In this video, I discuss how often times we may find it difficult to release material possessions because of emotional/energetic ties.
On the logical level, it may be easy to understand that if we haven't used something in a year or that we have several of the same item, then it can be paired down. However, if there is still a struggle to release material objects, then it is good to examine the emotional level of the situation.
I am always personally pushing the envelope with growing as a person to evolve into my best self and experience my most fulfilling reality. If there are a lot of things (material objects) tying us to the past, this happens because seeing/thinking/talking about that object/story causes us to recall past memories. When we are having a memory of the past, there are chemical reactions happening in our body that take us right back to that moment in the past as if we are experiencing it right now. It is possible to change our thought/emotional/mental/behavioral patterns (we have neuroplasticity). Releasing some of these material objects that are tying us to the past allows us to call our energy back to us, to this present moment, so that we can spend that energy in ways that are in line with where we want to go.
If we are moving forward in our lives, calling things into our lives, calling in our best selves, calling in our most fulfilling reality...and we have all of this stuff, then that means that there is not room for new things, new people, new experiences...there's no room for energy to flow into our lives.
I cover some personal examples of why it might be difficult to release material possessions or where I did release possessions:
- Moving to a different state, and asking myself if I really need this, if it will really be useful to me.
- Growing up poor and having an underlying sense of lack in my life as an adult. I have clothing that I have had for 13+ years. I would save up my money to buy something nice and then take really good care of my treasured possessions because they probably wouldn't have been replaced. This sense of lack might be a fear of not finding a new one or not having enough money to afford a new one. If I have a fear of lack, then I am not allowing abundance to flow into my life.
- As a young child, I would cry/scream when I was getting ready to go to bed and I couldn't find my blanket and pillow because my mom had taken them to wash them. It is pretty normal for children associate their sense of comfort and safety with physical objects
- My grandma was a hoarder to the point that there were basically aisles to walk through a room. Having some many possessions that they are overwhelming our lives seems to have an emotional component to me.
To deal with the emotional difficulty in letting go of objects that tie us to the past, it is good to:
- Get in touch with the root feeling/cause of the attachment.
- Coach/comfort/sooth ourselves through that emotion and the idea of being able to let go of the object.
- Negotiating with our inner child to at least pair down how many items we have (restrict it to only having 3 instead of 13 of the item and keeping the 3 that are the most important to us).
It is perfectly okay to feel the way we feel. It is perfectly okay to keep things that are dear and important to us (within healthy levels). This video is intended for those who are ready to release things that are no longer serving them.
As always, take what speaks to you and leave the rest.
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