The outdoors is a wonderful place to pick up organizing inspiration. During our walk along the Wabash Trace this weekend,weI found a bench to sit and talk. As I looked out upon the early morning view, I thought about the cues that Mother Nature gives us about organizing our living spaces.
Leave room for change. Over time our interests change. If we fill our space with so much of the past, there is no room for the future.
Accept stewardship. Having more than we can take care of in a responsible manner means we have not accepted stewardship of those things.
Simple is good. Simple lives have fewer parts and pieces. Without the complexity and multiplicity of thing overload, peace and serenity can emerge and shine.
What are some of the organizing messages that Mother Nature presents to you? I would like to hear your thoughts.
Lovely! Following Mother Nature's cues is great Feng Shui, too :) Thanks for a nice post, Ellen.
Posted by: Ann Bingley Gallops | May 27, 2010 at 05:43 PM
I appreciate your thoughts, Ann, about following Mother Nature's cues. What a gift to us all!
Posted by: Ellen | May 27, 2010 at 06:02 PM
Less is more. The more "things" I let go of the more serene I feel. I am a professional organizer in the Atlanta area. The more clients I work with that have trouble with letting "things" go, the more I realize there's an underlying psychological cause that needs to be dealt with before organization can occur. Clutter-free homes=calm, functional, relaxation, room to grow. Cluttered homes=anxiety, depression, dysfunction.
Posted by: Kristi Schneider | March 11, 2011 at 09:58 AM