Remove the Junk

Junk= anything that is deemed worthless, meaningless, useless stuff

On this journey of reinventing yourself, you're going to need room and space for new stuff; whatever that new stuff may be. You cannot put old wine in new wineskin. It's pointless and wont work. The same goes for trying to keep old stuff attached to the new you. The two will not work well together and trust me, one will hinder the other. It is up to you to decide which one will have staying power, the old stuff or the new you.

What you need to do within the next two weeks, before the month of December ends, is to go through all of your old stuff and see what you can get rid of. Remove the clutter from your mental, emotional and physical houses. Once you begin, you'll soon realize that it is not as hard as you thought it would be. And the more you discard, the easier it becomes.

Let's start with discarding the mental clutter. You have a lot of stuff flowing through your mind right now, which cannot make or break you one way or the other. You have the allowed so much of "insignificant" stuff to come in and take up space in your mind and wreak havoc to your mental euphoria. And for what? What was it all for? If you cannot answer that, then you know that it was and is 'junk' that needs to be discarded.

Sure, there are some things that involve you directly and those matters need to be handled before  you can move on. So, handle them and keep moving. No sense in dragging it out. Do what you have to do with those matters and be free from them. There are some other things that do not involve you, at all. Why are you even concerned with them? Leave them alone. Walk away and clear those matters from your mind, so that you have plenty of space for all of the wonderful things are on the way to you. Remove the junk.

Now, on to the emotional 'junk'. Well, well, now here comes the fun part. The part that no one really wants to deal with, especially since the holidays are upon us. But you know what? Now, is the perfect time to deal with it. What better gift to yourself than to wipe the slate clean from emotional garbage, your drama and the drama of others.

We stated before that there are some people who cannot and will not be a part of your reinvention process. Accept that fact, break the bondage of those emotional ties and clear your heart. The new and elated emotions that you desire have no place to come in and abide because of all of the foolishness hogging up the space.

If you truly want your hearts desire, then you must be willing to be free of people who do NOT have your best interest at heart. They do NOT value your worth. They do NOT appreciate your genuineness. They've had you shedding enough tears to fill up the Atlantic Ocean. Then why do you continue to bother with them? "Them" also includes some family members. If it's your children, especially adult children, pray over them, release them and let them go. Once you've given them over the God, trust and believe that He has watch over them and will protect them. You've done your part by raising them.

If it's 'baby daddy' or 'baby mama' drama, you cannot force them to be with you, cannot force them to change to be what you want them to be, or cannot make them do anything. Accept that you can only change yourself. And when you do that, you'll discover that they didn't deserve you anyway. You probably cannot sever all ties with them because of the kids, but you can put some distance between you and them, so that you're not having to deal with emotional junk all of the time. Believe in yourself. Believe that you deserve better. Believe that the new you will be all that you desire it to be. Remove the junk.

And lastly, let's clear out the 'junk' of our physical environment. Cluttered surroundings equals a cluttered life. No wonder you have clutter in your mental and emotional houses. Your physical house needs to be de-cluttered too. You are still holding on to things that you have not 'seen' because they have been packed away somewhere in your closet, basement or garage. There are some things that you have not used in years and have no plans to use them any time soon. You're one of those people who say, "I'll hold on to it, just in case". Sounds familiar....

You know that you are not planning to use those things, you're holding because you're afraid of letting go. Some of them hold memories, good or bad, but you refuse to get rid of it...just in case. Some items are so outdated, but you hold on...just in case. Some clothes are too little or too big, but you hold on to them...just in case.

I'll let you in on a little secret. The phrase, "Just in case" is really a form of fear. It is fear that if you get rid of something, you will not be able to replace it. This phrase says that, "although I know that I should get rid of it  from my life to make room for something else or someone else, I'll hold on to what I have, so that if nothing else or no one else comes along, at least I still have this". All of that is operating in fear, and it will render you motionless and stuck in the 'old'.

Go through your house and/or office with a vengeance. You are determined to get rid of all the things that are considered junk. Throw away old books, magazines, clothes that are too big, too small or that you haven't worn in years, household items and appliances that are broken, furniture, 8-tracks and cassettes. Clean out that garage, attic and basement. Ask yourself if you really want or need those items. At work, clean out those file cabinets, your desk and book shelves. You'll be surprised at how much stuff you've accumulated over the years. Make a decision that you're going to start the new year off with space for all of the new things that you're desiring to have. Remove the junk

The Bible says to forget those things which are behind. Old things are passed away and He will do a new thing in you.

Nisey: Copyright © 2010.