“More stuff doesn’t make you happy.” – Peter Walsh
If Peter Walsh walked into my house, I know exactly what he would say. “You have a lot of really nice stuff.” His emphasis would be on the words “a lot.” And, as I move through the boot camp that is dedicated to learning some Peter Walsh magic, I’m having a problem – I’m hitting a slump. It feels like cleaning and it feels like it needs to be more. No offense to those power cleaners our there, but cleaning is up there with go to the gym and fill up the gas tank on my list. They may all three be personal policies of my own…but definitely not what I really be wanting to spend my time doing. I keep telling myself, “but wouldn’t it be nice if it was all done and I didn’t have to spend any more energy thinking about it anymore?” That’s the feeling that I’m working towards…
Thinking back, I remember my mom – Supermom. A single, hard working mom of 3 girls, who always seemed to have it organized and together. From the school supplies to the back packs to the lunch money to the laundry…my mom WAS supermom or our house was magic, because it was all done before we walked out the door for the day. Maybe we didn’t have as much…maybe she worked harder…or maybe she worked smarter. I wonder what her magic was?
So today, I’m going to work through the “slump.” I’m going to work harder…smarter…and try to get to the other side, because I know when I do what will be waiting for me. That feeling…it’s all done and I don’t have to spend any more energy thinking about it anymore. My OWN Magic.