Last week, I heard from several friends and two clients that they'd watched at least one episode of Marie Kondo's new Netflix show that shows her coming into people's homes and helping them notice what sparks joy, and facilitating the decluttering, or, as she calls, tidying up process. It seems to have really struck a chord in Americans with certain means, kind of like the yoga-teacher-training-as-spiritual-path phenomena that I have noticed in the last seven years. It seems we are finding meaning from these activities that encourage simplicity and getting in touch with our inner selves in a quiet, acknowledging way. Mindfulness. Anyway, I was struck by a study done about clutter and stress. Here's the NY Times article that sums it up, with references to the actual studies done. Enjoy, and maybe you'll want to clean up a few piles around the house after you read it!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/well/mind/clutter-stress-procrastination-psychology.html
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Christopher
8/21/2019 01:15:00 pm
An interesting perspective I agree with you that we need to hear people out and learn about their life experiences. I really appreciate your attitude in your blog about learning and keeping an open heart. At the same time are there things in society which we need to be closed off due to protect ourselves? This is the question I asked everyday. Not just how can I help this person today. Who will the person I'm helping be in 30 years? Yes certain groups have higher risk of suicide. If we give drugs to a drug addict aren't we simply enabling them? Where is the line I wonder sometimes.
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10/17/2022 11:55:15 am
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