Do you ever wonder why you can sometimes get organized but you can’t stay organized? Do you ever wonder why all the fancy containers and brilliant systems work for a while but are eventually no longer effective? This is the burning question for millions of people dealing with chronic clutter and disorganization.

The truth is – It’s not about the stuff.

The natural cycle of life is about change. That familiar quote, “The only thing we can count on is change” is powerfully true. It’s our unwillingness to accept that we are in a constant state of change that causes much of our strife. Even deeper than that is the fact that with change comes grief.

No matter how great or small the change; the death of a loved one, loss of a job, getting a new job, divorce, marriage or loss of a friendship, grief happens. When we dismiss or deny the natural process of grief we tend to compensate for the pain that didn’t get dealt with.

Dr Elisabeth Kubler-Ross first introduced the five stages of grief in her 1969 book “On Death and Dying”. Her book describes the process by which people deal with grief and loss. The five stages are; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. While Kubler claimed these stages didn’t necessarily need to happen in this order nor does everybody experience every stage, her book did bring to mainstream awareness the importance of moving through grief
An interruption in or being stuck at any particular stage before arriving at acceptance can greatly affect a person’s ability to move forward from loss. Sometimes this shows up through the collection of stuff; memorabilia about the time ‘when’.

We assign a certain energy or memory to an item. Ultimately, everything is made up of energy – it is the power we give the energy or memory that tends to keeps us stuck.
The true memory of an event or person is held within our heart and minds. It is often our fear of forgetting that keeps us tied to the “things” that ultimately clutter us up and keep us from moving to being open to new experiences.

There’s no right or wrong to grief; however, when it keeps you stuck or buried in stuff it should be explored.
We as humans are meant to have and experience emotions. Think about whether grief is keeping you from moving forward or if grief and clutter have a connection in your life. Free yourself from what is keeping you from living the best life possible.

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