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Applying Basic Feng Shui Ideas to your Home: Part 1– Clutter Control

Although many people have heard of Feng Shui, most people have little or no understanding of its principles and ideas. Although the concepts are often confusing, there are some basic ideas that can be useful in any home.

Clutter control represents one of the most powerful concepts of Feng Shui. According to the Feng Shui, clutter stops energy from moving freely through your home, creating stagnation. Clutter control, however, doesn’t stop with visible spaces. In Feng Shui, a cluttered closet or cupboard reflects a cluttered mind. Clutter control has to be down to the bone.

This makes some sense. If you spend your time searching for things it wastes energy and time that could be used more productively. It’s actually a variation of that old adage, “a place for everything and everything in its place.” If you want to pay a bill, wrap a package, or loan someone a book, do you know right where to go or do you have to search? Would you like to be able to find everything in your home immediately? Then you may want to try this clutter elimination process.

Now don’t feel obliged to take the next three months off just to create a completely clutter-free home. Start small, with one area or one activity. Maybe you want to create a homework zone, where your children can find paper, pencils and pens, and art supplies for any school projects. Combine with key reference books and create a space for every child to have a cubby for backpacks and files for homework and notes, and you have taken potential chaos and reduced the stress and time-wasters through organization.

What other areas of your home or your life would you like to clear of clutter? Start with one project at a time, and see what a Feng Shui approach to clutter can do for your life!