Spring has sprung and the flowers are blooming. So often, as the weather warms up, energy abounds and the desire to clean the winter clutter becomes apparent. What have you been tolerating during the cold winter months?
"To tolerate" means to allow the existence of something, to permit or endure something, to put up with something. A toleration is a situation, a condition, and an influence of any kind that is allowed to exist that is less than ideal and will drain a person’s energy. These energy drains are solvable.
If there are things you are tolerating, and it takes two minutes to accomplish the task, then do it. Think about those things that need to be put up into the attic, or the cluttered table that needs to be cleared. I have noticed that when helpers are arriving soon to clean my house, I take only a short time straightening counters, filing mail and putting things away that I have spent weeks tolerating. Is it the same for you?
Closets are frequently cluttered spaces. Winter clothes need dry cleaning or washing for summer storage. Some things need to be given away, particularly those that have not been worn in the last two years. Boots are lying around, and shoes are in disarray. Assess how long it might take to put everything in order and get rid of unwanted items and then begin.
Guess what time it is?? Tax time! How the files, forms, end-of-year information can pile up and can certainly be something you tolerate until the last minute. Get it done and sent off to the IRS.
These tolerations are taking up energy and space in your life and holding back your goals. They are costing you. This is expensive. Tolerate nothing.
Coaching questions:
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Do you waste time stepping over or around things?
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Can you reduce or eliminate the drag of tolerations?
- Make a list of ten things you are tolerating at home.
- Make a list of ten things you are tolerating at work.
- Are you prepared for your goals to change when you eliminate tolerations?
Need support in getting rid of tolerations, big and small? Call me.
Warm Regards,
Susan Hayman
Life Transitions Coach
662-238-7754
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