Clean Up Your Messes and Your Incompletes
AFFIRMATIONS
for
Meditation and Reflection
I am finding ways to clean up my messes and incompletes so that I have more time to focus
on my goals.
I am joyfully attracting more abundance and new relationships into my life as I complete, dump, or delegate paperwork and clutter.
I am continually clearing out old things in my life to make space for the new things that I want.
Cluttered closets mean a cluttered mind.
—LOUISE HAY
American motivational author and
founder of Hay House Publishing
Your memory bank is made up of what I call “attention units.” You can only pay attention to a limited number of things at once, and every item on your to-do list—whether work-related or home projects or personal and family issues—takes up a certain number of attention units. Incompletes and messes like unfinished paperwork, contracts that need completing, clutter, unresolved relationship issues, and ongoing home renovations consume precious attention units that you need in order to achieve your goals. We can’t embrace our exciting future if there are things left unfinished that nag us, annoy us, and take our focus away.
So why do we accept incompletions and messy environments? Sometimes the reason is emotional or psychological. We might be indecisive on how to proceed. Sometimes we just plain procrastinate. But 20 things completed is better than 50 things half-completed, so with this week’s affirmations, we’re going to work on developing your “completion consciousness.”
I am finding ways to clean up my messes and incompletes so that I have more time to focus on my goals.
There’s a simple rule about completion that will help you finish what you start, it’s called “The Four D’s of Completion.” They are: Do It, Delegate It, Delay It, or Dump It.
As soon as you pick up a piece of paper, make a decision about it. If you can handle it quickly, do it right away. If it’s something someone else can do for you, delegate it right away. You may have to delay it if it requires scheduling and planning. Or, if it’s something you probably will never actually get around to doing, regardless of your good intentions, dump it right away. The goal is to get it off your desk as soon as you can.
The same goes for your home. Worn-out clothes, old toys, paperwork, overstuffed bookshelves and cluttered coffee tables, counter tops, and garages also use up valuable attention units. And if you’re one of those people who support the mini-storage industry, more than likely your storage unit is filled with things you don’t really need and can barely remember you own.
If you want new things to come into your life, you’re going to have to make room for them. Evaluate and confront the psychological or physical reasons you haven’t let these old, unwanted things go. Incompletes like clutter keep abundance at a distance—address them, let go of them, and make room for your present and fabulous future.
I am joyfully attracting more abundance and new relationships into my life as I complete, dump, or delegate paperwork and clutter.
How much do you need to do, delegate, delay, or dump in order to complete the past and make room for new activity and excitement in your life? Make a list—use the checklist below to inspire your thinking—then write down how you plan to accomplish each one. Do the ones that will immediately free up the most mental or physical space first.
One more thing—you know those little things around the house that are daily irritants? A screen door that needs repair, a tub that needs recaulking . . . make a plan to fix them. You could hire a handyman or professional organizer to help you fix things or declutter. If you can’t afford it, ask a friend, neighbor, or a family member to help, and free up some space for more important things—like your future!
I am continually clearing out old things in my life to make space for the new things that I want.