How Clutter Reflects Your Life
Everything in our life is in some way a reflection of our life. And by everything, I really mean every thing. Our stuff has a tremendous influence over us - our thoughts, our feelings, even our mental clarity, or lack of it, as evidenced by TV shows that portray hoarders. That's because when hoarders over-accumulate, the hoarder no longer even sees the excess. What they see is an extension of themselves to the point they don't see themselves any more: they are one with the clutter. That's why it feels like they're cutting off an arm to remove all the junk. While the majority of people aren't hoarders - of animals or things - the majority of people do have a problem with clutter in one form or another and at varying degrees. Clutter has become a major feng shui focus in the past five or so years because it's a source of stagnation. Even the word clutter is rooted in the word "clot." According to an etymology dictionary the word clutter origi...