Apr 12 - A Time to Clear Out and Start Fresh - GON in 5 Minutes Newsletter

Published: Sat, 04/12/25

Updated: Sat, 04/12/25

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by Maria Gracia

April 12, 2025

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Choose one item in your home today—an outfit you never wear, a gadget you never use, or a book you didn’t enjoy—and let it go. Clearing even one thing that no longer serves you makes room for what does.

A Time to Clear Out and Start Fresh

Passover begins at sundown today. It’s a sacred time in the Jewish faith that honors the story of the Israelites’ escape from slavery in Egypt. The week is marked by reflection, tradition, and a shift in daily routines—including dietary ones, as many households prepare by removing leavened products (called chametz) and eating only foods that are kosher for Passover.

Even if you’re not observing the holiday religiously, there’s something powerful in the idea of clearing out what no longer serves us and making room for a fresh beginning. With that spirit in mind, here are a few ways to bring order and intention to your home and your mindset this week.

1. Pick One Space and Set It Free: Choose a spot in your home—your pantry, your inbox, your coat closet—and clear it out like you’re preparing for something new. Think of it as symbolic freedom from overwhelm. Lighten the load.

2. Let Go of “Leavened” Thinking: During Passover, leavened foods are avoided because they represent puffiness and pride—things that can take up unnecessary space. Our thoughts can do that too.

This week, challenge those mental habits that keep you weighed down or overinflated. Give yourself permission to start small, stay grounded, and skip the mental clutter.

3. Make a Fresh Start List: What’s one small project or habit you’ve been putting off? Use this quiet spring week to gently begin.

It could be setting up a family command center, labeling your freezer bins, or updating your planner. Don’t wait for the perfect time—this is it.

4. Reflect and Refresh: Whether through journaling, a walk around the block, or a moment with a cup of tea, carve out time to reflect on where you’ve been and where you want to go next. Organizing your thoughts can be just as powerful as organizing your closet.

5. Share the Story: Passover centers on remembering and retelling. This week, take a moment to write down a few of your own stories—memories you want your kids to know, funny family sayings, or lessons you’ve learned along the way.

Whether you observe Passover or simply feel inspired by its themes, this week offers a meaningful opportunity to pause, reflect, and recommit to living with intention.

Clearing space—physically or emotionally—can help us move forward with greater clarity and purpose. And in doing so, we honor the idea of freedom not just as history, but as something we can practice in our everyday lives.

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Power Word: Liberation

There’s a quiet kind of liberation that comes when we finally release what we’ve been holding onto for too long.

Walk into just one space in your home today—a crowded cabinet, a messy entryway, or even your purse. Ask yourself, “What here feels like a burden?” It might be something broken that you’ve been meaning to fix, a gift you feel guilty getting rid of, or papers you’ve been avoiding.

Choose one thing, or a handful of things, and let them go without overthinking. The goal isn’t to finish the entire space—it’s to feel a little lighter.

Liberation isn’t about clearing everything all at once. It’s about starting with one decision that says, I don’t need to carry this anymore.

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