“Cleaning out things makes my butt smaller.” That’s what a patient told me the other day. Up until this spring, the patient had been holding on to too much stuff, it’s a lot, really. And now this season, it’s time to turn loose of it, to lose weight, to strip down to what really serves, to cleanse out life.
There’s a quote from Gail Reichstein, author of
Wood Becomes Water, that reads "the quickest way to control an excess Earth element is to clean up clutter. Not dirt necessarily, which is the province of the Metal element, but the clutter and overabundance that accumulate around us during times of stress and inattention. Clean off tabletops and desktops, clean out drawers and cabinets, organize closets and basements, throwing out as much as you can, and organizing the rest into neat piles. This will begin the process of draining and simplifying an overburdened Earth element."
"Earth element"? More later on the elements. . .
It’s like it’s connected, the more stuff that goes, the less you weigh.
6,000/160
How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever. - David Norris
