You can never do it wrong

What if there was a non judgmental approach to creating movement in your life? What if your path in life could never be wrong? What if you could never do it wrong?

Your life would flow simply in the direction you would want to be moving. As you create your life, you would use your tools in a way that moves and inspires you. There would be no regret, no second guessing, just flow.

You would do what you want, you would move away from what you don’t want, always checking in with your creative heart. There would be no effort that didn't feel connected to your own being.

You would be engaged in this endless creative flow, responding to the call of your own life.

Imagine that your physical world is alive

Imagining your home or space as a living breathing force, an energetic companion surrounding you and holding your things. What you thought was dead - made up of unconscious, inert objects – is actually composed of living feeling energy. In fact, you discover that your things are communicating to you continually of their vibratory nature.

You notice that the areas of your home or office that haven’t been cared for or attended to have this grayish cast (not only from the dust), and a look and feel of neglect. That when you begin to put your attention on it, your space not only functions better in your life but it seems to come alive and shine. How could this happen if it weren’t alive in the first place? You find that this living presence is as apparent and natural as the world of nature flowing outside your door.

The Art of organizing

The trick is to do what needs to be done without crucifying yourself in the process. Stay in the flow. Create clarity for yourself by all means but stay connected to your creativity. Yes, there is a science to it to some degree but thinking of it more as an art form –a structure that you create and apply to your own needs and style – seems to me a better understanding of the process. And it’s personal, it’s unique, its your own interpretation of structure. You are the artist masterfully arranging the elements. And like with any other art form, you cultivate and develop the art of organzing with practice, over time.

Organizing without a plan

You can organize without a plan of knowing exactly what to do. Instead, try holding a vision or a feeling for what you want to have happen. Be directed from an inner passion and purpose. Then create a simple plan that allows for movement forward as well as flexibility. As you are working, notice if you are feeling closer to this passion or further away. Are you enthusiastic or feeling disconnected. Listen with your body and heart and allow yourself to be moved by your natural enthusiasm. You'll be amazed by the results and how much you enjoyed the process!

Starting the process

Look at your space and see what are you feeling inside about what wants to be done. What would make you feel at the end of the day getting into bed, that you are so glad you worked on. What is calling to you (like a child who wants to be fed, or a plant that needs to be watered)? It may be beyond what your rational mind may think it needs and wants. The important thing is to just pick something, any small area to work on. Like a garden that you plant, it will begin to create a presence that will slowly inform you and the space.

Pick a small area to do and make it something you can actually complete in the time you've given yourself. Set a timer for 15 min, 30 min, an hour. And just work on it, in whatever way you can with no interruptions. One trick is to work in 15 or 30 minute intervals - they are like focused work bursts - and add on the next burst when you are done until you have found that you have worked longer and with more focus than you might have imagined you could.

Set aside a regular time to do it. Once a week, every two weeks, once a day, every two days. You can also allocate a number of hours per month for organizing and plug it into your to do list when you can. It doesn’t’ matter. The idea here is to do “a little, a lot” (Mark Forster’s Do it Tommorow). Just focus on that small area you are working on and let the rest go for now.

Lightly hold your vision for the area you are working on. Sense the flow, the ease, or the functionality you are looking for. You don't need to get detailed, just have a feeling for what you want. And go for it!

Making a home for my things

Everything wants a home, even my stuff. In fact, every part of me wants a place to rest, to reside in so there is peace and ease. My emotions, my mind, my belongings all need a place to land, a place to ground. When I spend time making an effort to create order and place, it's amazing how quickly the energy changes. Magically, there is flow, there is energy that is freed and moving and my things and space actually radiate and reflect a sense of calm and belonging.

Creative order

The art of creative order or creating order. What is it? I have a space in which to create and in which I actively participate. I decide just as I do when I am creating or painting. Yet this deciding and participation is in concert with something. I am moving to a tune I am listening to, that's guiding me in my artistic creation. I move things, I do things and I feel there is this relief, an aesthetic relaxing, a harmonization of things in space. I feel a flow in my being, my body, my belongings and in my space and how I move thru and with them all. Inner and outer are fluid, a free flow between two worlds. So, there is this very fluid structure that allows a necessary life giving freedom to be and to create.