Is your life out of whack?
Are you all over the place mentally, spiritually, and
physically?
Do you want to start over and don’t know where to begin?
Well, I have the perfect solution for you. The first place you
should start with is, God!
Getting back on track after you have experienced life
changing events or hardships can be difficult. It can seem overwhelming and
unachievable. If we want to be honest about it, it can be downright
discouraging. It takes time and it will not happen overnight.
The good thing about getting back on track with your life is that it’s all on you. You have the power to reconstruct your life anytime you
feel it’s not going in the right direction. YOU can reconstruct your life to
make it better, in your thoughts, actions, and space. You have the power to reconstruct just about everything in your life
that you want to change.
I decided to reconstruct my life by facing my problems head
on. One problem that I’m currently dealing with is de-cluttering items in my home that no
longer serves me any purpose. It’s time to weed out everything that no longer
serves me justice both physically and mentally. I just recently had some
professional painting done inside my home to make it brighter and fresher.
The transformation had an immediate, wow factor. In the
beginning, I was hesitant about changing. But, with the encouragement from a
friend and my painter, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and go for it.
This was the beginning of reconstructing my life to a brighter future, both for
my home and my life.
In life we will be faced with various reconstruction phases
or seasons. At times, it will be relationships, habits, finances, or in my
present situations, items. Each of these areas or things represent a time in
our lives that we found comfort in surrounding ourselves with. However, as we evolve we must de-clutter of some things,
old habits or people that no longer plays a positive, uplifting role in our
lives.
When I first started to de-clutter my home it was so
overwhelming, everything went into the garage. Before anything could come back
into my home I had to go through boxes and assess the value at that phase in my
life. It’s still a work in progress but the beauty of it all is that I feel so
much better. My life is seemingly more organized. When things around me are in
disarray, my life feels the same way.
Are you like this too?
When I decided to reconstruct my life, I turned to God! I
had so much going on and I didn’t know where to begin. I was not focused, my
attention span was short and my tolerance level was low. I’m still dealing with
that tolerance level issue. I really have no tolerance for foolishness…Yes, I
was off mentally, spiritually, and physically. Everything around me seemed
chaotic. I had to realize in order for things to change, I had to do some major
reconstruction.
To lead me on my path, I had to be still and listen. In my
stillness, I learned that I had to sweep around my front door. Meaning, I had
to do some major hauling of items that had been in my home that represented old
memories.
These things were no longer welcomed and needed to be
removed so that I could create new and more memorable memories.
Here’s what I did in order for these things to manifest into
a more positive and lighter light. Hopefully my suggestions can help you see
that in order to be more in sync with yourself, major construction is needed
and should take place.
1.
I had to pray for guidance – I had to be still
in order for me to find out where I needed to begin in my transformation. I
realized that I had to do some major cleaning up around my home. Everything
that was taken out of my house for the painting could not be returned into the
home. I had to sort through 15 years worth of stuff that I had accumulated. A
lot of the items were small trinkets and magazines. There were things tucked
here and there, that really needed to be given away or donated to charity. So, that’s what I did. I sorted through the
items and put things in piles and slowly created stacks that could be sold,
given away and/or donated.
2.
I had to create a virtual account and sell old
items – I have a hard time just giving valuable items away. When I decorate I
buy nice valuable pieces and I purchase them at reasonable prices. I like to
decorate a lot so therefore, I’ve accumulated a lot of decorations that are
stuck in my attic. To feel like I haven’t wasted my money, I would rather sell
the items and know that if someone paid for the item, they are more likely to
take care of it and cherish it.
3.
I had to decide what was coming back into the
home and what wasn’t – This was challenging and I became overwhelmed. Meaning
these things stayed in the garage longer than they should have; therefore it
was the first thing I saw when I drove into the garage. You talk about
depressing and overwhelming. Whew… I had to finally make the decision to tackle
it one day at a time until it all had a new place to call home, where ever that
may be. It’s a work in progress.
When you finally decide to reconstruct your life, hard
decisions have to be made. If you are fighting with yourself about what to let
go, be still. Use my first suggestion and pray for guidance. Whether you are fighting with yourself to let
go sentimental items, friendships that no longer serve a purpose or de-cluttering
items that you’ve out grown, make the decision today to do something about it
and tackle it.
The longer you wait, the harder it will continue to be.
Trust me I know, I’m speaking from experience. Once I made the decision to
repaint my home, I knew I was on the right track to reconstructing my life. My
biggest fear was cleaning out the home in order to get it painted. I just
didn’t want to be bothered with first taking it out and then second putting it
all back in. What helped make the process better was that, the painters took
everything out, so I wasn’t overwhelmed with that task.
Once I had everything out it was easier to process. I was
able to see everything and I know what I needed to do. When I made the decision
to reconstruct my life and discard of all the unnecessary items I became a
happier person. It’s a continued process of getting everything in order but I
feel more in tune with my life in every aspect.
Let’s Chat:
Is
there something you need to do to reconstruct in your life?
What
steps are you going to take to begin the process of letting go of things that
no longer serve you a purpose?
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Until next time,
Spread your wings and fly…
Be Encouraged,
Daria
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