Spiritual Organizing
Organizing
is a spiritual process. We have many
things we can organize. We can organize
material possessions: our clothes, homes, and even money. We can organize time:
schedules, events, and activities. We
can organize thoughts and emotions:
peace, love and joy. We all do
this, every minute of every day without much conscious effort. Yet, organizing can be a mindful practice as
much as yoga, meditation and prayer.
There was a
time when meditation and prayer were a chore for me. I knew I needed to do it but I often didn’t
want to or would find excuses not to do it.
Today, thankfully meditation and prayer have become a priority in my
life. It is a requirement for
sanity. Every morning before I start the
day I spend time with spirit, which includes Creator, my angels and guides
along with myself. Without this critical
piece of the day, my mind is filled with excess anxiety. It is a confused and chaotic mess ready to
uproar at any stressful moment.
As important
as it is to have a spiritual practice in order to connect with the Divine and
calm your worries, it is equally vital to have “spiritual organization” in your
life. This summer I have been on a spiritual
quest, if you will. The quest has been
to seek spirit unity through organization. Whether it comes from releasing unused furnishings,
carpet cleaning or fixing broken fixtures I am finding spiritual fulfillment in
the practice of “spiritual organization”.
Not only is my home more open, clean and functional but my mind is as
well. I can stay focused, think clearer,
and respond quicker when my mind is not concentrating on my “to do” list.
At this mid-year
point, in the heart of summer, I challenge you to not only develop a daily
spiritual practice if you haven’t already, but also to create a “spiritual organizational”
plan for your home. Start with one
drawer or one room. Each week, if not
each day be mindful of “spiritual organization” in your home and select an item
or space to clear, clean or fix. As you
begin this process, you will start to feel a new sense of energy. Your home will feel free and light and
consequently you too will feel freer and lighter.
As you “spiritual organize”, fresh thoughts, opportunities
and items will come into your life. Make
room for the new by “spiritually organizing” today.
Susan J.
McFarland
July 2014
