| When you look for the gift in whatever comes | | | | rewards of making conscious choices about what |
| into your life, you take yourself out of victim | | | | you surround yourself with in your home, your |
| mode and empower yourself to gain from the | | | | clothing, the people in your life, how you spend |
| experience. | | | | your time, are enormous. |
| A client of mine has chronic fatigue syndrome. | | | | Are you surrounded by uplifting influences? Or is |
| Lately she has been looking at her clothes through | | | | your environment draining your energy? |
| fresh eyes. She's discovered a connection | | | | The energy in your environment is directly |
| between certain clothes and her energy levels. | | | | affecting your prosperity, relationships, health and |
| When she wears jackets from her business suits | | | | quality of life, because it affects your energy and |
| her energy is depleted more than normal during | | | | that in turn determines what you attract. Like |
| the entire day. She made the connection between | | | | attracts like. If you are feeling bogged down and |
| wearing these clothes in the work she was doing | | | | uninspired, that's what you will attract more of. |
| when she became ill. | | | | You might not have the gift of illness to force |
| So, she set about going through her wardrobe | | | | you to take stock of your life. |
| listening to the response in her body to each | | | | And, you don't need to wait until you are forced, |
| piece of clothing. | | | | to ask these questions. No matter how lethargic |
| She's slowly discarded anything that doesn't raise | | | | and bogged down you feel, it has to be easier for |
| her energy. | | | | you to take action, than my client. Ask yourself |
| This led to reassessing everything in her | | | | these questions and decide where you would like |
| environment. She's been replacing pictures on the | | | | to start. |
| walls that have negative memories for her, or | | | | 1. Are you aware of what drains your energy? |
| negative symbolism. She's had friends help her | | | | 2. How many things are you putting up with. Make |
| clear out her kitchen cupboards. | | | | a list. Are there more than 10? More than 20? |
| What my client has discovered is that as she has | | | | More than 100? Over a few days, most people |
| slowly gone through her things and removed | | | | can come up with 100 things when they first do |
| items that do not support her aliveness, she has | | | | this. |
| gained energy. She still has chronic fatigue | | | | 3. What choices are you making in relation to how |
| syndrome, but she has gained a degree of control | | | | you use your time and who you spend time with? |
| over her energy levels and life. | | | | Do these choices reflect your priorities? |
| She said this experience has been one of the | | | | 4. Does your environment remind you of what |
| most liberating things possible for her. | | | | you feel most passionate about, or is it full of |
| Decluttering has been forced on my client. She's | | | | things you used to be interested in? |
| been forced to look at how she spends her time, | | | | 5. Do you have at least one room in your home |
| who she has in her life, what she has in her | | | | that feels inspiring to you, so inspiring that you |
| environment, what she tells herself. She's | | | | can't wait to be in there? |
| discovered a gift in her chronic fatigue syndrome. | | | | 6. When you stand at your front door looking in, |
| She's become very sensitive to anything that | | | | do you feel relaxed and welcomed home? Does it |
| drains her energy. | | | | bring you a sense of peace, or do you feel |
| Clutter is having the same affect on your life. You | | | | bogged down? |
| may have forgotten what having 100% of your | | | | 7. Does your clothing make you feel great? Do |
| energy feels like. You may have forgotten what | | | | you get compliments on how great you look? |
| being inspired and passionate about your life feels | | | | There are always clues you can gather in our |
| like. | | | | environment. Whether illness has crept up on you |
| Your environment is one major influence in your | | | | or not, what is one action you can take today to |
| life. Even Donald Trump knows that. And the | | | | create a more inspiring environment for yourself? |