“The less clutter you have, the more your favorite items can be featured

and radiate their life-enhancing energies.” Jami Lin, feng shui consultant.

Organizing and uncluttering is both personal and spiritual. This may sound strange, but let’s break it down:

Ø     Organizing is personal:

·       First, the definition for clutter is different for everyone, for example clutter can be:

o      things that were given to you that you don’t like or need,

o      unfinished projects or hobbies,

o      poor buying decisions,

o      things that make you feel bad about yourself (e.g. clothes that don’t fit), or

o      memorabilia from people or events in the past that no longer has value or has a negative connotation.

·       Second, were your parents throwers or savers, what were your family finances like, and how did you respond to all of this as a child? All of this has a huge effect on how we view ‘things’ as an adult.

·       Third, is there an emotional attachment to your stuff? Do your things have memories attached to them or did your things come from a special person?

Ø     Organizing is spiritual because…  

·       it brings order and balance to our lives. We constantly tread the thin line between order and chaos, Yin and Yang; so organizing helps with the balance.

·       it honors the organic flow of life. Life is constantly changing at home and at work, so being organized helps us to handle this inevitability with grace.

·       it honors the sacred importance of our daily lives: every moment, every detail of our lives is precious and shouldn’t be wasted.

·       it honors the sacredness of the spaces in which we live; they are containers of our lives. For example,

• Your bedroom as a sanctuary and should be a space of stillness, peace, and love.


• Every home should have a personal space where you can be quiet and away from the ‘eye of the storm’: a desk in the corner, a favorite chair with a good reading lamp, or a nook in which to meditate.


• Home is a place to focus on the things that are most important to us and that we hold most dear, not meaningless clutter.

·       it creates harmony and balance in our environment; uncluttering allows the unobstructed movement of cosmic energy in your home, which is known as Chi.

·       And finally, by organizing, we honor ourselves.

• When we organize, we say “I’m important, I matter, and I respect myself and my time.”

Vali G. Heist