Raising the Inspiration Quotient With Unusual Art
IQ in this case stands for your home‘s Inspiration Quotient. Does your home inspire you daily? Is it an oasis you return to where you replenish your energy and creative spirit? If not, some simple fixes might be what you need to change your home into one that energizes you, supports you and your current goals, shores up your determination, buoys your morale, and nourishes you on every level.
Here’s where to start your transformation – your mind. Yes, inside your head is the place to start changing your world for the better. Without your awareness and attention, nothing will change, so you must start inside yourself on the journey to change your surroundings. How aware are you of your space and how it impacts your day-to-day energy and attitude? Consider it for a moment – bring into your awareness what you love about your home, and what parts you’d like to change.
Do you have artwork you love on the walls? Is your art unique or does it mimic bad motel flair? Does your space express who you are? Are your bookshelves filled with books you value or just bound pages you’ve accumulated along the way? Does every item in your home have a place where it fits neatly, where you know you can find it when you need it?
If your home suffers from a low IQ, now is the time to make a change for the better. There is no denying that clearing clutter is a great place to start, though many people suggest tossing it all out. I suggest clearing clutter with an eye toward what can be recycled or donated. Tossing it all in a dumpster is easier, though taking a bit of time to direct these items to people who can be served by them is a way of motivating yourself to accomplish this task, which if you are like most folks, isn’t one you anticipate with joy. Knowing the items will benefit someone else does bring the focus back to joy – it feels good to give.
Another aspect of clearing clutter is the process of contemplating why certain objects are held onto more tightly than others. We thrive to the extent we know ourselves and to know ourselves we must become aware of our stories. All the meaning we attribute to objects extends from the stories we tell ourselves about those things. When we become aware of which stories are tied to which items, we can begin to carve away the meaningless and feature as more important those symbols and stories that support us, inspire us, light us up with joy.
If you hold onto an object that represents a story that diminishes you in some way, consider letting that object go as a trigger to transform that unsupportive story into some new story you prefer. Rewriting our stories over the course of our lifetimes is vital to making changes that bring us more alive: to increase our sense of well being, transform our limitations, provide us with more health, more wealth, more adventure and fun.
If you have objects that represent stories you hold dear – supportive, grounding stories that strengthen you, inspire you, encourage and guide you – consider making those elements a part of your meaningful interior design. Incorporate plants and symbols of nature, too, if natural elements soothe and delight you.
For space as unique as you are, feature in your home – and your workspace – unique aspects of your life story in a way that beautifies and ups the IQ to a level that keeps you inspired and happy.
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