Identify Clutter:
Your Body Will Help You
Identify Clutter
Your body can help you identify clutter in your life...pretty easily, in fact.
But you do need to pay attention for the clues.
"I hope you never fear those
mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance."
Lee Ann Womack
I Hope You Dance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance."
Lee Ann Womack
I Hope You Dance
I was in my car the other day, running a few errands, when the song "Wide Open Spaces" by Dixie Chicks came on the radio.
Completely without warning, I started crying, tears streaming down my face.
I was indescribably, unexpectedly, completely happy...and my body was letting me know it.
I wanted to hug the whole world.
Music often does that to me.
And it’s usually a song about growing, stretching, making big mistakes and learning from them, and living full out.
For me, the joy comes out in tears and in feeling like my body is expanding and expanding and expanding like a big balloon full of happiness.
Here is a short list of my very favorites (these songs are guaranteed to move me to happy tears every single time):
- "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack
- "True Colors" by Phil Collins
- "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw
- "Unwritten" by Natashia Beddingfield
- "Thank You" by Natalie Merchant
- "Say What You Need to Say" by John Mayer
- And now one of my new favorites, "Wide Open Spaces" by Dixie Chicks
How Your Body Helps You Identify Joy
So what moves YOU to
tears? What lights you up from the inside out, and
makes you feel like your body can’t even contain the joy so it has to
come out somehow - by dancing or singing or giving your kids a big hug?
This feeling is JOY.
Your body knows it, and gives you big clues.
Typical body reactions include things like feeling open and expanded (you might feel this in your chest, your throat, your shoulders, or anywhere else in your body), a lighter feeling, or feeling of lifting upward.
The feeling may be very intense, or may be very subtle, especially if you're not used to paying attention to your body for cues.
This feeling is JOY.
Your body knows it, and gives you big clues.
Typical body reactions include things like feeling open and expanded (you might feel this in your chest, your throat, your shoulders, or anywhere else in your body), a lighter feeling, or feeling of lifting upward.
The feeling may be very intense, or may be very subtle, especially if you're not used to paying attention to your body for cues.
How Your Body Helps You Identify Clutter
Your body also knows when
something does not bring you joy.
In my world, I call that stuff clutter.
And your body reacts by contracting in some way...by feeling tighter, your breathing might get shallower, or you may even feel like you’re shrinking or getting shorter.
If you want to try it, just think of something, or someone, or some situation that you know is not good for you. Flood your mind with thoughts of whatever came to mind, and notice what happens to your body.
Where do you feel the constriction? Your throat, your chest, your heart, your stomach?
Notice how that feels. It may be subtle at first, especially if you’re not used to paying attention to cues from your body. Your body is helping you identify clutter by showing you that feeling.
In my world, I call that stuff clutter.
And your body reacts by contracting in some way...by feeling tighter, your breathing might get shallower, or you may even feel like you’re shrinking or getting shorter.
If you want to try it, just think of something, or someone, or some situation that you know is not good for you. Flood your mind with thoughts of whatever came to mind, and notice what happens to your body.
Where do you feel the constriction? Your throat, your chest, your heart, your stomach?
Notice how that feels. It may be subtle at first, especially if you’re not used to paying attention to cues from your body. Your body is helping you identify clutter by showing you that feeling.
Start Noticing
And start noticing when your body expands in joy (these things are keepers in your life) and when your body starts contracting in 'not joy' (might be time to let these things go).
It truly can be that simple.
When you start listening to your body, you'll find it much easier to identify clutter in your life.
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