Looking back I now realize that cleaning was a multi-purpose activity. It was all about clearing away clutter. And, yes, it was also a symbolic gesture to the universe–a very clear signal that I was letting in the light by letting go of all the old things that no longer served me. But there was another reason why I felt compelled to get my house in order. It was how I made room for my Guides.
Did I know this at the time? No. All I knew was that I needed to clean. Anytime anyone called to ask what I was doing, my answer was the same: “I’m cleaning.” My kids were always asking me if company was coming over. One year, one of my friends even gave me a vacuum cleaner for Christmas.
My Guides found me while I was doing the most boring, mindless, mundane things: scrubbing the bathtub, washing down the inside of the refrigerator, folding laundry…The most incredible insights found me while I cleaning my house; but, until recently, I never made the connection. I wasn’t aware that cleaning was my meditation, the way I quieted my mind. Right now, I am picturing someone with their hand on the volume dial of a radio, gradually turning down the sound. Because that is exactly what I was doing. I was gradually decreasing the noise level in my head, systematically, although unknowingly, clearing a pathway so divine intelligence could reach me.
Deep down, on some level, I knew that whatever I was doing was feeding my soul. Cleaning made me feel good. Every time I threw a piece of paper away, every time I carried old useless stuff to the road or threw a bottle into the recycling bin, I felt relieved. Again, I had no idea why. I didn’t know that I was in the process of meeting my Guides half-way. I didn’t understand that by getting rid of clutter, I was making room for something huge, something so much bigger than me. Again, as I am looking back at things from a distance, I can now see the big picture. Cleaning brought me back to the present moment. It took me out of yesterday and prevented me from stepping foot into tomorrow. It centered me in the here and now, exactly where I needed to be in order to hear the whisper.
