Get lonely. Get organized?
Loneliness …
Henner's Solitude
Cures What Ails You?
“The best cure for loneliness is solitude.” – Marianne Morre
I think about this quote and I think that the thing we (we who?) are most missing is something on the inside.
What holds us up?
It seems we are internally underdeveloped and externally overdeveloped: cluttered, distracted. The show Hoarders has captured the nation’s attention in such an uncanny way. Why? Is there something to wanting so much stuff around us? Is it meant to bolster us up? If it is all gone do we just fall apart?
Clutter, hoarding and mood
Of course hoarders is an extreme but there is a continuum. Now don’t get me wrong. I love my stuff. I love my iPhone, and MacBook Air, and all the applications that whirl and buzz within.
I also think if all this stuff isn’t balanced out with a little old fashioned space (aka peace and quiet), or even loneliness and boredom, a lot of different kinds of build up can happen. I can see it in my temperament (irritation) and I see it in client’s homes (clutter). You may have the space to put something but still not ever make the time to do so.
Sometimes a banana is just …clutter.
I think there is usually something behind disorganization. And it doesn’t have to be pathological or neurotic. Usually it has to do with being willing to slow down or let go. It usually has to do with being willing to let go of some of the distractions in favor of some solitude. It is about spending some time with yourself and the choices you’ve been making.
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