Zen-Zone

It's funny how when I'm ill at ease inside, my surroundings reflect it. When I'm finding purpose and direction, that shows up too. When I need to find it - then it becomes a mission. I attack my environment in earnest and clear it from top to bottom.

For the past few days I've been on a bit of a quest. The kitchen is sorted - the last of the dishes washed and put away, surfaces gleaming. Parts of my home are getting the clutter-free treatment where stuff has been allowed to build up. It's a work in progress, a bit more each day.

Today the office had a turn. I spent most of the morning taking down superfluous bits of paper and pictures, chucking all the "away" notices that had collected behind the door, taking down things that were ragged and used up, dusting where the janitors merely skim and throwing out things I no longer want to look at or use or deal with. Much went into recycling, leaving the space clean and clear and calm. I didn't think anyone would notice the difference - but everyone did. And asked why! :)

All I could say was "because I need to".

The unseen clutter-clearing was going on too - backing up old data and burning it to CDs, clearing file structures, saving a lot of personal stuff off the hard drive. We're running lean and mean on the machine now.

I've kept the "feng shui" elements I installed a year and a half ago - a collection of crystals in one place, "something red" in the south corner, plants placed where they're going nuts and becoming a jungle. Those are still working for me. It's the rest that needs sorting.

I have an image in my mind of a Zen-Zone where all is calm, peace and quiet. Some days it merely exists in my soul. But today a little bit of it was created where I work. Purging that outer stuff will clear the inner paths that still feel cluttered, allow me to free my mind to explore the opportunities the universe offers.

One day I'll build that secluded retreat, a space for others to do the same.