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CBN.com –
Are you stuck in a holding pattern of confusion in
your cluttered home? Are you trapped in a rut of
disorganization? I’ve learned that when we are
distracted by our disorder we cannot see the
possibilities for our life. Instead of discovering
the fullness of our capabilities and passions, we
are the victims of the status quo. Our haphazard
way of living causes us to stagnate in our
personal and professional lives rather than moving
forward. We begin to lose hope.
If we would invest the time to order our space
and our lives, we would bring possibilities into
focus, meet our potential, and enjoy quality of
life.
I don’t know about you, but I want to live with
intention and to be purposeful about how I spend
my time. I don’t want to come to the end of my
life and realize that I missed the possibilities
that were offered to me along the way. We all know
that disorganization causes us to live reactively.
Only when we can extricate ourselves from
reactive, out-of-control living can we recognize
and seize the possibility in our life.
The Possibility Principle is this: when we get
organized we reclaim our potential, embrace
possibilities, and enhance our quality of life. A
lifestyle of order liberates us to serve others
and live on purpose.
Reclaim Your Potential
Without a reasonable state of order and systems
that help us manage our daily lives, we get
derailed from our good intentions. We can’t make
dinner for the family since our counters are
covered. We resist having people over because our
house is a wreck. When we look at our family’s
fast food habits and our embarrassing household,
it’s easy to see through the eyes of others how
we’re not living up to how we could be living.
Perhaps it’s easier to see how we let others
down through our messy lifestyle than it is to see
how we let ourselves down. If you are
living out-of-control you are not living to your
full potential. Disorganization sidetracks us from
our purpose and compromises our potential.
Without even knowing it, your potential may be
suffering because disorganization:
- Makes it hard to think straight
- Stymies our productivity
- Blurs our focus
- Provides a ready excuse for procrastination
- Causes us to avoiding dealing with important
issues
- Lowers our self esteem
- Always yields disappointing results
When we begin to realize that organizing our
life and space frees up time to invest in our own
success, we become more committed to the
organizing process. You don’t have to wait until
pain motivates your choices! You can let the
possibilities in your personal and professional
life inspire you to change! Getting organized can
help you reclaim your potential!
Reclaim Your Quality of Life
An orderly lifestyle allows room for you to
think more clearly and act as you intend. As you
begin to order your space and your life, you will
have more time to invest in yourself, in others,
and in your dreams. If you were to get organized,
you can free up “bandwidth” in your life to pursue
the possibilities. What are some specific
possibilities in your life in these areas? Think
about these:
Invest in Yourself
- Rejuvenate your stressed self
- Reactivate your hobbies
- Focus on your strengths
- Delegate and outsource your weaknesses
Invest in Others
- Reclaim your social life
- Begin reaching out to others
- Open up your home in hospitality
- Start serving in your church or community
It’s time to get out of your self-defeating
cycle of disorganization. Ordering your life
allows you room to refuel and reach out. Then, the
possibilities that lie ahead will begin to come
into focus and you can begin intentionally living
to your full potential.
Adapted from: Reclaim Your
Life™ copyright © 2007 by Vicki Norris (available
now at
www.RestoringOrder.com. Published by Harvest
House Publishers, Eugene, OR. Used by permission.
About the Author: Vicki
Norris is an expert organizer, business owner,
speaker, television personality, and author who
inspires people to live out their priorities.
Norris is a regular on HGTV’s nationally
syndicated Mission: Organization, and is a
recurrent source and contributor to national
lifestyle publications including Quick & Simple
magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, and Real Simple
magazine. Norris is also author of Restoring
Order™ to Your Home, a room-by-room household
organizing guide. |
