‘Discard everything that does not spark joy.‘
–Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo is celebrated for her work in helping people to tidy their homes through her KonMari Method.
On of the main tenets of her teachings is getting rid of clutter.
Her test for deciding if you should continue to keep something is simple: ask yourself whether it ‘sparks joy’ when you pick it up.
If it’s a ‘yes’, you get to keep it. But if it’s a ‘no’, it’s time for you to let it go and allow it to find a new home.
This technique can be equally useful when it comes to elevating our state of consciousness.
Elevating Consciousness
A man’s state of consciousness determines the content and quality of his life.
And so, if we want to elevate our lives (and our world), we must first elevate our state of consciousness.
To elevate our state of consciousness, it helps to feed ourselves a mental diet of things that are positive, uplifting and inspiring.
At the same time, it helps to let go of the things that do the opposite: the things that make us feel scared, angry, disempowered and unworthy.
Attention Is Energy
“Energy is the currency of the universe. When you ‘pay’ attention to something, you buy that experience.”
–Emily Maroutian
Attention is energy and energy is the ‘currency of the universe’.
So in giving our attention to something, we feed it and make it more powerful.
We also begin to resonate with it, which means we begin to attract it into our lived experience.
This means that if I focus on the things that spark joy in my being, then I become joyful. When I am joyful, I attract the people, places and experiences that will continue to keep me joyful.
Sadly, the opposite is also true.
Does It Spark Joy?
So, the next time you have to decide whether to keep something or someone in your life, or whether you want to continue watching, listening to, or reading something, it might be a good idea to ask your self: ‘Does it spark joy?’
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