Our Province Leadership Team has recently employed Mercedes
Cunningham, a Healthcare Co-ordinator in the Irish Province. Her brief is to
help improve the quality of care of each Brother in the Province. It challenges
us to be willing to change personal practices so that life can be better for
ourselves and others and begin to see again in a different way.
I have discovered that excessive clutter, physical disarray
and dis-organisation in my daily life can often be a symptom and a cause of
stress and tension and it can affect every facet of my life. Clutter can
distract me, weigh me down, and in general may bring chaos into my life. I tend
to be a hoarder of so many unnecessary bits and pieces. I believe by getting
rid of some or all of these can create a new fresh space that is both healthy
and life-giving.
In the Gospel, Jesus lived and travelled light. He also
encourages us to do the same. He told his disciples; “Take nothing for the
journey – no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra tunic. Whatever house
you enter, stay there until you leave that town. If people do not welcome you,
shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against
them.” (Lk. 9: 3–6). So they set out and went from village to village,
preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
We are encouraged to make more space for calm and quietness
among the clutter of our lives. It is easy to say I will do it next week or
next month. If you are a hoarder like me, now is the time to take steps to
begin that clean up and clean out. The best way to tackle the decluttering of
your home, your work space, your room and your life is to take one step at a
time. Small steps will lead to big improvements that will be easier to maintain
in the long run.
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