The Desk Mess

If it is not your desk, then it is the table upon the entrance of your home, or the kitchen counter where the family leaves book bags and purses, or maybe your vanity table.  It is that table top space that hoards "stuff".  It is seemingly important stuff because it is nothing you can throw away.  And no matter how often you clean and organize, it seems to find its way back to the mess it always wants to be.  This is the Desk Mess for me.  

Everything on my desk is either beautiful, functional, and/or I love it.  Yet, lately it has become a mess almost every day.  I am here to say with complete humility that what I teach others happens to be that which I need most myself.  

When I look at my Desk Mess and think about cleaning up I immediately make excuses why NOTHING can move.  I need the books piled in the corner because I am actively reading three of them and reference the rest repeatedly throughout the week.  I need all 10 crystals in front of me because...well, they're crystals and I can never have too many crystals.  I need those papers out because I will forget to do anything with them if I put them away.  Yada, yada, yada.  

Yet, when I coach myself by asking the same questions I ask clients, I acknowledge that lack of focus has been my biggest personal downfall lately and I can't seem to pull myself together to sit and complete any one thing.  And then I look at my desk and realize why.  There are a million things screaming for my attention and they are all (seemingly) too important to put to the side momentarily so I can get one thing done.  The time has arrived where I need to decide what really is the most important thing (or two) to focus on right now.  First Step in any transformation process is acknowledgement.

I hereby acknowledge to the world wide web of strangers that I hoard pretty looking shit on my desk that does not serve my truest intention and desired manifestations.  

So what do I do now?  I will first prioritize what I need to focus on while working at my desk.  Then I will clear all that pretty stuff out if it does not serve me focusing on that top priority list.  For your own Mess, the actions to take might look different, but it likely entails getting rid of the things that you thought you needed.  Ultimately, I encourage you to really ask yourself how each and every thing on your tabletop serves in the creation of your truest wishes.  

Whatever your "Desk Mess" is for you, the Mess does not have to be a constant and unfixable cycle.  Yes, sometimes messes and habits will revert and cycle but that is only because you are still cycling through your personal lessons, not because the Mess is inevitable.  

Let me know what works for you to keep a clean and intentional work space!