BRILLIANT BITS: insights from the DeClutter Your Creativity Group

The monthly Bookstrategy DeClutter Your Creativity group is a part of my life I've come to enjoy deeply--a chance to dialogue with other creative women about the challenges and opportunities that affect us all.


Luckily, that's true even at times like this past Tuesday's meeting, when my own energy is either flagging or "off." Get a group of deeply creative women together, and some or all of them will be brilliant on any given night!

Two comments offered in the course of Tuesday's discussion stood out for me as especially valuable.

The first was to live in your truth...now.
It was the "now" part of that statement that hit me with renewed force. It reminded me that our truth in this present moment isn't necessarily the same as a truth that was authentic for us a decade, a year, even a month ago.

A piece, or size, of clothing. A particular art or craft. A habit. A relationship. A belief. A collection. Are there any of these in your life that were part of the truth of your past, but may not remain equally authentic in your present? If so, it is a great place to start decluttering.

The second bit of wisdom that really spoke to me was that one of the disabling forms of emotional clutter any of us carry is the belief that we are somehow different than others, and different in negative ways.

We might think that compared to "everyone else" we're more distracted. Less confident. More disorganized. Less creative. More confused. Less knowlegeable.

When we believe in these kinds of difference, we keep tend to ourselves isolated...ashamed...stuck. Needless to say, these are not feelings that lend themselves to creativity.

When we face and test them, we shed a limiting part of emotional clutter and free ourselves up both to connect and create. And that's a much more powerful kind of decluttering than even the most vigorous physical clearing-out.

If you're in the Vero Beach, FL area, consider joining us for this donation-only monthly group. You can find more information on my BookStrategy website.