Did you know the condition of your environment can affect your overall wellbeing? Environmental wellness is what surrounds you. Do you walk into a room and feel disorganized? Is the clutter closing in on you?
If you have trouble finding a space on your desk to set something down, or your kitchen table is chock full of stuff, or you have items crammed into every nook and cranny of your home—it is affecting you in ways you might not even imagine. Everything around you affects you, whether it’s your mood, how you think, your decision-making process, your relationships, or your health.
Here are Seven some ways clutter will affect your well-being:
1- It increases stress and overloads your brain- When your surroundings are cluttered, it’s all you can think about. When you are sitting in a cluttered room, it’s hard to think about anything else.
2- It steals your focus by limiting your brain’s ability to process information- Much like point number one, clutter steal your focus. Imagine trying to meet a pressing deadline or write a book when there is clutter all around you. It would be incredibly hard to focus.
3- It contributes to procrastination- When you procrastinate on cleaning your surroundings, you tend to procrastinate in other areas of your life too.
4- It aggravates your allergies- It is difficult to clean your environment when it’s cluttered, hence, germs get to hide in your clutter, triggering allergy and asthma attacks.
5- It makes you fat- Clutter increases your stress hormone, which causes you to gain weight. It also represents bad habits that transfer over to eating patterns as well, leading to the overconsumption of food.
6- It costs you time and money- Think of the time you spend searching for things that should be right there at your fingertips. Americans collectively waste 9 million hours per day searching for misplaced items.
7- It keeps you from living in the present- Clutter is a way of clinging to the past. It represents trapped energy, which is why when you clear clutter, you release negative emotions and generate positive energy while inviting opportunity into your life!
All this being said, if you are currently sitting in a room that is filled with clutter, it’s affecting your health in ways that you may not have known before now. What area of your life will you de-clutter first over the next few days to avoid these negative health benefits? I would love to hear from you in the comments.
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Have a Blessed and Wellness Day
WANDA
