Even Gurus get Stuck in the Crap

I see the glossy self portraits, the up to date websites, new programs guaranteed to make positive life changes, expert social media & advertising strategies and glowing images of success. But even the best of us have our bad days. YES, it's true!!!

I'm not going to hide it.

I HAVE CRAP!

LOTS OF IT.

Oh, shock! Horror! The Queen of Clearing the Crap does not have a perfectly clear space. 

Well, I wonder who does?

Which of those Gurus you follow consistently walk their talk?

Noone is perfect. We all have flaws. And it is so very, very hard to admit it. When was the last time you openly admitted that you wanted to do something and failed. So, it wasn't a failure, it was a "learning experience" or an "opportunity for growth". Sure felt like a failure in my heart!

I want to shine. I want others think of me as my glossy self portrait projects. I want my ideas to work. And when they don't, I don't want you to think less of me. Like you, I am trying my best and want to succeed. And sometimes I have energy and enthusiasm and I shine. Sometimes I get sad, or angry, or lonely and frustrated, and jealous, and put myself down to dig myself into a deeper pit of emotional turmoil. It happens to us all - even those that try to hide it.

Clear the Crap was born from a mission to expose the truth; not hide it. So, warts and all, let the journey to new-found clarity and moving forward to exciting new experiences begin. 

Receiving inspiration yesterday by grounding to earth energy
as night began to descend & stars began to shine

NOW is the time to put my Clear the Crap Method to the test. 

It is time again for me to practice what I preach 

and embark on another Crap Clearing Mission. 

If I am to help you with this Process that I have designed, 

then I need to ensure that it works
and fine-tune the principles upon which it is based.

Today, I start over. 

And you know what...... 

I'm already starting to feel better. 

Observations:

• The Clear the Crap process is not a one-of event. It is not constant either. Rather, it is a tool that is called upon in times of need. And human needs are inherently cyclic. There will always be ups and downs, and when those low periods can be identified, that's when we come back to the process that will lift us out of it - the 5 Step Clear the Crap Method. 

• Clear the Crap Guiding Concept: Release attachment to the thoughts of others. When we are not worried about what others will think of us, we find our freedom. We find strength within; courage to be who we truly are; comfort with ourselves. We can never know what others are thinking anyway - it is all just made up in our own heads. Stop creating imaginary stories and just get on with doing what feels right for you to do. 

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Shine Note #6

    

Decluttering
Highlights
Abundance

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Shine Note #5

Every action is a choice
based on
values & priorities

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Shine Note #4

    

Take your time

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Shine Note #3

    

Happiness is a
moment to moment
thing

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Shine Note #2

    

Embrace the lusciousness of Contrast

  Happy - Sad
Sunshine - Rain
Movement - Inertia
Enthusiasm - Lethargy
Pleasure - Pain

One cannot exist without the other.
Recognise and relish the cyclic nature of Being.
  

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Shine Note #1

    

Create Joy

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Sort it & Shine - or not!!

Day two of preparation for Sort it & Shine (more on that to come later!) and I still haven’t finished the laundry.

 

So, what does this mean?

 

I’m so inspired right now. I have so much energy and enthusiasm. I want to get so much done. Yet in the back of my mind I know that there are only 24 hours in the day, and if I am to be realistic, and if I am to get more sleep, which I have been trying to do for a long, long time, and if I am to be prepared for my Brown Belt and 5 Stages, and if I’m to keep my kids (and myself) alive in the process, then I just might need to delay a project or two.

 

 

Priorities!

 

 

What do I really need to focus on right now?

 

What can wait until later?

 

Even though I am capable of doing it – should I?

 

 

“If a warrior is to succeed at anything,

the success must come gently,

with a great deal of effort

but with no stress or obsession.”

~ Carlos Castaneda

 

I will take a more considered approach to where I direct my energy.

  

Inspiration!

 

There’s a fine line between grabbing an idea and just going with it, learning on the fly and getting by, and taking time to establish a solid foundation. I keep wanting to build, build, build, but maybe the foundation is still not ready. My fear is that the more I hesitate and attempt the preparation for my big future project, the longer it will take to get it off the ground.

 

One step at a time!

 

Slow down!

 

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Day 1 of preparation for Sort it & Shine was simply HOUSEWORK!

Get the general living areas of my home clean and tidy. Significant progress was made with lounge tidied up, bathrooms and toilets scrubbed clean, kitchen cleared and a million loads of clothes washing done, half of which is still hanging on the line.

 

 

I have always felt better equipped to begin new challenges when all general chores have been completed. But don’t go overboard with it, as there will ALWAYS be housework to do. You cannot let this be your excuse not to start something new, but it sure helps to have structure in your routine and dedication to regular duties, in order to take on the next new project.

 

You need to recognise and find your own comfort level with household chores, and this varies greatly between individuals, and also within the individual depending on what’s going on for them at the time.

 

What state are you comfortable to leave the house in, before you take your attention to something else?

   

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Today: Exquisite. Perfect. Wonderful.

 

What an inspiration!

I introduce the incredibly talented and youthful Stephen Jepson.

Apologies!!

The video originally published here as been removed from You Tube. :(

I wanna change the world.
I wanna help people not be so fall-y-down-y.
I wanna help people be better; live longer, healthier, richer lives.

Be bold in your life choices,

because it's just gonna make your life richer.

It makes you feel just absolutely juiced & jazzed & revitalized.

There is beauty in almost every day in almost every person's life and all you have to do is look for it. It's there to see and find.

~ Stephen Jepson

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HOORAY!!! One year old TODAY!!!

 

One year ago today Clear the CRAP was born.

I decided it was time to declutter my home and set myself a

100 Day Challenge to clear out my Crap.

Little did I know that I had embarked on a

life-altering journey of self discovery.

The Challenge was partially captured in 62 Blog Posts and Supported by a

Facebook Page which currently has over 3000 fans.

Clear the CRAP developed a life of it's own and evolved into a process for healing,

provider of education & support and a pathway to happiness.

It has taken me on a most extraordinary adventure,

led me to discover my purpose in life

and enabled me to find joy in every thing that I do.

It's hard to believe that a whole year has passed so quickly,

yet I feel the achievements and personal progress I made

is equivalent to a lifetime of discoveries.

I have reviewed my past

and released it's hold on me.

I have come to terms with my future

and no longer fear or worry about it.

I have discovered how to be in the NOW

and realise it is the only place to be free.

 

As I moved through the 100 Day Clear the CRAP Challenge, and progressively reviewed the things that I was holding on to, a pattern began to emerge. I began to naturally flow into a process of reorganising the physical Crap that was cluttering my space and simultaneously reviewing my emotional attachment to those items and the personal history involved with it. Releasing the physical Crap coordinated with releasing the emotional and mental Crap.

I developed the "Daily Clear the CRAP Worksheet" which formalised this method that I organically discovered, so that I may invite others to do the same.

40 years of learning and developing into the complicated social, emotional and physical being that I am, has been undone by the Clear the CRAP Process.

It has given me the ability to view my life, the lives of others, and LIFE as a universal concept in a completely new way.

I am a different person. I look at things in a different way now. Clear the CRAP has transformed me into a better person and allowed me to realise my dreams.

Yet it is an ongoing evolution.

I have concluded that Clear the CRAP

is a continual tool for transformation.

The cupboard that I tidied up 6 months ago needs tidying again. There are parts of my surroundings that have not yet been decluttered at all. (That deep, dark shelf above the fridge, where all the bits are thrown to hide them away, keeps calling to me, "Clear the Crap away from me... Please... Clear me out now..... Heeeellllppp ")

And just when I think I have cleared out a painful memory from the past, that led me to behave a certain way now, and I feel that I have grown and moved on from it.... Life experience will present a new challenge before me, that may mean I have to go back and review that memory again.

I may never be totally free from the Crap, but the Clear the CRAP Process provides me with the tools and a sensibility to understand, grow and move on from my Crap.

I eagerly anticipate taking Clear the CRAP to the next level, where I can formally share the gifts I have received from it with others.

I look forward to developing a Clear the CRAP Training Program, where participants will be guided and supported through taking their own 100 Day Clear the CRAP Challenge.

I will be developing an "Off the Wall", Words for Inspiration Product, designed to enthuse.

And then there's always the dream of a Clear the CRAP Book, to fill in the spaces that the periodic blog posts did not capture.

I thank you Clear the CRAP for giving me...

A way to discover who I really am

Profound emotional healing

Connection with community, and

A pathway to discovering the joy of life

HAPPY 1st Birthday

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SUMMER SERIES: Clear you own Crap - I'm not doing it for you!

I am here to inspire, motivate and empower people to find their own way to organise themselves. The power you will find within when you Clear YOUR Crap, by yourself, will bring on an incredible transformation.

I am continually astounded by the people who, upon first contact with Clear the CRAP assume that it is a professional organising company. Only yesterday when I was investigating an opportunity to write a guest blog, I was met with a response along the lines of "Sure, you could write an article about organising"!

Um... did you read the blog?

If you did, you would see that I'm not here to help you put your things into neat little piles with lables. I'm not here to help you to implement a paperwork management system for your office, or teach you where to put the stuff on your laundry shelves.


I am here to help you find a way so you can do it yourself.

Professional organising was something that crossed my mind back on Day 22 of the 100 day Clear the CRAP Challenge, but I soon dismissed it!!!

You don't need anyone else to sort out your stuff for you. That's not going to help you to get to the root of why you have so much stuff and are so disorganised in the first place. You need to want to clean it up yourself. You need to have the drive to make a positive change in your life, clear your Crap, create the space to allow in the change that you want in your life, and move forward.

Having someone else provide you with a list of the top 10 things to keep in your stationary drawer, or a whiz bang new cupboard with colour coded sections for organising your Crap, will not unearth the causes of why you sought out an organising person in the first place. You need to go deeper. You need to stop.

Stop.

Take the time to look at your life.

Look at yourself.

Search within to discover what it was that made you this way.

Why do you fear what you fear.

Face it.

You will not be able to reorganise yourself overnight, but with a commitment to doing the inner work, you can find your own answers within. A professional organiser cannot do this for you.

I am here to provide guidance, inspiration and support as you embark on your own journey to find clarity. I can suggest where to place your foot, in order to travel toward finding yourself and your own inner truth, but it's up to you to take the step.

Professional organisers will help certain people in certain circumstances, but Clear the CRAP is about self-discovery, healing and growth. It provides a pathway to finding your peace and happiness in life.

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SUMMER SERIES: 2012 - Where Will You Go?

Congratulations!

Today is your day.

You're off to Great Places!

You're off and away!

2012

A year for change

A year for expansion

A year to step out of your comfort zone and embrace opportunity

Embrace your freedom.

Trust in the flow

And be at your greatest

If you're a Dr Seuss fan like me, you will love this video. It inspired me to start the Clear the CRAP Summer Series, a concept that I had been toying with for a while.... ever since I stopped blogging on day 90 of the 100 day Clear the CRAP Challenge - but more on that later...

Mental Note: Find out more about the Burning Man Festival.

I love the individuality, self-expression, colour and aliveness of the people in this video. I love how they have no hang-ups about what others think of them and happily go about doing what they do, in their own way, in joy.

Thanks to the Crap-Clearing of 2011, this is also me in 2012: Individual, Expressive, Alive. Moving with colour and joy, in my own way.

Is it you?

Have you done the work to sort out your hang-ups and find your happy?

As the famous adage goes:

If you always do what you've always done

You'll always get what you've always got.

What is it that makes some people believe that they can go on doing the same thing and thinking the same way, and expecting a different result?

It's all about not living in fear of change, Baby!! And I should know! I have always stressed out in the face of change... but the times are a-changing. (More about change, Dr Seuss and The Places You'll Go Here)

I'm ready to leave behind the CRAP of the past and set my sights on some new places...

Oh, The Places You'll Go ....


You Coming????

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I learnt a lot about myself this year.

I learnt to really be myself.

As I Cleared the Crap from my outer and inner worlds,

I finally let go of trying to be what others expected me to be;

what I expected me to be.

I took off my masks and exposed myself for who I really am.

It was hard.

And I'm still working on it.

Part of coming to terms with who I am,

who I have become,

was to share it openly and publicly

 and to let go of any attachment to the perceptions of others.

I thank all Clear the Crap participants

 for joining me on this venture in 2011

and pray that your 2012 will be

all that you wish it to be.

With respect, love and lots of celebratory bubbles tonight,

Jo

xxx

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Three Words to Describe YOU

Determined   Fun-Loving   Sexy   Adaptable   Enthusiastic   Sensitive   Confident   Generous   Sociable   Creative   Energetic   Loyal   Fearless   Dedicated   Friendly   Sassy   Organised   Loveable  

Today's Challenge: List 3 of your positive characteristics.

Remove distractions and sit quietly for a few moments. Think about your strengths. What unique qualities do you bring to the world?

Now, depending on your current circumstance and state of mind, this can be a difficult task to complete. But believe me, if you take the time to just  FIND 3 THINGS - Three Words to Describe YOU - it will be an incredibly uplifting experience.

We all have our own special talents, but rarely do we acknowledge them, or even celebrate them. People can compliment us, but we often down-play the praise. Today is your chance to praise yourself and recognise what a truly valuable person you are.

When you find your three things and write them down,

a most amazing thing happens...
Your outlook for the day changes.

You will feel a little tingle inside -
that warm, fuzzy glow that tells you:

 

"I'M OK.  

 I am a good person.

 I am worthy.

 I am likeable.

 I have talents to share."

And this then gives you that little boost that you may have needed to step out into your day with the drive to achieve the thinigs that you have been thinking about doing.

My three words:

Practical

This is often the first word that comes to my mind when I describe myself. I am practical. I'm down to earth. I am comfortable enjoying the simple things in life. I am grounded and tend not to get swept away with the latest fads and fashion, or influenced by the media.

Growing up on a farm in the country and blessed with parents who passed on their skills and knowledge, I have an ability to fix things, an afinity to finding solutions independently and a sensibility to accept things as they are.

Perhaps this practicality was born from the family background of not being in a financial position to pay for the expertise of others and having to make do with what we had. If that meant going without, I went without. If that meant putting up with something that wasn't perfect or old and we couldn't afford a new one, then I put up with it. If that meant fixing things with a hammer and nail or a bit of wire, then I fixed it.

There was a time when I resented having to do that and wished for what I didn't have or for someone else to do it for me. But I have changed and realised that my past and my life is perfect just the way it is.

Inspiring

For some reason, my community does not look fondly upon people who outwardly describe their talents. If you publicly declare your great achievements and gifts, many others see you as self-involved, vain or selfish. We grow up in a contradictory society which conditions us to be competative and seek success and achievement, yet when we accomplish something great, we then down-play our greatness. It's bizarre!

"A Land of Opportunity, where you can do anything and be what you want..." and when you do, the Tall Poppy Syndrome kicks in and you are criticised because your talents or achievements elevate you above others. Again... bizarre!

So, today I will allow myself to recognise that I am inspiring. I acknowledge and graciously accept what others have told me.

That sense of practicality combined with lessons learnt from commencing boarding school at the age of 12, developed strength and independence. My confidence may have only been a mask, hiding inner insecurities, but it served me well, particularly early in my working career, where I could manage upwards and was fortunate to have great mentors. This is what set me up to do what I do today, which some have found to be inspiring.

An example: I distinctly remember the time a couple of years ago when my friend Donna told me how much I inspired her. It was a short time after my husband and I separated and while I was feeling like my world had come to an end, all she saw was a strong, loving mother, adapting to change, starting her own business, facing fears and following a long felt yearning to take up windsurfing. And more recently as I shared my Clear the Crap journey, others have told me how I have inpired them to do the same.

Honest

My highest value - Honesty.

There is something deep-rooted within me that has always made it difficult for me to lie. Sure there were times, particularly in my youth, when all details were not openly revealed... particularly to parents!!!! But I am not deliberately false or have any intent to decieve. I am honest.

Perhaps the importance of Honesty was magnified for me when I learnt that the one person that I trusted the most in the world, my husband, had been hiding the truth from me. That cut very deep and I am seeing the effects now as my children grow up and learn and try to hide things from me. At the moment it's my son telling me he has eaten the fruit in his lunch box, when he has not! To observe my reaction when the children lie is really interesting.

With all the self-analysis that Clear the Crap has brought forth, I have recently discovered the importance of speaking your truth in the moment. I do admit to conforming to social graces in certain circumstances so as not to offend people - you don't have to tell everyone everything that you are thinking. But I have also learnt that to hold back and not say something that you really feel, can be detrimental to your well-being.

I value the truth and I am constantly working on develping the skill  to find the right way to say things and the courage to speak it in every moment.

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Find 3 Jobs

Some wonderful discussion on the
Clear the Crap Facebook Wall
prompted me to produce this video this morning.

Here's me with a technique
to get you taking some action:

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Day 84 - 90 A Training… A Workout… A Lifestyle...

So I have cleared out some crap from my mind,
as a result of decluttering my home;
processed a lot of suppressed emotions along the way;
and discovered my connection with spirit.

Now it's time to clear the crap from my BODY.

As I write this, I am half way through munching a packet of Roast Tomato & Balsamic flavoured rice crackers - the first of the bad habits that have to go.... late night munching. It is purely the crunch sensation that I am addicted to and I can just as easily snack through a whole packet of plain cardboard-tasting rice cakes in an evening, while sitting at the computer for hours and hours... bad habits #2 and #3 - spending too much time online and too much time sitting.

Too many months of sedentary.
The lapsed gym membership.
Poor diet.
Lollies.
Chocolate.
Self-sabotage.

Time for a new focus, Baby!!!

I fell in love with NIA back in April or May and knew from the very first class that I participated in that I would be fully integrating this practice into my life and may possibly teach it myself one day.

I truly get lost in the movement, the moment, the sensation and "dance like no one is watching". It's hard to describe my attraction to NIA. I just know that this is something that I must embrace in my life.

I know that this will be the thing that brings my body to where I want it to be, in terms of fitness, and the healing of my current aches and pains. I know that this will be the thing that brings me into my body. It will provide the vehicle for me to finally feel comfortable with myself physically, emotionally and spiritually.

This morning I fly out to attend a NIA Intensive Training. I will be doing my White Belt. I'm excited, scared and full of anticipation for what will transpire over the next 7 long days.

NIA - which stands for Neuromuscular Integrative Action - is a new trend in mind-body wellness. It is the most advanced form of fusion fitness, blending martial arts, healing arts, dance, and spiritual self-healing to create a high-powered, synergistic workout that no isolated exercise technique can match. NIA presents an entirely new philosophy of exercise - one that keeps you in fantastic shape but also helps you rediscover the joy of movement

From the moment you step into Nia, your relationship to your body and your experience of life  changes forever.


Good-bye late night crunching - the new me is arriving.

I can't wait to learn more about this personal growth,

fitness and lifestyle practice.

Then share it with others.

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Day 83 - A realisation about CHANGE, Ego, Seuss & Tolle

I have always been afraid of change. Anything that moves me out of the comfort zone of my day to day round causes me stress. I unconsciously delay the completion of many jobs because I am not sure of what life will be like once the the job is completed.

It is often easier to stay with the familiar, even if you are not 100% happy with it, than taking the risk of changing.

I wonder about why people who are "stuck in a rut" and unhappy with their current life circumstance, don't take the required action to change the situation. They may be afraid of the unknown - what is it like on the other side of the required action? But if they are unhappy now, surely what awaits can be no worse. Yet still, they hold back and put up with their current state.

We all have dreams of what we want in life and perhaps set ourselves some goals, but I think the majority of people just leave it as that - a dream; a fantasy; they mustn't truly believe that it can come true. Those that REALLY want the dream, CAN make it happen.

This realisation I had about CHANGE removed an energy block that had me feeling low for a couple of days. I committed to concluding some tasks that really needed my attention and to not worry about what lies on the other side. What ever it is, it can only be better than what I have now.

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" Addicted to seeking, afraid of arriving "

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These words from  Scott Kalechstein Grace's incredible poem about the Ego describe my hesitation to conclude many tasks. I discovered Scott's work and "Oh, the Places your Ego will Go!" today and love it!

The union of two of my favourite authors.... Brilliant!

"Oh,The Places Your Ego Will Go!"

Your ego will travel with you on this Earth
And be your companion for worser or worse
It pretends it's your friend, your bestest amigo
And it pours on the guilt, that's the mark of the ego

It's there to protect you, to help you be strong
So it has to remind you, you've done it all wrong
You're weak and you're lazy, you don't have a clue
That's your drill sergeant ego, trying to motivate you

The ego wants you to be all you can be
So it gives you these pep talks all day and for free
Oh the places you'll go and the guilt trips you'll travel
As your ego plays judge and bangs down on its gavel

But you always can get some relief from your shame
By projecting it onto the others you'll blame
For that is the Ego at its beastiest best
It nurses its grievances close to its chest

Republicans, liberals, your parents, your ex
The world is just teaming with folks to correct
If only these fools would conform to your ways
You could get on with life, without further delays

The Ego's always finding new gripes to complain about
Turns molehills to mountains of yikes to feel pain about
Sometimes the Ego stuff gets you so stuffy
You come down with a cold or an ouchy, more roughy

But there's no time for rest, so get up out of bed
If you're just here and now, you won't get ahead
Your to do list must buzz like the bees when they're busying
Filling your days till they're endlessly dizzying

Oh the places you'll go and the people you'll see
All through the lenses of, "What's in it for me?"
Cos the Ego believes there is something it lacks
And until it is found, it wont let you relax

Perhaps you'll find it in the next one you date
True love at first sight, with a soul kind of mate
The romance is hot, 'til the climate turns cold
Cos when two halves collide, they do not make a whole

It's great 'til the love gets obscured by control
For when two halves collide, they cannot make a whole



So the Ego moves on, ever constantly striving
Addicted to seeking, afraid of arriving
You're travelling fast, at the speed of surviving
With fear in the drivers seat, doing the driving

Or maybe you're on the fast track of success
You're constantly driven to be great, better, best
You're a mover, a shaker, a real-time achiever
Umph, you're a real self-made man, or a dazzling diva

You're rich and you're famous, and you make quite a splash
You're on top of the world and you're rolling in cash
You drive the right car, you've married the right spouse
Today, lunch with Oprah, tomorrow, the White House

But at night, insecurity pays you a call
Cos you know any time, you could lose it all
Your shrink says to rest, your spouse sure agrees
Your doctor says, "Ulcers! Take 14 of these"

You know you should slow it down sooner or later
But your foot is just glued to that accelerator
Your Ego consoles, "Well at least you're successful
It's a sign of success to be constantly stressful"

You've made it to prime time and everyone loves you
But your self esteem is based on what others think of you
And opinions can change in the blink of an eye
Which is why you need meds just to sleep and get by

One day when you've failed and succeeded enough
You witness your ego exposed in the buff
And you realise behind all it's protective clothing
That the Ego is simply a state of self-loathing

And beyond that you realise the biggest of deals
You've dreamt up the Ego, it's not even real
So for richer, for poorer, in all kinds of health
You make a commitment to loving yourself

You release the projections you placed upon others
And find through forgiveness that peace is discovered
You realise the love that you searched for outside you
Is what you are made of and can't be denied you

So you let go your worries, your plans, your pills
Put some logs on the fire and learn how to chill
Your old superstitions have gone up in smoke
Like you can't rest in peace until after you croak!

You no longer fear death or for that matter life
Cos you know that all matters are safe and alright
While resting in peace you will soon be inspired
To go out in the world with some new-found desires

Desires that spring from your heart and your soul
And wherever they take you, you go in there whole
For the Ego is now in the passenger seat
Lets down the window and takes in the treats

There's no need to hurry, you're taking it slow
Cos the journey's as rich as the places you'll go
Where you are going, you don't need to know
For the journey's as rich as the places you'll go

The journey's as rich as the places you'll go

~ Scott Kalechstein Grace

Crap Cleared:

A fear of change

Observations:

Never again will I say and accept that "This is my lot in life" and I will aim to complete tasks in a timely manner without fear of what lies ahead.

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