I’ve sort of fallen off the blogging bandwagon a little in the last couple of months. I think all of my words got expended writing uni assignments. With the silly season upon us, it’s probably not going to get better anytime soon, but I wanted to tell you about a breakthrough I’ve had in my thinking lately.

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I’ve been working with a life coach to get rid of a lot of old negative, destructive thinking and behavioural patterns, and replacing them with positive, constructive, uplifting thoughts, habits and behaviours. It has been spectacularly helpful to have an objective observer ask pointed questions about what she saw to be unproductive elements of my life, and then help me work through changing those and moving on to the next phase of life. (If you’ve interested in life coaching I can recommend a couple of brilliant ones.)

One of the things that I am working on in particular at the moment is simplifying my life. Looking at each element and deciding whether or not they contribute to the ultimate direction and passions in my life, and getting rid of the things that are dragging me down. This applies not only to life choices, but to my environment too. My house. The places I choose to spend time. Mine are far too cluttered at the moment, so I’ll be spending my holidays doing a HUGE clean out and getting rid of tons of books, knick knacks that do nothing more than collect dust, the boys artwork from when they were five (I’ll photograph those instead), wool that I’ve collected that I am probably never going to knit up (as much as I love knitting, I love drawing more). All this stuff is dead weight. It’s slowing me down. Because I have to dust and clean these things…that means I don’t have as much time to build relationships with my family. Catch my drift?

I’ve removed a ship-load of mental clutter in the last month or so, and I can feel the breeze on my face as I start to build up some momentum. Now it’s time to do the same in my physical realm. I am looking forward to a much more free and simple life in the days ahead. I’m not planning to go bare-bones minimalist, but the less crap I have blocking my way, the more I can actually live my life.

Less complications.

More simplicity.

Peace.

Space to hear God.

Creating margin.

Able to run with new opportunities and challenges!

Freedom!

It’s like riding a bike…coasting down a hill…sun on my face…fresh breeze whooshing by!

The adrenaline rush is exhilarating!

Live life!

Enjoy life!

Love life!

Have you ever had a big clear out in your life? How did it feel? What was your catalyst?

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