Spring Cleaning evokes images of clearing clutter from dusty closets. Going through the mounds of accumulated junk we as humans tend to collect and evaluation of said junk to determine its value. To do this we ask ourselves questions. Do we ever use it? How often? Is there something else that does the same thing? Does it need to be repaired? Do I have the skill, money or desire to repair it? Is it damaged, rotting, or rusted beyond repair. These are all valuable questions in the evaluation process. They help us remove clutter our lives. We are clearing out all the things that don’t provide value in our lives. We all have a finite amount of time and energy to devote to the maintenance, use, and storage of things. So the act of spring cleaning is a very important one. I would argue spring cleaning is so important it should be applied to more than just the things in our lives. It should be applied to people and thoughts as well.
The older I get the more acutely I feel the finiteness of my time and energy. The more jealousy I hold onto what time and energy I have. There are so many wonderful things to see in and do in this world. I never want to waste the time and the energy I have on things that don’t hold value for me. So this year I am spring cleaning things, people, and thoughts. I am evaluating each of these by asking those questions I mentioned above.
Who in your life deserve to be priority? Who fulfills you in some way? Are there relationships that need to be repaired? Are there relationships that are beyond repair or so damaged they need to be throw-out? Time and energy sucks that provide no value and may even deplete it from other areas of your life. The same goes for our thoughts. There are those that provide no value and we need to let them go. To focus in on the important ones that fulfill us in some way. I hope you take time to do a little spring cleaning. To use your finite time and energy in ways that are most fulfilling to you.