Haiku and Peace of Mind #13

Winter Storm (photo taken on my property)

Over the wintry

forest, winds howl in  rage

with no leaves to blow.

  ----Haiku by Natsume Soseki (1275-1351)

Japanese haiku and brush painting are good for what ails you.
They calm the mind and bring order to thinking just as Mozart brings on an orderly mind and enables your intelligence to bloom.
The pure simplicity is freeing for mind and body. Simplicity is one key to a good life.
This includes simplicity in your home and surroundings and in your dealings with people
Put on the Mozart, throw out the clutter, organize your space, simplify your life and home and you will see the difference that it will make.
Why not begin by clearing out a cluttered corner in your house? Things seem to accumulate in certain corners and play with your mind psychologically. Once they are cleared you will feel lightness.

Here are some key elements to keeping a clean house:
1. Dump out the junk drawer.  It's junk. Get rid of it.
2. If you buy something new, throw something out. Don't be a pack rat
.If you can't throw something out, then you don't need something new!
3. As you cook, clean up as you go, don't wait until later.
4.  If you mess it up, clean it up right away.
5. If you use it, put it away as soon as you are done.  Don't wait.
6. Clean something in the house every day. Don't let things build up.
7. Make you bed every day. Put clothing in hamper or back on a hanger as soon as you take it off.
8. Never let laundry pile up.
9. Put things back in their proper place each and every time you use them.