Barefootbrat Philosophy 101

Welcome to Barefootbrat Philosphy 101! 

Being a dancer for the last 30 years has created an inner love and desire for being barefoot. I feel grounded, present and free when I am barefoot. If I never had to wear shoes, I'd be thrilled. Barefoot to me invokes thoughts of simplicity, awareness and the idea that less is often more.

Everything I share with you are concepts that in my experience, have worked for me. Not all of these ideas will necessarily be right for you, but I wanted to share some tips on what makes the journey for me a little easier and little more enjoyable. Where should you begin? Start here.

1. Clear Your Clutter in your immediate environment
Inner calm starts on the OUTSIDE. This was a hard lessen for me, because in my earlier years, I was a glorified pack rat. I kept EVERYTHING. "I might need that later," I would rationalize. Keeping everything really piles up and soon, you have piles every where.  Getting around your home gets harder and harder with "stuff" lurking around every foot of space in your home.  In order for you to have inner peace and serenity, you cannot be tripping over things when you walk in your house. You cannot have a landslide of items fall out at you everything you open a cabinet. You cannot have to search for 15 minutes every time you are looking for something in a drawer. This adds chaos and frustration to your already busy life. Here are my three best tips on clearing your clutter:
     
     1. Do not keep anything that is not useful or that you do not love.
     2. Have a place for everything.
     3. GET RID OF AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. "Things" don't make you happy.

2. Attack the To-Do List 
Now that your space is clear of clutter and you are surrounded by things that are only functional or that you love, you should be feeling a little lighter. A little less burdened.  The next step is to take a look at the list of things that you have been putting off that really need to get done. This list should include anything that will give you a sense of relief when it can be checked off.  House cleaning? Errands? Pay a funky bill you forgot about? Contact that friend you keep forgetting to call or text? Take care of the things that will lighten your mind and therefore lighten your step.

3. Do YOU
Your space is clear. You conscience and your calendar is freed up now that you have conquered or at least made a dent in your list. Now is the time to DO YOU. What does this mean? Take an hour. Take 30 minutes. Take time (NO EXCUSES) to do something that you enjoy. Life gets busy, but I promise you when you are on your death bed, you will NEVER look back and say you wish you'd done more laundry. What you spend your time doing is your choice and I highly suggest you make the time to do what you love. Love to read? Blog? Take your son to the park? Go to the beach? Meditate? Eat your favorite ice cream? Whatever it is, DO IT and make no apologies.

I hope you have enjoyed this content and continue to check in on the Barefootbrat for tips, ideas, thoughts and stories on life and how to possibly  make your life work better for you.

Peace, love and clutter-free,
Katherine Leigh (Barefootbrat)

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