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Is This Energy-Drainer Keeping You Stuck?

April 12, 2021 by Cathy Mckinnon Leave a Comment

It’s all around you, but you probably don’t even notice.  It is a stealth energy-drainer, and it may be sabotaging your goals.

It’s called clutter and each of us has it in our lives.  This can be physical clutter or mental clutter.

The insidious nature of clutter is this:  it establishes itself so gradually and entrenches itself so deeply, that we don’t even consciously know it is there.  But it is there, sapping our creativity, our energy, and our productivity, and ultimately our health.

Physical clutter is clutter in your physical environment.  This can be in your car, your office, your kitchen, your bathroom, your closet, your garage etc.  It can be unorganized, unkept, or it can be organized and arranged:  but it is stuff–and too much of it.

You have to move it, step over it, dust it or feel guilty for not dusting it.  You have to look at it.  It is there. It takes up space that could be used for other things or space that could simply be emptied and left serene and open.

A clear, focused mind needs a clear, focused environment.  When you are living surrounded by clutter (whether you even notice the clutter consciously or not), it pulls on you and chokes your forward movement and your creativity.  It always demands to be dealt with, and that is draining on you therefore you have less energy to focus on moving forward with your goals.

And you have less energy to live and to love.

Are you a mental horder?

Mental clutter is clutter in your patterns of thinking and reacting to yourself and others and everyday circumstances.  Again, it operates under the radar most of the time, which makes it especially menacing.

Mental clutter can be self-defeating ways of thinking about yourself, entrenched patterns of behavior with certain people, habitual ways of reacting to certain situations or just a general approach to life that blindly runs on auto-pilot.

The trouble with living blindly is that you don’t really live:  you can’t see options or alternatives.  With creativity choked off, you stagnate and your energy slowly drains away.

So how do you clear out clutter that you can’t see?  Whether it is physical clutter on your bookcase or the mental clutter of responding the same way to that person who always manages to raise your blood pressure, you can get to work on it immediately.

Try these solutions:

Physical clutter

  • Assess the different environments that you live and work in. Take one small space at a time and physically touch each object (otherwise you won’t see many of them, because you are so used to it being there).
  • Ask yourself—What is this? Why do I have it? What is its function? Does it enrich my life?  Does it bless me?  Would someone else be blessed by it?  Is it trash?  Try to eliminate as much as you can.
  • Have a friend come in when you are finished and go through it again with her. You’ll have a fresh perspective, and she’ll have an objective one.
  • Think really hard before acquiring more stuff. And try to remove something from your environment each time you bring something additional in.  Out with the old and in with the new.

Mental clutter

  • Slow down. In order to identify your mental clutter, you must slow down and really pay attention.
  • Ask yourself this key question several times a day: “Do I have other options?”  Whether it is when that ‘someone’ is beginning to push your buttons or whether you are rushing to get to work again, just stop for a moment and try to come up with one or two other scenarios.
  • Set a reminder several times a day to remind yourself to stop and take note of what you are doing when the reminder sounds. Are you eating?  Checking

Media Overload

Twitter for the 12th time? Having the same dead-end conversation with someone?

  • Take a look at your routines: bedtime, morning, lunch, late afternoon, etc.   What are your habits?  Are they productive?  Destructive?  Time wasters?  How can you make them better?
  • What are you procrastinating? Leaving a dreaded task undone is a sure road to low energy and low productivity.  Make a list of those tasks which you have been putting off and just do them.  You’ll be amazed at your energy level afterwards!

Being healthy requires being intentional about your environment, your schedule and your relationships.  Take it one day at a time and start moving toward living with purpose!

Filed Under: Mindset, Self Love, Spiritual Tagged With: #healthyliving #motivation #clarity #environment #declutter #focus

About Cathy Mckinnon

A battle with infertility and a cancer diagnosis in 2008 immersed Cathy in her journey to transform her life with a strategic approach to health and wellness. She truly believes a healthy, balanced life leads to optimal living and so she knew she had to start sharing her journey as an example of what is possible when you bravely step into your true self.
As a Transformation Strategist, Cathy helps women step into their POWER, releasing burnout and finding the joy, confidence and energy they are so WORTHY of!

It is time for you to become the healthiest, happiest, most inspired version of yourself!
In April 2020, LasVegas Entrepreneur Magazine named Cathy “ Wellness Influencer of 2020”
Cathy is a 2x #1 International Best-Selling author with her chapters in “Silent Grief, Healing and Hope” and “Joy- Recipes for Abundance” where she bravely shares her journey through infertility and path to Joy! The books include stories that will inspire and touch hearts everywhere!

“I hear you, I see you, I feel you, I AM you!”
Start creating your beautiful new future today by downloading my FREE guide “ Learn how to live a happy life and conquer each day with peace inside your soul” at www.wellnesswarriorcoaching.com.

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