Rethinking Our Lives

From time to time, we get the urge to make changes in our life, and sometimes we even carry out these impulses.
Interestingly enough, the improvements we make may be influencing more than our own lives. If we start by making changes in “our own backyard, this could end up producing a larger affect than imagined.
What if you decided to make your area more beautiful? This influences how you feel in it, as well as how others feel in it. If the area were junky, it would prohibit anyone from feeling good in that space, wouldn’t it?
A friend told me once that he feels honored when he walks into a home that is presented well. He believes that when someone makes the effort to make their home or space look good, they are telling him that they care about him, that he matters.
On the reverse side, when he walks into someones space that is messy, he feels dishonored, that he doesn”t matter to them.
We can look at this effect with a dirty, messy car, for example. It says the car owner doesn”t care about other people who may ride in their car.
An area that is appealing creates a warm and friendly atmosphere. It”s harmonic. It uplifts other people who are in that space. It says the person who created it cares.
A beautiful garden is a gift to the neighborhood. I, for one, appreciate looking at flowers and colorful landscapes when I take walks or drive down streets. I think most of us do, too.
This kind of effect is a positive influence. It makes others feel good because of something another person created or put there.
When a person creates something of beauty or something nice, it not only reflects on them, it contributes to others.
I imagine that people with disordered environments consider that they don”t have much self-importance. Maybe they don”t feel they have any influence, so it doesn”t matter what their area looks like.
In essence, the influence they project is a negative one, rather than a positive one.
What we do and how we keep our space can have a string of influence one could never possibly imagine. Our actions could have repercussions and certain influences for years to come.
One person”s home d?cor might have been influenced by another person”s d?cor, who was influenced by someone else”s home, and so on. These are positive influences.
It”s been said that “life is in the details.” Our day-to-day lives typically consist of driving our cars, working at our desks, cooking in our kitchens, grooming in our bathrooms, sleeping in our bedrooms. These things contribute to a large percentage of our day.
With forty hours a week at a desk, we can say that person lives at their desk. If it is cluttered, inefficient, or difficult to deal with, than they suffer. Others around them most probably suffer from their inefficiency and disorder, as well.
In rethinking our lives, we are restructuring or reinventing ourselves to be better. By being better, we improve the quality of life for others around us. That”s making a difference.