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I hope it comes as no surprise to you that I truly enjoyed The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
Although in many cases Marie’s method can seem a bit over the top (I won’t be emptying my purse each day anytime soon or affirming my clothing on a job well done), I’m a great supporter of anything that emphasizes how much even the ordinary things in life—in this case our possessions and surroundings—impact our wellbeing: mind, body, and soul.
In fact, even though tidying up is often a practice associated with spring cleaning, perhaps Ordinary Time is the best season in which to begin the practice of tidying up as it causes us to truly look at the items and spaces that can be often overlooked in our busier seasons and choose to take action in a way that will lead to life and growth. And, since spiritual practices are regular rhythms that cultivate life, leading us closer toward our true selves and the Divine, I think it’s safe to say that the KonMari method can be approached as a spiritual practice. After all, the central tenet of her method is to only keep items that spark joy, and as a fruit of the Spirit, isn’t joy a sure-fire way to measure our connection to the Sacred?