Lighten up. Let it go. The Garage Sale is next weekend and I'm selling the corner desk unit I've worked at for 14 years. It's solid maple, no veneer anywhere, and weighs a ton.  It carries considerable 'feng shui as metaphor' symbolism for me. Now is the time to let it go and replace it with a small writing desk (I'm on the lookout for the perfect piece). And I think I'll move my piano here. This is a HUGE shift in the energy of my home and my Self.  I've cleaned it out and shredded or recycled four boxes of outdated business files, correspondence, and resources. And everything that was on my desk has been added to the garage sale box, found a home on the library shelves, or in one of two file cabinets: a 2-drawer for current papers and a 4-drawer archival cabinet in the basement.

Just in case. So many books I've kept just in case I want to read them. And CDs just in case something happens to my iPod. And cassette tapes just in case of what? In the past two weeks I've filled six boxes with books, CDs, and cassette tapes. I cleared out enough drawers and book shelves to empty the huge corner unit, which is also for sale. In the process of inviting change through simplifying, I've decided there's no room for 'just in case'.  For me, 'just in case' is a mindset that says I'm not safe. It shouts volumes of 'lack mentality'. It encourages me to save stuff I do not love, use or need out of fear.  And guess what? I went into my iTunes, which I haven't used in probably 18 months, to make sure all my CDs were in there before I put them out for the garage sale, and I have $21.33 in my account. So I purchased tunes from the cassette tapes I happily let go plus Pharrel Williams' "Happy" song (which I LOVE!!).  I opened the space and received a reward. That's results, the feng shui way!

Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better. The inside of this house looks like a tornado hit it. Besides clearing out the library units, my desk, and my business life, we are having our main bathroom and laundry room remodeled: out with the linoleum and in with stone tile floors and shower walls, new vanity and counter top, paint, and finishing touches. Our contractor has all his tools in the bedroom next to the bathroom. Our washer and dryer are in the guest bedroom. And you can imagine what my living room/office looks like with stuff for the garage sale in piles, boxes, recycle bins, shredding cartons, dust everywhere. What's the point of cleaning until this is all done?  When change presents itself--whether it's invited or not--the road can be a little bumpy before we arrive at smooth pavement. Don't get discouraged. Keep moving forward, one step at a time, and setting your intentions for all the positive change you envision. Visualize exactly what you want to see at the end of the road.

This week take a look at any changes you'd like to invite. Then it's up to you to create the space, shift the energy, let it go, and make room for change.  Remind yourself that there's nothing to fear and like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz who said, "there's no place like home", repeat often and with confidence, "it's safe to let go--it's safe to let go".  Change is in the air. Out with the old and in with the new.