As we face the last official week of Winter are you ready for the new beginning that Spring affords us? My motto is: clear out all the clutter and complete all the pending projects so that on September 1 I have a clean slate and a clear mind.

So how to do this is the next question…..I made a list of all the half finished jobs I had sitting taking up space in my brain. I figured out one step I could take to get me closer to finishing each task and I made sure it was an easy step so I wouldn’t feel overwhelmed. I noticed that I had not finished most of these jobs for good reasons and the most common reason was that it felt too hard for me to do the job. A good example is my photographs. I had left them for so long that it was a huge job and I had CD’s, files all over 2 computers and countless photo’s flung in a drawer. Every time I thought of doing the job I couldn’t bear the idea it was just too overwhelming, so I did something else. When I just told myself I could take the step of getting out one box of pictures and sorting them into a timeline, I found the motivation to start. I had previously been looking for a free weekend because I felt I needed so much time to get the job done and of course a free weekend never ever comes my way. Sunday morning 2 weeks ago I had a free hour and I started, well having started I am 80% finished and it feels so good! I am planning to find another hour to go through my 1 computer and sort it into dates and times and I will be 90% done! I can’t believe how easy this mammoth task has proved to be, just because I changed the way I looked at it. I have taken the same step with numerous other projects and feel like I can clear a few more stuck projects out of my way in the next week.

I feel the renewed energy coursing in my veins that has come from getting through the impasse and I feel so inspired to do more. Spring is a time for creativity and new beginnings and I want the dead wood of Winter (even if it is Winter 2 years ago) to be cut away so I can have maximum new creativity and lightness.

I recommend getting your body ready for Spring too. If something is standing between you and brilliant health, spend a few minutes focusing on it and deciding what needs to be done. Find an action that is easy to take and take it. Maybe it’s as simple as having less coffee, or more fruit and maybe it’s more about getting more in shape. Take an action and see how the rest follows. ‘You don’t have to see the whole staircase just take the first step’ Martin Luther King Jnr.

Enjoy the last week of Winter!

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