Wanting to start the new year fresh can give us the motivation to declutter what's no longer serving us. The beginning of 2023 gives us a new opportunity to reconsider and recalibrate. This goes not only for our life goals, plans, and vision, but also for the things we want to own, the stuff we want to surround ourselves with in order to navigate our path towards that vision.
Decluttering is more than a sport for minimalists. It is a holistic practice of self-awareness, mindfulness, and self-reflection that helps us become conscious of the meaning and purpose we assign to our possessions.
As we grow and evolve, that meaning can and is allowed to change. If we hold on to things, objects, thoughts, and mindsets that don't serve us anymore as we move from one phase of our lives into the next, we are accumulating identity clutter.
Identity clutter comes in the form of mental and physical clutter that used to be beneficial both for our ego identity or life narrative, and for our wellbeing. However, over time this type of clutter has stopped being beneficial. The impact of identity clutter goes beyond filling our mind and space with stuff. It might even hinder us from moving forward in life, from reaching our goals, from becoming that better version of ourselves.
It might be only when we start the process of identity decluttering and let go of that clutter that we make room for the new mindset and for the more cherished possessions we have in our space. Then we can move ahead on our personal journey of spiritual and personal growth.
In this video I share 3 steps and some questions to ask yourself in order to identify your personal identity clutter, reflect on its past and current relevance and make a conscious decision about it.
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