I am no therapist .…  

Why have I deleted things from my life? This includes people and business ideas. I remember working on one of my projects, so excited about the subject and so excited to bring it to life. I worked hard on it. Today, I’m proud of it. Many moons ago, probably not so much. Not because I wasn’t proud, but perhaps because I didn’t stop to really look at what I’d created or wonder if I’d created it the way I wanted. To ask myself how I wanted to be while creating it. Had I taken note of the person I was while working on it? Was I self-aware enough?  

Fast forward many years and moons later, and I look back on the person I was at the time as being someone I could no longer relate to, no longer see as someone I wanted to be (or was becoming) in a particular way. In a way that only I could know if this was the person I wanted to be.  

There comes a point in life when we all stop to analyse ourselves and life. We do this by choice or by force when evaluating our life’s experiences and situations, good or bad. I would say one of the key things in life for me now is being mindful of the person I am, and who I’m becoming when doing something.   

When creating this business, I wasn’t sure whether to include a package on decluttering my clients’ social media, not because I didn’t see how important it is, but because I wondered if I should be the one to guide or tell people who they should.   

Many speak of digital decluttering, that is, decluttering your social media accounts and digital devices. I’m sure many would agree, as the world has become so digital. I am all for it. We let go of so many relationships and people, friendships, lovers… but should we hold on to their pictures? Should we keep the memories? Do we need proof of what once was?   

I guess we must come to the realisation that we no longer have a connection with someone, and perhaps it is time to let go of that. Perhaps we realise this person brings us sad memories, and in some cases, bad memories.   

I am no stranger to befriending people who perhaps didn’t add positive memories to my life. But I believe there comes a point in time to let go of that, let go and realise that this person represents a part of my life which I choose to no longer remember. Then, am I deleting the memory? Yes, I am energetically… at least that’s how I see it.   

Sometimes we just have to wrap up shop, as some would say. Not because there’s anger or other feelings attached to the person, but in essence to bring in new energy, new opportunities, new chances of meeting and being with the people who uplift you, make you shine, who make you remember the good and positive. People you want to be your authentic self with. I’d say there are some people who absolutely supported me, who I remained friends with online, but who I removed, not because they’d done anything wrong, but because, as mentioned above, they represented a chapter I closed. A chapter I closed for the reasons only I know.   

If I chose to reconnect at a later date, or with a particular person, could I? I say the free will is yours, but more importantly, you should choose connections that support you and your beautiful authentic self. The version of yourself who is able to be the person you are and want to be, while doing what you love.   

I can surely say that decluttering your electronic devices, laptops, tablets, computers and phones is important, and so is decluttering your social media. I share all the things I’ve decluttered on my social media, from likes to mentions, to reviews, to photos and comments under photos, as well as my digital devices and more, in my home package.  

I once asked a behavioural change expert if it is normal to delete the people who once bullied me in my life, or the people who were friends with the people that bullied me, and he said yes. I remember in another session, mentioning my social media decluttering, wondering if I should be deleting people, and he said to me that if I felt like it and did not, then I was giving these people control over me. So what does the science say? I’m always for scientific input. How does digital decluttering positively affect your brain and life scientifically?  

This blog represents my thoughts and opinions on the subject matter.