboards, next to couch, desk, draws etc. Look around your house, walk into a room and pretend you have never been in there before, what do you see? Is it dirty? Is it clean? All the junk you have laying around just because you feel like you have to keep it because someone gave it to you...like you have some random lamp that Aunty Nelly gave you that you hate...everything that you see like that is an energy drain.
What I recommend before you space clear, if you really want it to stick and stay and if you really want your energy level to increase, and you need to increase to be better so that those days are not so down....Really clear out your clutter. There is an old saying that goes...'we use 20% of our stuff, 80% of the time!'....If you think about that only 20% of your clothes you wear 80% of the time and so the other 80% of the clothes that you have gets worn maybe once a year, maybe never! I am guilty of this too and I have stuff that I have never worn and I make sure that I clear my stuff out regularly so the energy in my house is always good.
I strongly encourage you all and I challenge you...Go through your house and clean out the stuff that doesn't fit, that's broken, that you don't love, and keep only the things that you love in your life....Only the things that fit...If you have gained weight or lost weight don't keep the clothes that don't fit you, because that is telling the universe that you don't want anything fresh and new in your life. If we clean stuff out that we don't need, that we don't love, that we don't use, that's telling the universe that we are ready for something new in our lives. If we get rid of all that stuff that doesn't fit, that's broken, that's just trash that we have lying around...If we get rid of it we tell the universe life is good. The universe is like a vacuum and when something goes, something has to come in, and you can get rid of all the bad stuff and then fresh new stuff will come in, and that fresh new stuff doesn't have to be physical, it can be something spiritual, it can be more energy, it can be more time...Think how many times you have looked for something and you can't find it and in the end you just go out and buy another one...and then two weeks later you find the original item and you have not only wasted time but now money too buying a new one.
So I strongly encourage you all to clear out your clutter...one draw at a time, one closet at a time, don't keep anything under the bed because that will totally effect the way you sleep. Just clear out anything you don't love, and clear out anything that makes you feel like...Ukkkkk!!!. By doing this your down days are not going to be as down. Also a good thing is to clear out paper clutter straight away. When you get mail after reading stuff and you don't want it, get rid of it, shred it don't leave the envelopes etc hanging around keep a place for the mail, bills you need to keep.
A good motto when you are clearing clutter is...' When in doubt, get it out! ' You can always donate things to charity, give to a friend if they want it or have a car boot sale and make some money.
I get really excited about clearing clutter because it is a fantastic way to allow the positive energy to flow well in your home and you will feel the difference...and this is great when you are on the mystical path and you practice magic. I have been doing this ever since I was little, anytime I got depressed and down I would clear something out, and instantly I would begin to feel better. I found this was a great way to sort through the past and deal with things, sorting through my problems, and it was so 'Zen' like for me to sort through my stuff and get rid of something.
When you are not sure if you should keep something or throw something ..and you are just not sure and can not decide...Put it in a box, seal the box but don't label it , just put a date on the box 6months from the day you put it in the box. And if after that 6 months if you cannot remember what is in the box. Give it away. If you remember one or two things only keep those one or two things.
If you do this you will really feel the difference in your life, your out side environment will be clean and clutter free like you inner self.