Hey...I'll show you mine if you show me yours. And, then, you know what would happen...you'd feel grateful and not so lonely about the stuff you keep carefully closed-up in closets, in tightly packed drawers and underneath the bed.
Or, maybe, if you saw all my hidden clutter, you'd respond like a friend of mine with, "Mariah, what is the underlying meaning of all this stuff you keep buried away in the recesses of every room in your house?" And, I'd have to say, "Hey, no deep waters here. What you see is what you get. Pretty much an unwillingness to deal with details I find overwhelming and under-motivating....What?"
Every kid in our family was born in November or December. As part of our family culture, we have always had a very full, rich round of traditions during those months, as well, observing everything from Martinmas and St. Nicholas Day, to Hanukkah and Solstice, along with all the usual festivities. So, after the binge of holiday good cheer and good will, January's everyday observances deal a lot with purging and pruning.
Before I get into any of the details of how we do the job of the January clear out, let me first say this. Remember the metaphor of pruning the orchard? Do you think any of those trees out there feel bad about themselves because they over grew and needed to be trimmed back? No! Have they been sulking about how they wish they could just remember not to grow so much or leave so many limbs laying around year after year? No! They are happy trees undergoing their natural transformation. So, the next time you start to feel crappy about any extra junk you may have laying around, think of the trees, let go of any bad vibes you have about all of your stuff, and move on with clearing out.
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