Clearing out the Clutter

……Saturday.. Weekend … but no enthusiasm….no plans of how we are gonna spend these two days…

My home is filled with lot of mess, many vessels to wash in kitchen and even my mailbox is filled with scrap. I started reading some mails that were pending in my inbox and is an easy thing to do early morning.

One mail intrigued me very much. It is about clearing out the clutter. I read the article posted by Mr. Arvind Devalia, a Philanthropist. It was nice and motivated.

Then I thought it is a good idea to start with.

Oh god! I would have cleaned on daily basis….it’s tough doing in weekly basis.

I started clearing unused &old clothes from wardrobes of my bedroom one by one. I startled at one shirt, which was gifted by my best friend without knowing whether it fits me, I never wore it until date, as it is XL size formal shirt but just kept as a remembrance.

I tied all unused clothes in a box and kept aside. I called Amit to look after other stuff in the bedroom. He entered into the room irritatingly….shouting ‘what the hell is happening over here?’ Why all of a sudden started cleaning?

Every husband says these usual dialogues. So no worries.

I got one of your girlfriends gift lying in that cupboard. Check it and if not required let me know, I said.

Oh! Is it?

Yes…

Why are you sooo excited about it suddenly? You were saying something like hell, cleaning etc? I said.

Nothing yaar, just like that …pls don’t mind..

First tell me where is my girlfriends present?

I said, check in that cupboard. Hope u will get it…

Amit started searching for a while and didn’t find…
while doing so, he throwed all the things from cupboard on to the floor…

Where is it Anu? I didn’t find.

Ha haa…Thank you…

Why thanks ? Said Amit..

Actually I called you to remove the stuff in those cupboards as I am tired and you did it…

If I ask politely u never do….so I did this way..ha ha..

Youuu…..

Okay okay ..it’s in the prayer room…Ur girlfriend gave “Lord Shree  Krishna’s” idol .isn’t it?

I already kept it in prayer room. Pls check it..

Is there anything else you found? asked Amit.

I said so far nothing…

Oh Okay .I thought you might have found my girlfriend’s love letter, which I kept safely .He, said quietly with chuckle on his face and left the room.

Hmm … is it? Then clean the other room, you may find it.

Slowly I finished clearing all the old stuff and finally cleaned everything.

I felt very tired and took a short break in between.

Thinking what next?

I remembered Mr.Arvind Devalia’s lines: “Clutter is not just those physical things hoarded for years.It includes time commitments and other things that use up more of your energy than you can afford to give them.”

Umm..

(Thinking whom I spoke with in past few days..)

Yes, got it.I promised my friend Manasa who is staying in US that I will give a call to her today.

Here I would like to say that BUSY is the only word always tries to keep you away from your friends, family and well-wishers.

I hate saying BUSY to my people who are close to me.

I faced these situations titled ”BUSY”.

Recently I had been to India for Diwali. And I telephoned almost all of my friends about my arrival to Bangalore and conveyed my Diwali Wishes. However, I missed phoning my friend Kalpana.

On the last day while leaving to Oman, I remembered her and messaged her saying, “I was busy all the time and am sorry for not calling you when I was in Bangalore”. Though she did not say anything, I felt very bad for that. And I took an oath that I never forget contacting my friends though I am busy.

                                                “Don’t promise or say a word when you can’t stand on it.”

I telephoned Manasa…tring..tring…..

Hey Manasa! How are you? See I said that today I will call and I called you…

Yes Anu. I am very happy. Today is my daughter’s Birthday. I want you to wish on her B’day.

Oh thanks dear for remembering me on this occasion.

Next year onwards, without missing I will give a call to her. I said. 

Okay dear. She said.

I felt very happy that I called her on time….If I phone her the next day, then the purpose of calling would have failed.

So always, stand on your commitments .And try to achieve most of them if not all…..And see the difference…

If you are unable to remember the things which you said you will do for yourself or for others, just write on a sticky note and put it on ur desk, computer, book etc ..

By following this for some days, you will feel the change, positive energy flows in your life and confidence level improves.

Also, one will have good bonding with their people. Just try it today and see the transformation.

If there are any problems in friendships….just ring them up and clear the things. If it is not being cleared, at least will have a satisfaction that we tried our best from our end .

Cleaning your pile of mess in all respects keeps you energized …

 

 “Start Clearing out the Clutter in your Lives…and live a clean life..”