All you gardeners out there know that deadheading a plant simply means to remove spent blossoms. Doing so usually forces out more side shoots and more flowers. It got me thinking about how I could apply that principle to my life. What ‘dead’ objects could I eliminate that would stimulate creativity or fresh energy in other areas?

A few of the things that came to mind for me? A sewing project that I haven’t worked on for 5 years, two books that I couldn’t get past the first chapter, a number of books on topics I am no longer interested in, folders of meeting notes from old jobs, inactive client folders in ‘current’ drawer. With each one that I discarded or moved to a different (backup) location, I felt a swirl of energy. I’ll let you know how it works

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