{"id":5402,"date":"2016-02-16T13:53:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T18:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/?p=5402"},"modified":"2016-02-27T15:08:17","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T20:08:17","slug":"the-key-that-makes-the-konmarie-method-work-better-than-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/16\/the-key-that-makes-the-konmarie-method-work-better-than-others\/","title":{"rendered":"The Key That Makes the KonMarie Method Work Better than Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indians addressed life as a ‘thou.’ I mean trees, stones, and everything else. You can address anything as a “thou,” and you can feel the change in your psychology as you do it. – Joseph Campbell The Power of Myth, Ep. 3, The First Story Tellers, 25m 32s<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Holding an old pair of Eddie Bauer Khakis, asking not just my conscious mind, but also my “feeling body,” whether they “spark joy,” I suddenly realized that this method allows you to take the time, that it puts you in another state of mind<\/em><\/strong>. I walked into my closet, just now, on about “Day 3” of \u00a0my “KonMarieing” adventure, and that’s the exact thought that popped into my head along with a very calm, opening of the heart feeling:<\/p>\n

“It allows you to take your time. It puts you in another state of mind.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think this is the key why this method works whereas many others don’t.<\/p>\n

We’re so used to rushing in every area of our lives: making appointments, phone calls, paying bills, getting this or that done by the end of the week or month. It puts a stress on the subconscious, on the soul.<\/p>\n

And you would think that a project like “decluttering” would also demand such a sense of rushing and stress. And when I first started, I found myself almost spontaneously trying to rush, thinking, \u00a0“Oh I’ve got to get this row of clothes done in the next hour!”<\/p>\n

But here’s the special key: Hoarding is a psychological problem, not a time one<\/em><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

So the part of her program where you actually hold each and every item allows you to slow down and bring calmness into the picture. It becomes a ritual. Your spirit is invited to the party. A transformation of consciousness occurs. This is the essence of a ritual. And a ritual like this, one that’s sincere and from the heart, allows the hoarder to break the psychological bond. And that’s freedom.<\/p>\n

You can feel it.<\/p>\n

Although not large, the space I live in is graced only with those things that speak to my heart. My life-style brings me joy.<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0– KonMarie, “The life-changing magic of tidying up,” pg. 31<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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