Page 14 - March-April 2026

Emotional Spring Cleaning

Clear Away Old Patterns and Open the Door to
New Beginnings with a Systemic Approach to
Transformation

Spring is an exciting time of year. Trees and
gardens sprout new growth. Students catch spring

fever and play hooky. The rest of us go into a
frenzy of spring cleaning. Like our parents,
grandparents, and great-grandparents before us,
we clear out closets, pack winter clothes away,
clean windows and contemplate the garage. We
get the “itch” to do home improvement. At the
very least we buy some flowers to bring a bit of
color back into our lives.

But spring cleaning is more than an annual
household event. It’s an internal happening as
well. As nature awakens, something stirs in us. We
feel a twinge of creativity, a flutter of potential
signaling new growth and a calling to new
adventures. We feel deep stirrings. But do we
always act on them? Do we pursue these inner
urgings to change? More often than not, we don’t.
And more often than not we don’t even know why.

I remember Louise, a client who came to me soon
after she had gotten her real estate sales license.
Despite the beautiful spring day, she was dressed
somberly in grey slacks and a black jacket. For years
she’d worked quietly as a clerk in her county’s
administrative offices until she discovered she had
a love for houses, a flare for sales and an easy
ability to work with people. She was excited about
her new career. But she felt intimidated by her
female associates, all of whom dressed in an
upscale manner and drove late model cars. “I
bought a few new clothes,” she gestured to her
uninspiring outfit.

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