Decluttering my subconscious (part 1)
Winter is a time of reflection. It’s a time when our forensic senses heighten to look deep into our lives. The bears give us a good example of hibernation and self-preservation during winter. Humans have a similar process. They self-preserve through reflective thoughts, decluttering, and planning their next steps.
I’ve started cleaning the attic in my house, mostly because it seemed easier than working on my inner self. In the past year, I gathered memorabilia, arts and crafts, clothes, supplies, electronics, unused glasses, musical instruments, games, shoes, and toys. All pilled up one over the other. None of the things in the attic had their place, and I felt overwhelmed just by looking at it. It took me three days to through away a lot of trash and even six bags of clothes that I was not wearing.
While in this process of decluttering my attic, I started to do some “cleaning meditation”. I started thinking about the other room in my life where I dump things: my subconscious. All my experiences, feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are cramped up in this dark void, in the attic of my mind. How is that affecting my life?
Once I finished cleaning my attic, I ended up decluttering my whole house! I had this immense feeling of relief, freedom, and peace of mind that I enjoyed! That joy didn’t last long. My subconscious took this opportunity to make an appearance. I had time to think which meant that random memories and feelings started surfacing. I was afraid of what it would unleash so I’ve decided to DECLUTTER MY SUBCONSCIOUS.
How do you clean a space that is constantly in motion, that has infinite square meters and items that you don’t even remember they’re there? How do you clean a bottomless, mysterious, and magical “attic”?
How does one declutter one’s subconscious?
I had the idea to activate my inner detective.
I’ve always loved crime and mystery books while growing up, Agatha Christie’s books and the stories with Sherlock Holmes had such a big impact on me. I figured I learned enough to go on this thrilling and hard adventure! If I can only discover patterns and programs that keep many doors locked, maybe that will change the programming of the subconscious to be able to enter the rooms. I will investigate, gather clues, and build up cases to debug all the mysteries that lie in the infinite chambers.
Will I succeed?
