A cluttered work or home environment, filled with stuff we no longer need or use, robs us of vital energy we could be using for creative, full-tilt living. Whether we are aware of it or not, those piles waiting for sorting, recycling, repair . . .

Once upon a time, there was a poor man who came into possession of a magic oil lamp housing a powerful wish-granting genie . . . Wouldn’t it be amazing to have your own genie, as Aladdin did?

For many years, I suffered from an acute case of Shrinking Violet Syndrome or S.V.S.. I was more comfortable sneaking around the edges of life, dodging acknowledgement rather than standing center stage, visible and at ease.