Oh I do this! Or did this. Without realising it. I took on a hobby just over a year ago. Did lots of courses, loved it, met new people, all wonderful. Then I was done. It helped me to realise all that I have and what I want to spend the time on. Also buying new and better quality clothes has helped me get rid of clothes because the comparison is stark and there’s less fear about throwing something away that I might “need” if I threw out first.
Thanks Jen! I'm pleased you can relate! What hobby did you take on?
My new hobby this year was starting this newsletter.... and even as I've gone back to work since having my second, and life is now even more hectic than it was before, I can safely say that writing is a hobby that I want to keep in 'my house'.
I like your analogy about buying new clothes - you're right, it's much easier to get rid of what's not serving us when we have a stark contrast to compare to.
It was an acting course. I loved it. If I had more time that wasn’t already allocated to parenting and work, I’d definitely keep it up but it served its purpose. :-)
I really enjoyed reading this article as there are so many wonderful observations.
Here are my two favourite takeaways:
1. Thinking of overwhelm as the 'animals' that make your house feel cramped. I can easily visualize my living room filled with cows, sheep etc, making it just as easy to visualize removing them from the room, giving me instant space and clarity.
2. How doing this exercise builds your capacity to take on more by refining the art of decluttering. This is a hugely powerful hack for finding peace when overwhelmed and is probably something we all want to master.
Oh I do this! Or did this. Without realising it. I took on a hobby just over a year ago. Did lots of courses, loved it, met new people, all wonderful. Then I was done. It helped me to realise all that I have and what I want to spend the time on. Also buying new and better quality clothes has helped me get rid of clothes because the comparison is stark and there’s less fear about throwing something away that I might “need” if I threw out first.
Thanks for illuminating it so well here. ☺️
Thanks Jen! I'm pleased you can relate! What hobby did you take on?
My new hobby this year was starting this newsletter.... and even as I've gone back to work since having my second, and life is now even more hectic than it was before, I can safely say that writing is a hobby that I want to keep in 'my house'.
I like your analogy about buying new clothes - you're right, it's much easier to get rid of what's not serving us when we have a stark contrast to compare to.
Thanks so much for reading and commenting!
It was an acting course. I loved it. If I had more time that wasn’t already allocated to parenting and work, I’d definitely keep it up but it served its purpose. :-)
Sounds like it was a great investment of time!
I really enjoyed reading this article as there are so many wonderful observations.
Here are my two favourite takeaways:
1. Thinking of overwhelm as the 'animals' that make your house feel cramped. I can easily visualize my living room filled with cows, sheep etc, making it just as easy to visualize removing them from the room, giving me instant space and clarity.
2. How doing this exercise builds your capacity to take on more by refining the art of decluttering. This is a hugely powerful hack for finding peace when overwhelmed and is probably something we all want to master.
Great post Selda!
Thanks so much Tom!
Really pleased you enjoyed it!
Those two takeaways are my favourites too.
Thank you for reading and commenting, it means a lot!