Clear your Clutter - Manifest your dreams. Birgit Medele

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      edition lichtland

      © 2011 Birgit Medele

      edition Lichtland

      Stadtplatz 4, 94078 Freyung

      Deutschland

      Gestaltung: Edith Döringer

      Satz: Hermann Schoyerer

      Umschlagfoto: iStock.com/vithib

      ISBN: 978-3-942509-24-4

      eISBN: 978-3-942509-85-5

       www.lichtland.eu

       Birgit Medele

       An initiation into the art of letting go

       Clear your Clutter

       Manifest your Dreams

      Acknowledgements

      I would like to thank:

      My husband, the love of my life

      Our wonderful children

      My parents, siblings and friends

      All those who contributed their experiences, questions and insights (thanks Christine)

      My editor Lilias Martin and the publishing team at Lichtland

      All those who inspire me through the way they live/d

      Life itself

      Contents

       Preface

       I Clearing as personal development

       II Why we find it difficult to let go

       Suppress emotions

       Feign security

       Create identity

       Do the ‘right’ thing

       Act out inner rebellion

       Keep options open

       III Clearing as an art of living

       Bye bye prejudice

       Letting go without regret

       Make those decisions

       Take responsibility

       Appreciate our unique journey

       Energy management as self-management

       The art of accepting

       Refurbish relationships

       The art of letting be

       Setting boundaries

       Become aware

       Clarity and vision

       Equanimity

       Intuition

       Patience and self-discipline

       IV Clearing secrets revealed: where to start and how not to stop!

       Fine feathers make fine birds

       Conquering the paper mountains

       The desk reborn as an oasis of calm

       V Mental Clutter

       Thoughts that take us round in circles

       Time management – the end of a myth

       Putting off procrastination – once and for all!

       Multi-tasking – the end of another myth

       Electronic clutter

       VI Emotional Clutter

       Pointless feelings

       Patent remedies

       VII Staying afloat

       The art of not-buying

       Clutter hide-and-seek

       Living life to the full

       Bonus track The Feng Shui Bagua

      Preface

      Dear reader,

      Cupboards crammed, desk piled high, head bursting? You are not alone. On average we own about 10,000 things, most of which we never use. This stuff quite literally burdens us. The