clearing – Ruthann M. Wilson

Year-End Clearing: Making Room for What’s Next

Clearing creates the space where new light can enter. This opening is the threshold. Let this be a gently crossing.

Earlier this month, I shared Finishing Strong as a practice of looking back at what has been and forward to what could be. At its heart, it is a practice of reflection: honoring progress, celebrating resilience, completing what calls for closure, and opening space for what is new. Clearing complements that work.

Reflection helps us recognize and honor what has shaped us. Clearing makes space for what’s next. Together, they offer a grounded way to close the year with care and intention.

Clearing reminds us that beginnings are thresholds: a chance to release what no longer serves and create space for what is true now. Making room is not about adding more; it’s about accessing what’s already present and opening space through intentional release. Physical clearing becomes the doorway, a tangible way to create space for what is true in this moment.

As the year closes, clutter, whether physical, emotional, or digital, can weigh us down. Clearing is an act of self-care, a way of tending to yourself and your environment. It makes room for new habits, priorities, and intentions to take root. When we clear, we create room for clarity, energy, and renewal.

Simple Ways to Begin:

Choose one area to clear (e.g., closet, desk, inbox, calendar)
Pair clearing with intention: What am I making space for?
Use a simple framework: Keep what still serves you and represents who you are becoming. Release what no longer supports who you are or what you need. Carry Forward what you want to bring with you into the next chapter, naming it with intention so it has a clear place in what comes next.

Clearing is an act of self-care, a practice of release that opens space for what’s next. What you release matters as much as what you carry forward.

Last week, I cleared a dresser. As I moved through each drawer, I asked myself: What still serves me and represents who I am becoming? What no longer supports who I am? What do I want to carry forward into the next chapter?

Some items stayed, some were released, and a few were named with intention to carry forward. In that process, the dresser became more than furniture. It became a threshold, a tangible marker of transition. Each drawer offered a choice: to honor what had been, to release what no longer fit, and to make space for what is true in the chapter ahead.

Clearing Prompt

What’s one thing can you clear to create space for the chapter ahead?

If you would like to deepen your practice of finishing strong through reflection, you can read Finishing Strong: Year-End Reflection Practices for Resilience and Renewal.

Thank you for pausing here. If my writing has offered meaningful insight or sparked a shift in you, I would be honored to hear what stayed with you.

If you’re navigating change, seeking clarity, or longing for a more intentional rhythm, may this space meet you where you are.

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May you honor what was and clear space for what’s next

All the best,
Ruthann

Spring Reflections: Awakening, Clearing, and New Beginnings

Each season brings gifts and opportunities for growth as we journey through the year. Spring is a season of hope and possibility.

On a personal level, spring invites us to start fresh, be hopeful, joyful, creative, and open to possibility. There are many ways to embrace the season — cleaning and clearing clutter, beginning a new project, setting a new goal, reconnecting to nature and the planet that is our home — just to name a few.

The spring ritual of cleaning and clearing out clutter is a great way to transition into the energy of the season. It makes room for new beginnings. It also opens up space for new opportunities and new blessings to come into your life. A great place to start is to clean and clear your home/space of:

Things you no longer need or use.
Things you no longer feel connected to.
Things that keep you stuck/anchored in the past.

Begin a new project

Life is always inviting us to reach, stretch, and grow. Initiate a new beginning by starting a new project or setting a new goal that will help you stretch and grow. Stay open to possibility and be willing to leave your comfort zone.

Deepen your sense of connection to nature and the planet that is our home.

Spend time in natural settings and experience the beauty of the season as it unfolds.
Plant and nurture seeds/seedlings and watch them grow.
Make direct contact with the earth. Put your bare feet on the ground, sit or lay down on the ground.

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All the best,

Ruthann

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Spring Reflections: Awakening, Clearing, and New Beginnings

Each season brings gifts and opportunities for growth as we journey through the year. Spring is a season of hope and possibility.

On a personal level, spring invites us to start fresh, be hopeful, joyful, creative, and open to possibility. There are many ways to embrace the season: cleaning and clearing clutter, starting a new project, setting meaningful goals, and reconnecting with nature and the planet we call home, just to name a few.

The spring ritual of cleaning and clearing out clutter is a great way to transition into the energy of the season to make room for new beginnings, new opportunities, and new blessings to come into your life. A great place to start is to clean and clear your home/space of:

Things you no longer need or use.
Things you no longer feel connected to.
Things that keep you stuck/anchored in the past.

Begin a new project

Life is always inviting us to reach, stretch, and grow. Initiate a new beginning by starting a new project or setting a new goal that will help you stretch and grow. Stay open to possibility and be willing to leave your comfort zone.

Deepen your sense of connection to nature and the planet that is our home.

Spend time in natural settings and experience the beauty of the season as it unfolds.
Plant and nurture seeds/seedlings and watch them grow.
Make direct contact with the earth. Put your bare feet on the ground, sit or lay down on the ground.

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All the best,
Ruthann

Spring Reflections: Awakening, Clearing, and New Beginnings

Each season brings gifts and opportunities for growth as we journey through the year. Spring invites us to start fresh, be hopeful, joyful, creative, and open to possibility.

Spring rituals of cleaning and clearing out clutter are great ways to transition into the energy of the season and make room for new beginnings, new opportunities, and new blessings to come into your life.

Questions for reflection:

In what area of your life do you feel a desire to start fresh/begin anew?
What steps can you take to make room for something new?

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Spring Reflections: Awakening, Clearing, and New Beginnings

Each season brings gifts and opportunities for growth as we journey through the year.

Spring is a season of hope and possibility.

On a personal level, spring invites us to start fresh, be hopeful, joyful, creative, and open to possibility.

There are many ways to embrace the spirit of the season — give thanks for the gift of renewal, create new commitments, plant new seeds (literally and figuratively), spend time in nature, try something new — just to name a few.

The spring rituals of cleaning and clearing out clutter are great ways to transition into the energy of the season and make room for new beginnings, new opportunities, and new blessings to come into your life.

Questions for reflection: