You’ve certainly heard of power yoga….right? Well, this nine-day challenge is power feng shui! I would like to invite you to an extreme feng shui challenge:
For nine-days, on each day, throw out/donate/sell 27-objects.
Yes, I’m serious. And, honestly, it isn’t going to be THAT difficult. When you take the challenge, you start to see the objects around you in a whole different light. You start to think, “Do I really like that? If not, I’ll use that as one of my 27-objects today!”. You start to remember drawers filled with broken pencil erasers that you happily dump. You have thousands of objects around you at any given time and you can live without at least 243 of them: decks of cards without all the cards, that note your college girlfriend sent you when you were living in Istanbul….20-years ago, photographs of relatives (are they relatives?) you can’t name, pens that don’t work, all the supplies you need to make a godzilla hook rug. Trust me. You can do this!
What happens at the end of nine days feels miraculous. A huge weight is lifted from your heart, mind and body and wonderful new things come to you. New ideas, new friends, new activities, new objects, new jobs………Here is the deal, you have to trust that the empty space you create will be filled by fabulous new things. Are you willing to trade that drawer of old underwear that you will “just use for when you have your period”, but, you and I both know you just never wear anymore (maybe because the elastic is unraveling too…….) for the time and supplies you need to start a new hobby, read a new book, start to write poetry again, for a friend to give you a new pair of earrings just because?
I hope you will take the challenge and I also hope that you will join my new online coaching group called Make Space. For just $8 a month you can be a part of our support group for adults who want to be mindful of their personal environments. The objects we choose to wear, use, and keep around us have a significant impact on our health, relationships and ability to be creative. You can join at any time and we will warmly welcome you to the group!
I’m going to take the challenge myself and I’ll be posting my nine-days of release and about the miracles that follow right here on the blog. I hope you will share your experience too by commenting below or
