The Connections Bernards Ridge Edition April 2020

For a limited time, purchase 3 Organizing Sessions and get the 4th one FREE! Patricia Diesel is a Chronic Disorganization and Hoarding Specialist and her Keep It Simple Now System™ has been featured on Good Morning America and various media outlets. SPECIAL OFFER! Call Now to book your session (908) 642-1226 or go to patriciadiesel.com 3322 Route 22 West, Suite 1207-1208, Branchburg, NJ 08876 908-218-0300 908-218-0301 (fax) www.branchburgoralsurgery.com We Accept Most Major PPO Dental Plans Karl Maloney, D.D.S. Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Wisdom Teeth Dental Implants Bone Grafting General Anesthesia 3D Cone Beam CT Jaw Surgery Oral Pathology Facial Trauma IS CLUTTER ROOTED IN UNHAPPINESS? By Patricia Diesel Let’s talk about happiness and clutter for a moment… Do you think you are really happy if you have clutter? I want you to think hard about that question. Studies show that when we are unhappy we behave poorly. To state it simply: we tend to devel- op unhealthy habits. And let’s face it – having excessive clutter is a bad habit! Unhappy people tend to focus on the negative and the stres- sors in their lives, whereas happy people go right to the fondness, nostalgia, and beau- ty, regardless of the challenges, chaos or tragedy they may have experienced. With unhappiness, there’s a looming sense of dissatisfaction with life. When there’s a lack of self-satis- faction, it’s understandable why a person may internalize that they are not “enough” when they feel that life didn’t give them enough. It makes sense why people need to acquire and desperately hold onto “things.” Clutter helps fill the empty void in their life and produces a false sense of happi- ness. Happiness from things only lasts so long. In the very first module of Mind- ful Tools for Organized Living , a program I created to help peo- ple live clutter free, I invite you to work through the root cause of your clutter. This provides an opportunity to peer into the past and look for clues that may indi- cate the onset of your clutter habit. This insight is invaluable as it provides further clarity into the trigger points of clutter moving forward. If you would like to learn more about how Mindful Tools for Organized Living can help you, please visit patriciadiesel.com to book a FREE consultation with me. Clutter helps fill the empty void in their life and produces a false sense of happiness. PAGE 34 Health & Wellness theconnectionsnj.com