BEHIND THE BLOG

As writer, teacher, jewelry-maker and everyday woman, I'm fascinated by the ways that clarity and clutter shape creative lives. To me, the question of how much stuff we have is far less important than how much time, freedom and focus we can bring to our creative efforts. Sure, sometimes clutter manifests tangibly, as supplies, possessions, or mementos. But just as often it appears in less physical (but no less powerful) forms: as distractions, drains, obligations, expectations, judgments, and fears that leave us no time or energy to make art or even dream dreams. My first "DeClutter Your Creativity" classes were inspired by my own personal struggle to find the balance of abundance and emptiness needed to fuel my work...and to find it again, and again, and again as my life and work evolve. This blog is another way to dialogue on the subject: written with curiosity, compassion and (sometimes) comedy from the often befuddling place where creativity and clutter meet.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

SIMPLIFICATION FOR STUFF-LOVERS

The Zen Habits blog by Leo Babauta is one of the more successful blogs there is, currently visited by over 185,000 readers and often counted among the country's top one hundred blogs. It collects all sorts of interesting perspectives on life clarity and choice. (It's not exclusively or even Zen, despite the title.) A recent browse there turned up a nice guest blog by Barrie Davenport of Live Bold and Bloom titled "How to simplify when you love your stuff." If you're a creative person with clutter on your mind or in your closets, take a moment to click here to read the piece. It's a nice perspective on the theme I spoke of in my June 4 post, "Simple is not the same as minimal," containing some interesting questions to ask yourself about your stuff and some welcome reassurance that serenity, simplicity, and an uncluttered spare room are indeed posssible even when you just can't live without your collection of 1940s pincushions (or whatever your personal possession passion happens to be).
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