Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Introduction: How We Can Help You, Your Home, and Your Heart xix
1 The Nature of Clutter 1
Step 1 Stop and Listen
2 Stop 21
3 Listen 25
Step 2 Intend
4 Intend 37
5 Your Home Entry: Room for Open Invitation 49
6 Your Living Room: Room for Relaxation and Happiness 55
7 Your Dining Room: Room for Nourishment and Sharing 65
8 Your Kitchen: Room for Collaboration and Creativity 71
9 Your Child's Room: Room for Growth and Change 79
10 Your Home Office: Room for Information and Inspiration 91
11 Your Bedroom: Room for Rest and Love 101
12 Your Bathroom: Room for Self-Acceptance and Renewal 111
13 Your Storage: Room for Life-Giving Memories 121
14 Your Breathing Room: Room for Mindfulness and Compassion 131
Step 3 Clear the Energy
15 The Ten Principles of Spiritual Decluttering 141
16 Principle 1: Don't Attack-Clear with Compassion 143
17 Principle 2: Out with Consuming Emotions, In with Sustainable Emotions 155
18 Principle 3: Letting Go with Grace and Gratitude 167
19 Principle 4: Accept Where You Are 179
20 Principle 5: Just Say No to Clutter Enablers and Clutter Dumps 187
21 Principle 6: Pass Your Clutter Through the Three Gates of Meaning 203
22 Principle 7: The Three Standards of True Value-Happiness, Freedom, Ease 213
23 Principle 8: Consider Your Legacy as You Live 223
24 Principle 9: No More Hiding Places 239
25 Principle 10: Your Home Is Already Uncluttered-It Is in Its Nature to Be That Way 249
A Final Note: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life 255
Acknowledgments 259
