Thursday, November 18, 2010
Uninspired night
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Creating Balance
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Gift of Perspective
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
The Inn of Loneliness
Sunday, September 5, 2010
I need you too
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Cream in my coffee
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Housy Frowsy Weekend
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Knowing your worth
Saturday, June 12, 2010
The Body of Christ
Friday, May 21, 2010
The road to heaven is paved with good intentions.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Monks in the city
Monday, May 10, 2010
Simplification through physical space management
I am continuing the conversation around simplification. Many articles I have read suggest that simplification comes from organizing homes and work spaces, reducing clutter, eliminating excess and streamlining the flow of life. We all know in our mind that these are things we should do but where do we start. These are tips for today for simplication through physical space management.
Organizing Work Space: Start with your purse/brief case
Is your purse or briefcase loaded down, heavy and have such things as old tissue, candies or other matter that can be tossed. Clean it out!
Reducing Clutter: Now go to your desk top either home or office
Find one or two pieces of paper on your desk that you can either file, pay or toss, finding the first two items leads to the desire to do several more. Inertia says a body in motion stays in motion so move those arms and get rid of paper!
Eliminating Excess: Look in your fridge.
Hmm, surprising to most people is the fridge, filled with many old sauces, containers and food stuff that you needed for one recipe and have never touched again. Here you have two choices - either toss or pull out the old recipe and make it again. How much excess do we have in kitchen cupboards and refrigerators that cause a lack of inspiration for cooking and we end up eating junk!
Streamlining the flow of life: Stay the course
Just for today while driving just stay in one lane, no merging between lanes to bypass traffic, just stay the course. While this is true for driving, try it also for handling email; just respond to email one at a time and experience simplification as you stay the course!
These basics begin to move us into the direction of simplification. What you will discover is that as you take these simple steps, you will free space both physical space in your purse, on your desk, in your fridge and in your computer. This physical space somehow opens the heart space for more inspiration and freedom.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Simplification
I am inspired to write about this as I have learned first hand that simplifying my life comes from really committing oneself to things of most importance and saying no to those things that use up time and are incongruent with what we value. For today, write at least 3 things you value most? The three things I value most are my faith, family, and friends. My choices today, my yes or my no, will be based on how the requests for my time support my faith, family and friends.