tao of Dana :

Clutter can turn life upside down

Thursday morning was a sonic boom. My blog vanished for the morning, and along with it, four years of design and images and information.

Boom. Gone.

My first reaction was: "OK, why is this happening? I may need to start over." Admittedly, all of this was in a panic.

Three hours of waiting on customer service, email, tweets and waiting...

Then the answer. "It was a mistake and a function of spam hitting the backend of my blog."

Clutter.

An onslaught of clutter. Piling up.

My blog is back, I'm so grateful, and the only thing changed forever is my awareness.

I turned to my house, which is as de-cluttered as I could ever imagine a house could be and started to remove blocks that now appeared obvious in light of Thursday. For me they were subtle and a function of so much expansion at once... but, nonetheless, they are and were there and they are going and gone.

Do you have clutter turning your life upside down?

This one is for you!

First, as the title of this column suggests you'll discover, here is how (some big ways) the clutter of disorganization can turn your life upside down:

1.Things stop being maintained and can break when you need them most.

2.Energy flow or 'chi' or 'life force' gets stagnant. This can manifest in obstacles, money issues and emotional stuckness.

3.Things reach a breaking point that you didn't know were an issue in the haze of clutter. The electricity overloads, the shelf breaks, the job ends... things can't stay in flow when you can't see them to fix them.

4.Inspiration, motivation and productivity go out the window. You might even feel like there's no use in trying because it's so overwhelming.

5.Things become harder that were once easy.

And more

All because so much has been swept under the rug, even out of necessity it may seem because you didn't have time, etc, and now... it's all not going right.

You don't need to wait for a crash to start bringing things into order.

Start right now

1. Make a plan to fix the disorder. Immediately.

I spent the better part of two hours making plans and making changes. Every single level of productivity requires new levels of order. Think about the amount of energy it takes to clean your house now. Imagine it triples in size. You need a new way to do things now, right? Same with all of life. It's not a 'failure' to need more organization.

My organization includes massive web security that's on the way!!!

2. Clear some space. Energetically clear it. I had my whole intensive space clearing full throttle and it will continue for the next few days!

3. Go! For you, that could mean tacking the first bit of disorder on your list to start to set it straight. And when you also add more order to your environment, you set that straight.

What can you do right now to create even 5% more order?

If you want a truly prosperous life, you need order and flow. Need it. It's not a pair of buzzy words that sounds idyllic, it's a real need.

Get your flow going and things become full of that magic feeling of flow...and the prosperity flies in to match it!