Meaning of clutter in your home

Curious article by the well-known writer Louise L. Hay, on the meaning of clutter in your home.

Did you know that the accumulation of things in the home and clutter are related to different kinds of fears? Like fear of change, fear of being forgotten or forgetting, fear of lack... clutter also reflects confusion, lack of focus, chaos, instability and can mean uncertainty about your goals, your identity or what you want out of life.

In addition, the place in the house where clutter or accumulation is found reflects what area is problematic in your life. For example, it is said that the closet, or dresser, reflects how you are emotionally and that once you organize it, your inner conflicts will calm down, or that a faded bedspread means that your love life has lost luster as well.

Have you kept broken or damaged objects for a long time thinking of repairing them someday? They symbolize broken promises and dreams and if they are appliances, electronics, furniture or crockery and you have them, for example, in the kitchen or bathroom they mean health problems and wealth.

If you have clutter in your bedroom it means that you are a person who leaves things unfinished and that you have difficulty getting a steady partner or job. Children's bedrooms are usually messy because they have not yet gone through the process of figuring out what they want in life, but studies show that children who keep their rooms organized tend to do better in school.

Different kinds of Clutter:

• New Clutter: This clutter indicates that you are trying to do too many things at once and that you are not focusing on what you should be doing and have lost direction. This clutter includes clothes piled up, cd's or movies around the house, scattered toys or sporting goods, things you've recently used but haven't put back where they belong. The hurried way we live tends to create this type of clutter and almost all of us have it in our homes to some extent. Organizing this type of clutter immediately helps you become a more focused and effective person in your daily life.

• Old clutter: I'm referring to items that you haven't used in a long time and are piled up in the attic, garage, closets... Old work papers and documents on your computer that you no longer use, magazines that are more than 6 months old or clothes that you haven't worn in over a year. This is a reflection that you are living in the past and you are letting your old ideas and emotions take over and this in turn prevents new opportunities and people from entering your life.

10 things you can do today to get clutter under control: - Get rid of the big stuff first: the exercise bike you no longer use or the giant teddy bear you've kept from school. - Return things you've borrowed, CDs, books, clothes, tools. - Pick up what's on the floor and put it in a basket or bag until you can take the time to put it back. - Collect magazines, catalogs and newspapers in a bag or basket. - Take 10 items of clothing out of the closet that you haven't worn in the last year and donate them. - Clean the windows, it's a figurative and literal way to let light into your life. - Empty the trash cans, bathrooms, kitchen, office; they represent things we no longer need or want in our lives. - Take out of your closet drawers socks that have lost their mate, you can use them to clean furniture. - Clear your desk, file papers you no longer use, review and organize incoming mail. - Get rid of pens and markers that don't work.

Surprised?

Humans give off messages and signals according to the placement of our personal items, even in our drawers. The accumulation of objects is a way of emitting signals; too many objects emit the signal of saturation of ideas, projects and plans totally confused, very little structured and defined.

Clutter alters the tao or the path to obtain our goals. It blocks the pathways to opportunities and makes us lose time, which can be invaluable to structure our life plan in an orderly and disciplined way.

Depending on where the clutter accumulates, it is the message or signal that is being emitted: - If there is clutter or objects piled up at the entrance of the house, it is interpreted as fear of relating to other people. - If there is clutter or objects piled up in the closet, the message is that you are not in control of analyzing and managing your emotions. - If there is clutter or clutter in the kitchen, the message or signal is one of resentment or emotional fragility. - If there is clutter on the desk or work area, the message is one of frustration, fear and the need to control situations. - If there is clutter behind doors, the message is one of fear of not being accepted by others, feeling constantly watched. - If there is clutter under furniture, the message is that too much importance is given to appearances. - If there is clutter or accumulated objects in storage, the message is that you are living from the past. - If there is clutter or accumulated objects in the garage, the message is one of fear and lack of ability to upgrade. - If there is clutter and objects piled up all over the house, the message is one of anger, anger, idleness and apathy towards all aspects of life. - If there is clutter or objects piled up in hallways, the message is one of conflict in communicating, fear of saying and expressing what you want in life. - If there is clutter or accumulated objects in the living room, the message is one of fear of social rejection. - If there is clutter in the dining room, the message is of fear of not taking firm and solid steps, feeling dominated by the family.

In cases where we have antiques or inherited objects, these are impregnated with the energy of those people to whom they have belonged. A ritual to clean them is to do it with incense or natural essential oil of a citrus fruit such as orange, lemon, grapefruit or tangerine.

After having arranged all that clutter we have already taken the second step, now we move to the third step to clean or clear the energy of our living spaces. This will help you turn your spaces into sacred places; in which you will find more meaning in your life and be more assertive in your decisions and projects.

About the clutter Louis L Hay says:** **.

Make room for the new. Yes, make room for the new. Empty the fridge, throw out all those leftovers wrapped in aluminum foil. Clean out the cupboards, get rid of everything you've used in the last six months. And if you haven't used it in a year, it's definitely outgrown, so sell it, trade it, give it away or burn it.

Cluttered, cluttered closets reflect a cluttered mind. As you clean out the closets, tell yourself that you are cleaning out your mental closets. The Universe loves symbolic gestures.

It is a good way to renew and cleanse energies. Open ourselves to change and let go, let go and let go of what does not belong to us.