Today I began THE PURGE. Now, before you start telling me, “Hey, Halloween is over, and we don’t need another Purge movie anyhow!” let me explain. As the year comes to a close, I’ve often found myself stressed out about the same issues, but never doing anything about it. The state of our mind directly reflects the environment that we surround ourselves with. So why is it so hard to remove ourselves from a bad way, when we are aware that it’s just that? We allow ourselves to be unhappy because the unknown scares us more than the mess we live in. Excuses are made, goals pushed forward, because although our current situation may not make us happy, it’s familiar, and to some extent, we find comfort in that familiarity.
So today, I said, ENOUGH!
Yesterday, my husband sent me a video of our daughter singing in our front room with the message, “See, it hasn’t always been this way.” My house is embarrassingly cluttered and messy. I’m not talking like, a house that is lived in. I don’t expect perfection – but believe me when I say it looks like a forgotten storage unit of a long deceased relative. My dust has acquired dust.
This is the place I spend most of my time and it literally makes me feel anxious, which is exactly the opposite vibe a home should give off. I became so overwhelmed by the clutter that ignoring it felt easier than starting.
So, where do you start? The answer is anywhere, and that’s what I did – starting with that front room.
Oftentimes when something makes me anxious or afraid, I try to ignore it, until I am forced to face it. Today, I chose one problem area and I took a step out into the discomfort. The front room was rough. I’m pretty sure I could have made another dog out of all the fur I vacuumed up. But I forced myself to start, and guess what? It only took four hours. Four hours, for a little bit of my peace to come back to me. I felt empowered as I sucked up years of accumulating hair, dust and small children’s toys that have traveled from the playroom. There’s still some dusting and mopping that needs to be done, but believe me when I say, it’s worth it.
As a society we are so used to instant gratification that tackling the “I don’t want to’s” little by little seems nearly impossible. But if we break the big picture down into sections and tackle them one by one, we see what amazing things we can do. Once the ball gets rolling, the satisfaction of progress drives us forward and towards our goals.
I’ve stopped telling myself that this is just the way it is. I already feel lighter after only one small task that used to feel impossible. So, each day, I will commit to purging some area of my life that creates a negative environment, and by next year, I’ll be weightless.
Today I challenge you to join in on THE PURGE. Make a choice and act on it. It’s that easy. Believe me when I say starting is the hardest part. It’s that mental resistance you have to push past. You deserve to have clarity and happiness in your life, but as I always say, nothing happens, if nothing happens.
So, where will you start?
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