“ALCHEMY IS THE PROCESS OF CHANGING LEAD INTO GOLD. INNER ALCHEMY (PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION) OCCURS WHEN WE CLEAR OUR CLUTTER — INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL — AND LET GO OF THINGS THAT NO LONGER SERVE US WELL. THIS CREATES BALANCE AND SPACE, A PLACE THAT NURTURES CONTENTMENT, WHICH I BELIEVE IS TRUE SUCCESS.”
LAURIE BUCHANAN
Look over. Walk into your home or office and look it over as if you were a stranger. Pretend you’ve not seen it before. What would you change? Rearrange the furniture. Add some ambient lighting. Put a new picture on the wall. Do something that makes your heart say, “Wow!” when you walk into the space. Never underestimate the power of the wow factor. It’s an inner contentment that says, “This is beautiful. I’m comfortable here. This is my Eden. I want to spend time in this space.” Hubby and I donate to several charities. One of them is Habitat for Humanity. Why? Because I think everyone should have and enjoy their home as much as we do ours. Home is haven — a personal Eden. I try to maintain an atmosphere of peace and blessing, a comfortable place where I want to come home and friends want to visit.
Look In. Ultimately, your personal environment and your personal peace are an inside job. Your decisions, or lack of them, moment by moment, create your life and environment. You can choose to sit on the couch or get up and do the dishes. You can ignore the clutter on the dining room table or make a decision to clear up the mess — and then keep it cleaned up! Take responsibility for the things that you do and shouldn’t or the things you don’t do and should. I like playing games on my tablet. It’s relaxing, and it drowns out the clamor of worries and responsibilities. Problem? I can spend hours playing solitaire and then realize that I really wanted to do the laundry and clean up the kitchen. My selfish choice now means I’ll have a dirty kitchen to look at when I get up in the morning and no clean socks! With no one to blame but myself.
Your personal environment and your peace of mind are a direct result of your choices and actions. Look at your attitude and let go of worry and turmoil. Look around and make changes that are consistent with peace and contentment. Eliminate clutter in your environment and on your calendar.
For more information on developing life skills, better relationships, and becoming the best YOU possible, visit http://seebecksolutions.com. Ruth Seebeck has built a reputation over the last three decades as a life- skills coach, mentor, Christian counselor, and friend. She is a business owner, author, community volunteer, and event coordinator whose passion is helping others overcome life’s challenges. Seebeck Solutions: Helping you make the most of What Matters Most!
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