Cleaning Up Space and Soul

by Lauren

Sometimes we just need to clean our place, but sometimes our place can be the biggest obstacles.

We can get comfortable in our mess as we make due in the chaos. 

So was the case for me. 

I recently moved into my new place in Los Angeles. My family has spent both time and money improving the place and it was finally ready. I packed all of my stuff in a flurry of excitement and dropped it into the the living room. The boxes piled and spilled over onto the floor. When I would expect a guest, I would push them all to the side, hoping someone would praise me about how well I was moving in. The truth is, it has been nearly 3 weeks and those boxes handed been unpacked. Yeah, they had been reshuffled and moved around, as to suggest activity, but nothing really substantial. I was really struggling with it. It was incredibly annoying. I was resisting unpacking with all of my might. I knew that when it came to my week in our group, I had a task for the group to help me on. Organize my boxes.

Sure enough, on Saturday morning, my team arrived and helped me push through. "What is this?" Matt exclaimed, holding up an unidentified object. Before I could even get an answer out, it was tossed away, either into the donate, recycling or waste bins. We laughed and played and what seemed to be made a hard task was in fact made quick fun and enjoyable by my greatness group.

I was so inspired by the session, that the next day I went to donate all of the things in the donate pile, I bought organizing units and am on my way to a cleaner and more creative space. 

Thanks you Matt and Melissa!