We live in an era where we spend a lot of time doing a lot of things, but accomplishing very little. We can no longer afford to do things the same old way and expect different results. May I suggest that you create a new daily routine. Start the day with a few moments of quiet, prayer, devotional, meditation, etc. This may mean that we have to get to bed a little earlier, so that we can get up a little earlier. Remember, breakfast is very important for having a productive day! Try to go to bed and get up the same time every day. The body responds best when it has a set rhythm. This can apply to the whole family.
You may also want to make a few adjustments in your work life also.
Take a moment to Breathe. It may sound simple, but how often to you do it.
Find your Work-Life Balance. Your family and friends will be there, even when the job is gone.
Accept Imperfection. Mistakes are going to happen,
Celebrate the small victories throughout your day. Don’t dwell on your negative thoughts.
Meet Candy H. Speight, Owner/Cert. Life Coach/Prof. Organizer – During her 32-year career at Xerox, she spent fifteen (15) years, as a Field Service Manager. Her primary role was to manage, coach and counsel people, not only in the work environment, but also from a personal perspective. As a professional organizer, for more than 10 years now, she has always wanted not only to organize various living spaces for my clients, which will always remain her passion. As we move forward, as a certified life coach, she will inspire, encourage, motivate, and empower women to be the best that they can be, by un-cluttering their lives; mind, soul and space. She has wonderfully loving, hardworking husband, Kurt, (who supported her decision to retire in order to pursue her dream), a very grown son and two beautiful grown daughters .
The steps of a good man [woman] are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Psalm 37:23 KJV
This is the time of year that most of us and going back to our busyness. For many, the summer months were for rest, relaxation, and vacation. However, the Fall is a season of change and transition. In spite of your hectic schedule, please find a moment or two, to Unclutter Your Mind.
Here are a few tips from Forbes magazine to help you throughout your day:
Smile
Keep company with good people, Connecting with others who radiate positivity and have similar interests will excite and energize you.
Avoid News overdose. Most, if not all of the news will not give you inspiration for your day.
Do something meaningful each day. Do something you enjoy every day, Putting effort into the things that matter and reserve your energy in ways that will bring out the best in you.
Meet Candy H. Speight, Owner/Cert. Life Coach/Prof. Organizer – During her 32-year career at Xerox, she spent fifteen (15) years, as a Field Service Manager. Her primary role was to manage, coach and counsel people, not only in the work environment, but also from a personal perspective. As a professional organizer, for more than 10 years now, she has always wanted not only to organize various living spaces for my clients, which will always remain her passion. As we move forward, as a certified life coach, she will inspire, encourage, motivate, and empower women to be the best that they can be, by un-cluttering their lives; mind, soul and space. She has wonderfully loving, hardworking husband, Kurt, (who supported her decision to retire in order to pursue her dream), a very grown son and two beautiful grown daughters .
The steps of a good man [woman] are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Psalm 37:23 KJV
We’ve been pouring out and now it is time to be poured into…We are totally depleted physically, emotionally, and especially spiritually. It’s time to pull away from those things that have us stressed and exhausted. It’s may be as simple as pulling away from social media, leaving work a little early, and taking a few moments of quiet time to just Be Still.
Here are a few suggestions to start to replenish:
Get up early Saturday or Sunday morning, try not to snooze, and put your feet on the floor.
Turn off the phone or at least silence it for ONE hour. Please do not scroll! Everyone else in the world seems so happy.
Find a quiet spot and open the curtains to your new day. Rain or shine, it’s gonna be a good day!
Open the window, if possible, we can definitely use some fresh air.
Fix you a cup of coffee or tea, take a deep breath and now you are ready for your next step. Read a devotional, journal, or just listen to music.
As I mentioned last week, my Order Your Steps enterprise has had to pivot. We have had to make a slight adjustment is our direction. We will focus more on uncluttering minds, in addition to uncluttering spaces. Therefore, my posts will be more inspiring, encouraging, and empowering to help you to embrace a Life After Clutter: Mindset Shift and to Live on Purpose! It may be time for you to pivot…
Meet Candy H. Speight, Owner/Cert. Life Coach/Prof. Organizer – During her 32-year career at Xerox, she spent fifteen (15) years, as a Field Service Manager. Her primary role was to manage, coach and counsel people, not only in the work environment, but also from a personal perspective. As a professional organizer, for more than 10 years now, she has always wanted not only to organize various living spaces for my clients, which will always remain her passion. As we move forward, as a certified life coach, she will inspire, encourage, motivate, and empower women to be the best that they can be, by un-cluttering their lives; mind, soul and space. She has wonderfully loving, hardworking husband, Kurt, (who supported her decision to retire in order to pursue her dream), a very grown son and two beautiful grown daughters .
The steps of a good man [woman] are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Psalm 37:23 KJV
Before we talk about my topic for today, Enjoy the Joy!… I need you to walk with me over the last six months of my life. Now don’t worry, life is good, however, this has been a year of evolution; unfolding, progressing, growing, developing, emerging, and maturing, even at age 66. We all know that change is evitable. Most times, we don’t have to make it happen, we must simply let it happen and not resist it. So, I need to take you back to last July. The Holy Spirit impressed upon me the need to complete a life coaching certification program, because the Lord was expanding my territory and increasing my influence, NOT for me, but for His Glory! Utlimately, my Order Your Steps enterprise would pivot from simply professional organizing and add life coaching to our portfolio of services. But now, I don’t believe that that is ALL that the Lord had in mind.
But as of January, I am a certified life coach, and by February, there was no un-cluttering closets, no new life coaching clients, and I think I’m stuck. The Holy Spirit said, “No, you are not stuck, to whom much is given, much is required”. I understand that I will be pushed beyond my limits and stretched beyond what I believe that I am capable of, but now what? The Lord continued to clear my calendar, one client at a time. At this point, I was convinced that the Lord was freeing up my time for a specific reason and it was not so that I can play Words with Friends. I believed that I had completed all the planning as the Holy Spirit had instructed and I was ready for my next step, so I thought. Obviously, this had always been a part of God’s plan. He had not said to turn around, He simply needed me to pivot, just to take a one quarter turn, for me to make a slight adjustment. I had to stay on track, the course hasn’t changed, it’s just an aspect of His plan that I did not anticipate.
First, I needed to realize the magnitude of my new assignment, and second, I had to be truly prepared mentally and spiritually for what was ahead. Our assignments are meant to make us uncomfortable. Our vision must be big enough to demand a bigger, better version of ourselves. As I think back, I wonder how could I have had so much confidence to get this far, but now I’m just not sure. The Lord will stop us in our tracks and tell us to pivot, regroup, and take some time to settle down.
So by now, I’m sure you are wondering, what does any of this have to do with “Enjoy the Joy”? Because through all of this, I’ve learned to settle into the Joy of the Lord! This is not a place of happiness per se, but a place of contentment. There are times that we make things harder than they need to be, until we find that it is so much easier to embace the Lord’s plan for our lives. I was on track to do the same things that I was comfortable with but only at a higher level. But that’s not exactly what the Lord had in mind; I could have done that by myself. We must understand that He must open a new door for us to walk in, but then we are in a room that is totally unfamiliar to us. He is taking us where we’ve never been before. So, we must walk into the room, not with arrogance, but with His confidence, our obedience, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
For now, the Holy Spirit has compelled me to write another book, with a client thrown in from time to time, as He continues to prepare me for the room and the room for me. Writing a book will not be easy, and what He is asking you to do may be difficult also. We could have handled what we were used to, but the Lord will put us in a situation where we must work even harder to achieve what is required of us. Then Holy Spirit said, “That’s right and now we have no choice but to do it His way”! Working hard, God’s way, means that we must trust Him, and we are allowing Him to lead the way. It will take time, patience, and perseverance. So, we pivot! We prepare for the notoriety and the naysayers, especially when that naysayer is us. We must be confident that He has always done what He has said He would do, and He always will. No more insecurity, no more second guessing, no more doubting. We must be willing to pivot, if and when needed, adjusting to the Lord’s pace and His timeline, not our deadlines. It’s not about us, it’s never been about us, and never will be about us! It’s about His desire to work through us to benefit others and glorify Him. Ultimately, we mustEnjoy the Joy…, I know that I am!
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” – 1 Corinthians 2:9
As a professional organizer for more than 10 years, I believe that there are two major components that define an organized life:
The amount of stuff we have in our living spaces.
The amount of stuff that’s in our mind, thoughts & emotions.
An organized life is not meant to be rigid and uncomfortable. However, there should be a degree of routine & predictability. Our lives are not meant to be perfect, nor should we expect them to be, but there should be some semblance of peace, harmony, and Divine Order.
“Life is like an ocean, always moving, changing, developing and we need to be like a well-seasoned captain of our vessel.” CSRoth
We must invest some time and thoughts into our future by determining how we will achieve an organized life, an uncluttered mind and an uncluttered space. It is very difficult to change something, without understanding our current state and our desired outcome. It is not always how the situation looks, it is how we look at the situation. In order to minimize the chaos and cultivate an organized life, we must learn to plan for, and manage change in ourselves and our environment.
Over the years, I have found that some people want change, but most people are used to doing things the same way. We don’t always have to make change happen, we simply must allow it to happen and not resist it! Otherwise, major changes in our lives will cause an inordinate amount of stress and anxiety, for example, new house, new job, new baby, etc. All of these situations should allow us to assess our life as it is and consider making slight adjustments, as we prepare for our next season.
We want life to be flexible and spontaneous.
We want life to be simple and not too stressful.
We want some control, but not utter chaos
We want to have fun and enjoy life at its fullest, every day!
All of these things require some degree of organization… So, how do we get there?
Here are a few suggestions that will help:
Jot down some notes on how our lives and atmosphere look and feel today.
Take a look at those things that we would like to see changed in our surroundings, big and small.
Ask yourself whether clutter of any kind, will have a negative impact on those changes?
For example, we may think we just need a bigger house, but we might be amazed at how much more room we already have when we simply unclutter and organize our living spaces.
Although there may not be just one answer, an organized life will look different to different people, but we all must start somewhere. So, let’s take one step at a time, one day at a time…
Here’s a littleInspiration to carry you through the weekend and for the week to come..
WARNING: I am by no means advocating that this is a proven medical solution to depression, I am only sharing my experience with journaling as I worked through my depression.
“We can reclaim our peace of mind by understanding why we are cluttering up our life, and then take the appropriate steps to de-clutter, and return balance and harmony to our space.”
Many of you may be scrambling to go back to the office a few days a week, yet you must still maintain your virtual office. So remember, whatever space you are in… Clutter is something we’ll always have to deal with, but it can be controlled. We should seek to create space that makes us feel at ease…
It’s the time of the year, to cleanse our inner space, spiritually un-clutter your mind & soul, and walk in our Divine Order.
Meet Candy H. Speight, Owner/Cert. Life Coach/Prof. Organizer – During her 32-year career at Xerox, she spent fifteen (15) years, as a Field Service Manager. Her primary role was to manage, coach and counsel people, not only in the work environment, but also from a personal perspective. As a professional organizer, for more than 10 years now, she has always wanted not only to organize various living spaces for my clients, which will always remain her passion. As we move forward, as a certified life coach, she will inspire, encourage, motivate, and empower women to be the best that they can be, by un-cluttering their lives; mind, soul and space. She has wonderfully loving, hardworking husband, Kurt, (who supported her decision to retire in order to pursue her dream), a very grown son and two beautiful grown daughters .
The steps of a good man [woman] are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Psalm 37:23 KJV
Finding Order in Chaos 