The energy of stuff ...

And with such of a lot of it around, spilling out of one room into another at this point in the remodelling of our home, I am realising how much energy is associated with stuff - all kinds of stuff ... How it gets humped from room to room, drawer to table, shelf to floor and back again as the demands of the build require. Just as on the scrapbook page, an item has its own energy which pulls the eye and interacts with our emotions and thoughts, the same is true of life off the page as well as on it. Multiply this for every item, as well as the myriad interactions between items, and stuff shouts at us, clamouring vociferously for attention. And that's just the visual variety - there's plenty of other kinds of stuff around too ...

So I am going to take a little break next week, and attend to it. Rather than put all this stuff back into my life, I am taking time to sift through, let go, make space and room to breathe, and simplify. I may feel re-energised, or calmer, or neither of these but something else: right now, that doesn't seem to matter. And I love the fact that there is an echo in the starkness outside too, a lean stripped-back bareness against the winter sky. Like this view, captured quickly on the way back from work this week ...

Wishing you all a peaceful week as November gently slips away into December, and looking forward to seeing you again on the 6th. With warm good wishes, as the temperatures sink and the snow begins to fall softly across the hills ...

Comments

[giselle]

Thanks for the thoughts, lots to think about there & to ponder. William Morris said "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful". I remember that when 'stuff' needs clearing out! And thanks for the beautiful photo...if you have scenes like that to greet you on the way home from work, you will always have something to lift your spirits :) Have a peaceful & re-energising week :)

[Jacky S]

I love that William Morris quote as well....though I'm afraid I don't live up to it!!!! But I think 'sifting through' and 'letting go' are always re-energising....so I do hope it works for you.

[Sian]

What a lovely post. I can only echo Giselle's hope for you - a peaceful, re-energising week filled only with the very best kind of "stuff"!

[Miriam]

Have a wonderful week Alexa :)

[Karen]

Good luck with the purging. I did quite a bit of it as I moved my studio this fall, but there is so much more that I need to do. I know I will feel much better when I've tackled it, and I'm sure you will as well. I'll look forward to hearing how it went.

[Amy]

A great idea Alexa and something I have been thinking about myself recently. Enjoy your week, all of the sorting and purging will be worth the effort!

[Beverly]

I am in a season of my life that yearns for purging. Today we have collected a roomful of things to go through. Good luck and I look forward to your blogging return :)

[Cheri A.]

Beautiful post. Beautiful photo. Enjoy getting rid of all the "stuff" that is zapping your energy. I'm sure you'll feel better once it is done!

[Jennie Hart]

That is a beautiful photo Alexa, have a lovely week.

[Mel]

Good for you :-) I've been absent from blogworld a little while myself - just catching up now - hope all's well with you xx