Summary: Clutter affects all of our relationships, and our relationships affect our tendency to hold on to things that no longer serve us, be they objects, resentments, anger, dependency or habits. It is all clutter if it isn't serving us. To understand this, without feeling bad about ourselves, we need to forgive and be gentle with ourselves rather than scold ourselves for what society tells us is wrong. We do so, starting small, with a few forays into clearing out what has become our clutter and moving on toward a healthy relationship with our stuff, ourselves and other people.
