Sometimes Silly is Best

I need to carry some type of 'forget-me-not'. I need something to remind me to be way less serious. So much happens that constantly pulls us into the gravity of living and before you know it: grouchy, burdened and overwhelmed become states of being for hours if not days on end. How unpleasant and such a waste if unending,no?

Even the Radio DJ Talks about It

photo courtesy of Kosmos Designs&Ideas in Alexandria, VA

On the way to work today I was struck by the conversation that ensued on the Jack Diamond Morning Show. Jack talked about the importance of avoiding clutter in your home and office. He described how clutter can simply "make you feel bad, irritated and frustrated" which you are likely to carry into your day without being aware of the cause. His cronies chimed in with their own examples of how lack of organization and clutter impacts their lives and how they remedy the situation.

What is this world coming to? Harmony, apparently.

Love is in the Air

Objects as Touchstones

In the book You've Got to Read This Book by Jack Canfield and Gay Hendricks, noted daily syndicated talk show host John St. Augustine mentions the fact that his father had an extensive library in the front hallway of their home when he was growing up. He described that on his way out the door each work day, his father stopped at the library and chose a book for the day to take out into the world with him.

It struck me that this was an excellent example of someone who understood on some level that objects, like a book, can be used on a daily basis as a touchstone of sorts to remind us of who we are and what we intend as we step out of our homes.

My touchstones shift on a regular basis, I've noticed. What are yours?

House Cleaning: Not just for the tidy or obsessed

Every Saturday morning my husband and I can be found doing household cleaning. Much to my pleasure, I met a partner who appreciates that feeling good through the work week is in part due to the comfort our cared-for home provides on a daily basis.

What he may not know is that in the act of cleaning, the energy of the space is balanced and reset from week to week which assists the home to provide a supportive container and launching pad for all our endeavors in the coming week.

Does this idea make you shift your opinion of cleaning house?

If It Offends Thee, Move It

My right shoulder routinely banged into a crinkly sounding bag full of my beloved's belts hanging in our closet. The bag hung right at ear level so I got full richocheting aural impact right off the door. It took a while to identify the irritant and make a change which now, if brushed against at all, only gives a slight whoosh with no pitch whatsoever. Problem solved.

Moral of the story: Life's comforts really are found in the small stuff. If something is in the way, say a piece of decor or furniture, move it.