The focus this week was to recognize clutter's more pervasive, invisible impact and to explore how our thoughts and emotions have a way of sticking to things, people and places.
The sensing practices give a new and sustainable way to know (feel) their existence, relate to them differently, and mitigate their impact.
How have these practices changed your view of clutter and clearing?
I think I am more aware of just how much psychological clutter I cling on to and these are often the things that stop me from moving forward. No one likes rejection and I am no different, but I tend to just give-up every time something does not work out the way I envisaged. This then manifests in me not bothering to try again.
I am always telling the people that come to m y creative writing groups that views are subjective and what works for one person may not hit the spot for another and so in any competition or publishing pursuit there has to be an element of right-place-right-time attached to any achievements. However, although this is what I preach I do not practice it for myself. I hate failure and see every time I do not succeed as a malfunction on my part. One thing this course is teaching me is to not be so hard on myself … well it is setting the idea on solid ground all I have to do is learn to tread that path.
Procrastination is a huge issue for me. I know what is to be done (and even sometimes really want to do it) but I tend to do a million other things first and then don’t have enough time in the day to do the thing I should have been doing in the first place.
I know the concept of combatting prioritisation … I just need to put it into action but, the main problem is the ripple effect and how it has outreaching possibilities … but as I see it the ripple effects are only sustainable if the momentum that started them is repeated, otherwise the effects just gently fade away. My problem is not the starting but the continuing to uphold the enthusiasm, especially if I manage to talk myself into thinking there is no point in bothering because I will not achieve anything.
The best way to get things done is to actually make a start … once I start doing something I am fine, but it often takes a lot for me to get me to begin.