{"id":3755,"date":"2012-12-24T12:01:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T17:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2012-12-20T12:22:45","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T17:22:45","slug":"start-the-new-year-with-room-for-new-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2012\/12\/start-the-new-year-with-room-for-new-blessings.html","title":{"rendered":"Start the New Year with Room for New Blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I write about this every year because I believe it\u2019s so important. One of the best things you can do this week is clean your living space and whatever else you can. I learned the benefits years ago when I lived with clutter. It felt right to have all my \u201cstuff\u201d with me. Why give away a perfectly good sweater, even if I never wore it? I felt the same with the partially used lipstick in a color I didn\u2019t like on me, books I knew I\u2019d never read and an assortment of things I\u2019d collected over my adult lifetime.<\/p>\n

When I read Louise M. Hay\u2019s book, You Can Heal Your Life<\/a><\/strong>, I was astounded by the message in her section on how clearing clutter also clears your life to attract more things. I began to think seriously about why I kept so much stuff and began to purge my closets. Ever since then I clean like crazy before the New Year begins and give or throw away a lot of stuff that I don\u2019t need. It feels so freeing to let go of so much! I actually feel much lighter and in control of my life afterwards.<\/p>\n

Two weeks ago a trucking company collected things for victims of hurricane Sandy. There was a truck parked nearby to donate clothing and household items. I went through my closet on a special mission and gathered things I never thought I\u2019d get rid of. As I went though my closets and drawers, I\u2019d look at certain items and think, \u201cWho needs this more, me or someone who lost everything?\u201d I brought 3 huge bags of stuff to the truck. That cleaning out felt especially good!\u00a0 Find a good charity and donate what you don\u2019t need to make room for goodies in 2103! That\u2019s a double benefit\u2014you make room in your life and someone in need gets what you didn\u2019t need.
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