Listen now | How letting go can empower us to begin the journey of happy internal and external spaces-- with podcast guests Dwight, Lisa, and Laura sharing their experiences

Hello Hello Welcome back to another episode of the exploration hour. I'm your host Coach Kate, walking us through some fun ideas, quotes, literature and more in this space. I host this show weekdays to explore with you all and to dive into some wonderful and fun things together with you all. A few notes about what this space looks like and how you can interact and participate as well-- because this space is an open and collaborative one-- and also because I love hearing from you all and connecting as well! NoomVibe is a Health and Wellness community and it is our mission to connect together to create, healthier, more vibrant lives with you all. We know the the power of community and connection is essential to self-empowerment, and by holding space to connect together, we can create avenues together for success as well. There are a bunch of different talks on this app that cover many aspects of wellness, so I encourage you to explore some other categories and even curate a list of people or talks that are up your alley and that you feel currently aligned with. If you find a live talk that speaks to you, feel free to come up and join in on the conversation as well. 

So today, the topic I mediated on this morning for a long time this morning was Space. Now those that know me, know that I'm a huge space nerd, and this isn't that kind of space, but I hope we get into that one day. Today the space I want to talk with you about is our own space we take up in the world. Not ourselves, but our own personal environment and what that says about us, and how we can hack it to create a space that not only represents us, but also ushers us into creating a bolder life for ourselves ahead. You see, the space we occupy can be uplifting, it can also drag us down too, so we have to start making careful, intentional space for ourselves so we can tap into what makes us thrive in our lives. That can start with how we surround ourselves in our environment too. Not only do we influence our environment, but we can also be just as easily influenced by our environments as well since so often a clean space equals a clean mind too

So Today, I thought we could do an activity where we can acknowledge the space that surrounds us and see what things we'd like to see surround us instead. To start, let's look around ourselves at this very moment. It doesn't matter where you are, just take in wherever you are right at this moment. What surrounds you right now? No matter where you are, there are probably things that surround you that are influencing you either positively or negatively-- right in this very moment. So check in with yourself. How do you feel? Isolate one thing that is helping you feel good in this space. It can be a pet, a plant, a color, a book, a trinket, something soft, etc. Next highlight one thing that is influencing you negatively in this space. This can be a mess, an unfinished project, a bill, a task ect. 

Now envision your space with less of the negative things, and much more more of the positive things. This mental space that you're envisioning right now: all those positive things are now a roadmap to your inner and outer peace. We give so much weight to the things that surround us, because those things are indicators that we are alive and take up space and matter, because the environment matters to us too. We know that is is alive and it exists, and therefor me must be alive and exist too. It's a way to acknowledge our presence, our place, and all we can do with our existence. When we allow our space to empower us rather than distract us, we open the door to realizing the positive influence we can give things and the places that surround us too. 

So how do you start decluttering? How do you look at your space and make it an empowering one instead? It can feel overwhelming and impossible to tackle on our spaces. So give yourself time to get intentional about what a beautiful and functional space looks like for you. There's so much out there on vision boards and decorating your life like a room, so thinking of our space as a way to decorate our lives too is a great way to start. It all goes back to the exercise we did just a bit earlier in this talk. Identifying the things in your environment that give you positive feelings are a great way to hone in on what ways you can cultivate positive space for you too. 

Today's quote is from Marie Kondo, wonderful Japanese Author and TV show host where she helps others declutter their lives with some simple solutions while also honoring the items collected in our lives. Honor is an important step to letting go, and she is all about acknowledgment and grace. Here is what she says about this process:

"To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful."

We are all about growing and changing, so something that may have served a significant purpose to you at one point in your life, may no longer serve that purpose anymore, and that's okay. We need to grow through our lives, and if we hold on too much of the past, with anything: feelings, thoughts, regrets, items, trinkets, heck even that ham sandwich from the restaurant a few days back-- not only does it no longer serve us in this moments, it stinks and is going to cause a mess. 

So if you are just tuning in today, we are talking about the power of space, the power of intentional things and environments, and what a empowered place looks like. I bet none of you imagine a powerful place that is full of dirty dishes, or clothes that need to be put away. Or your powerful place isn't a stack of papers, or unfinished projects lingering in the corner. It is so hard to feel empowered when we allow our environment to make us feel obligated to IT instead. When we live in untidy worlds, or chaos, we relinquish our power to our environment, rather than molding that environment to empower us instead. We give up so much just by letting the chaos drive our choices and our future too. Getting on top of our environments and cleanliness allwos us to walk in spaces where we are fully purposeful and ignited, not bogged down by procrastination, or things that can control us instead. WE are meant to walk in the wolrd with intention, and getting intentional about our environment , instead of passive, is a way to live more happier, more bold, and into the future as well. How our space looks, is how our mind looks, so often when we create pathways to decluttering and working out what's important or not in our environment, we also declutter our mind and prioritize the things that matter to us with intention as well. 

I'm Coach Kate. Thank you for listening today and for tuning in to another episode of our Exploration Hour here on NoomVibe. If you liked what you heard today, feel free to give me a follow.

I hope you learn to let go, free your spaces of the past, and build a better future ahead tomorrow.

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