Letting Go Can Be Hard But DoableWritten by Catherine Franz
Being a coach, I learned through attending Coach University about letting go of "stuff" in my life that no longer fueled it. This enhanced itself through my studies in becoming a master practitioner in laws of attraction -- process of how our environment, things and people in it, affect what we attract in present moment. Along with this came of sensing heaviness of possessions.My journey began eight years ago and even today I am still letting go except items have thinned out considerably. I discovered through time that process needed to occur in increments and in small amounts. It was as if I needed to grieve a little in between. Even though that may sound stupid, it does to me too, it¡¯s my naked truth. It began at my medicine chest. During my first honestly aware visit it was all I could do but toss out a few expired pills. Every week thereafter over next month all I could do was remove one item here and there. Setting a goal of one a day only worked in spurts. Eventually, cabinet, which didn't have much in first place, was fully functional and only what I really needed. Then came linen closet and afterwards my home office. I sold a majority of my books on Amazon. As my shelves became more honest, and of course lighter, my writing began to change. My productivity doubled, my focus, commitment, and clarity took leaps. This was one of my happiness times during this project. The more I let go, more my writing improved. I also made a New Year¡¯s resolution to stop buying books for a year. For an avid reader and book junkie this was painfully hard. I'm proud to say I made it to September before I broke. The New Year¡¯s resolution included a side point -- I had to read to let go of every book on my shelf that I hadn't already read or that didn't fit my current needs. This philosophy is still in effect. The next year I progressed and came up with one-book in and one-book out policy. I'm not always successful, yet, I've found it a good rule of thumb, especially for wallet. The sale profits sit in a savings account and account only allows one withdrawal a month. This maintains orderly spending for my weakest link -- buying too many books. It worked for a few years until I developed my own discipline and discernment. Was it easy, heck no! In fact, I can remember times when my logic and desires were in boxing ring. Does it get easier, heck yes! During book honesty process I had to develop a new reading-research system. This required me to read and process information different. I started a journaling system, first manual, then computerized. It also created a very productive self-learning process that I found absolutely fabulous and still use today.
| | Letting Go Can Be Hard But DoableWritten by Catherine Franz
Being a coach, I learned through attending Coach University about letting go of "stuff" in my life that no longer fueled it. This enhanced itself through my studies in becoming a master practitioner in laws of attraction -- process of how our environment, things and people in it, affect what we attract in present moment. Along with this came sensing of heaviness of possessions.My journey began eight years ago and even today I am still letting go except that items have thinned out considerably. I discovered through time that process needed to occur in increments and in small amounts. It was as if I needed to grieve a little in between. Even though that may sound stupid, it does to me too, it’s my naked truth. It began at my medicine chest. During my first honestly-aware visit, all I could do was toss out a few expired pills. Every week thereafter, over next month, all I could do was remove one item here and there. Setting a goal of one a day only worked in spurts. Eventually, cabinet, which didn't have much in first place, is now fully functional and only contains what I really need. Then came linen closet and afterwards my home office. I sold a majority of my books on Amazon. As my shelves became more honest, and of course lighter, my writing began to change. My productivity doubled, my focus, commitment, and clarity took leaps. This was one of my happiest times during this project. The more I let go, more my writing improved. I also made a New Year’s resolution to stop buying books for a year. For an avid reader and book junkie, this was painfully hard. I'm proud to say I made it to September before I broke. The New Year’s resolution included a side point -- I had to read to let go of every book on my shelf that I hadn't already read or that didn't fit my current needs. This philosophy is still in effect. The next year I progressed and came up with one-book-in and one-book-out policy. I'm not always successful, yet, I've found it a good rule of thumb, especially for wallet. The sale profits sit in a savings account and account only allows one withdrawal a month. This maintains orderly spending for my weakest link -- buying too many books. It worked for a few years until I developed my own discipline and discernment. Was it easy, heck no! In fact, I can remember times when my logic and desires were in boxing ring. Does it get easier, heck yes! During book honesty process I had to develop a new reading-research system. This required me to read and process information differently. I started a journaling system, first manual, then computerized. It also created a very productive self-learning process that I found absolutely fabulous and still use today.
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