Space
I left my leg weight in Phoenix.
Just about anytime I travel, I pack a yoga mat, some yoga blocks (if I’m not flying), and a set of leg weights. One of the top lessons I learnt while living nomadically is that my body is my home. Our physical space can help ground us and celebrate a sense of identity, but if all went to shit, YOU still have YOU, and that is enough.
The throughline in maintaining a strong sense of self, and a powerful physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual state, are our habits and routines. Among a few other rituals, I kick off every morning by connecting with my body through some kind of movement. It’s a combination of anything from dancing, to pilates, walking, stretching, yoga, or whatever weird and unconventional flinging of the limbs helps to open my energy field.
But back to the leg weights. I was staring at the lonely, widowed weight in my living room, admiring all of its pills, string pulls, and the flaking logo, when I thought: Maybe I was meant to lose that weight. Maybe, it’s time for an upgrade.
I had been holding onto these crusty weights for almost 5 years until I finally realized that I was worthy of investing in a new, higher quality iteration of weights. By the way, I bought these!
This revelation sent me down a much needed spiral of looking to my space and noticing all of the other ways that I was due for an upgrade. There were items that I was holding onto, “just because,” but they felt old, worn, and when I used or looked at them, I didn't feel like they embodied high life force. They signified low-worth.
There is a huge correlation between self-worth and our space.
How Self-Worth Shows up at Home
Every morning, you fry your eggs in that overused non-stick pan with scratch lines so deep, you know aluminum is seeping into your gooey goodness.
Or, you slip on those boots so used and abused that the interior lining is gripping on by a near thread.
You really don’t love your duvet cover, but you guess it's “ok.”
Your bathroom mat is filled with dirt marks and you’ll buy a new one, eventually.
There’s a console pushed against your wall that you actually don’t like at all, you’ve just always had it.
That cheap cabinet pull is wobbling and about to fall off, but, it hasn't yet... You'll take care of it when it does.
Value Your Stuff, Value Your Self
So often, we are walking among broken, expired items that are vibrating at the frequency of Low Self-Worth. We think we don’t really need an upgrade. We’ll get to it later. We can’t afford it. We don’t deserve it.
But we do. You do.
As we begin to turnover the dull and degrading elements of our life, replacing them with fewer but fresher, high-worth items, the Universe will notice a shift in our self respect. The way we respect and honor ourselves reflects the way we respect our life as a whole.
God helps those that help themselves.
The moment we begin taking actions that indicate that we believe in ourselves, the moment we show we are willing to put in the work, the moment we say, no more, we deserve better, Spirit jolts up in excitement and immediately matches your new vibratory state.
Oh, Jen finally understands that she is worthy. She believes that the money will effortlessly return and this upgrade is vital to nurturing an ecosystem of high self-worth. By the way Jen, did you still want that promotion at work? I think you’re aligned now.
You get it.
But really, how good does it feel to throw away old, crumby items and replace them with new enhanced ones, symbolic of your enhanced version of self? Less is often more, and if you’re not able to replace it immediately, consider letting go altogether.
Exercise:
Curious if your space is holding onto a residue of low self-worth? Consider the questions below. Allow yourself to intuitively react. Don’t overthink it.
What items in your space make you feel bad about yourself?
What do you use and touch every day that you doesn't bring you joy?
What is something you really want to add, but you don’t think you deserve?
What old, worn, or broken items are still living in your space?
What bothers you in your space, that you haven’t prioritized resolving?
Now, let’s get tactical. There’s a handful of items that you believe need upgrading, what do you do?
Start small and fast-acting. Make it easy for yourself so that you can feel the effects and gain confidence right away.
Pick up the loose screws littering your maintenance closet.
Toss the old frying pan, and order a high quality, non-toxic one.
Throw away that cracked mirror.
Look for larger impact. Consider replacing furniture pieces that embody low self-worth.
Start with just 1 or 2 items.
Which key items need to be removed or upgraded, that are bound to create a shift in your energy?
If we want to be money savvy - I am a huge fan of the Goodwills, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and local thrift shops. Anything can be manifested when you have your eye on it, especially with the help of the Universe and with positive intention of increasing your self-worth.
Don't do it all.
We are human, and imperfection is a part of our genius.
You don't need to upgrade everything.
Practice upgrading a just few core pieces and see how your energy responds.
Let it go.
Don’t be afraid of an empty space. If you absolutely hate that chair in the corner, just get rid of it.
Don’t stress about replacing it right away. Soak in the energy of an open space and take action only when the right idea comes to you.
The less you have, the more you are. When we are stripped down of so much material distraction, your sense of Self and personal power increases.
Closing Thoughts
If you give yourself a month to do something, you’ll take a month. If you give yourself a day, it’ll be done right away.I challenge you to take one step today towards upgrading your space. Let me know afterwards, how does it feel? And better yet, what new opportunities in your life did it reveal?
