How You Can Clear Unfinished Business to Welcome the New
Have some unfinished business that is bugging you at the back of your mind?
Clearing unfinished business involves letting go of old attachments, meeting unfulfilled promises, and honouring what we said that we would do. We work on clearing unfinished business because these outstanding items can create a drag in our energy system. Holding on to them can potentially be a stopper for starting things anew.
While clearing unfinished business would be great at any time of the year, it is even more so before the Lunar New Year begins; according to the Chinese. It’s considered good fortune to be able to start things on a clean slate. Because the first day of Chinese New Year falls on February 1 this year, many Chinese have the plan of clearing unfinished business before January ends.
As for myself, I decided to work on the business of clearing unfinished business and slating this in the next few weeks. There are outstanding items that I first needed to address and I had been procrastinating on them for months. While they are not matters of life and death, they have been left on hold. Instead of procrastinating, my plan is to work on these items as soon as possible after posting this article :-)
Examples of Unfinished Business
Clearing unfinished business cover meeting the terms to contractual agreements made to external organisations (such as a bank housing loan) or they can simply be fulfilling the promises that we have made to our loved ones or even ourselves.
Examples of obligations to our loved ones include…
- returning a small debt owed to our parents or relatives
- saying “yes” to accompanying our partners for an engagement (even though we are not that interested and prefer to stay home)
- offering to help out a friend or family member
- agreeing to pay our share for a split restaurant bill
- doing our share of household chores etc
It’s easy to overlook the “smaller” promises that we have made but over time, these could add up and weigh on us.
We repel abundance when we consistently don’t honour what we have agreed to. If it is a loan that we are not paying on time, there are negative consequences; such as, having to pay penalty and fines. At home, our loved ones can’t trust us since our promises don’t count and they feel let down.
Unfinished business can also cover grievances, hurts and conflicts that have been left unresolved. Negative emotional energy lowers our vibes. Even though we may not be conscious of them all the time, they create a block in our energy system.
Bearing the awareness that I need to work on clearing unfinished list, I created a list of outstanding items that I still need to attend to….
- Reviewing a written agreement about making joint investment
- Asking my girlfriend out for a meal where I have promised to date her but didn’t for one entire year
- Letting go of hurts from past conflicts and falling out
- Tending to unpaid invoices from last year
What You Can Get Out from Clearing Unfinished Business
There are benefits to clearing up unfinished business as quickly as possible. In particular, promises that we have made to our loved ones. We wouldn’t want to wait till we are on our deathbed to recall the promises that we’ve not yet kept. It certainly doesn’t serve us to hold on to any outstanding item year after year either. How clearing unfinished business can benefit us…
- We feel a lot more congruent with ourselves. Integrity and following through on what we said we would do are important values to uphold.
- Our relationship with money improves. Indeed, many contracts and agreements involve money. When we keep to the terms of our agreement, we uphold the value of integrity and the energy of trust.
- Relationships with our partners also improve where we honour the promises that we make. Trust increases. We feel more grounded and secure in relationships where both parties keep to their word.
- By releasing old attachments to the past, we create space for new relationships or to rejuvenate existing ones. Clearing unfinished business may require us to cut cords with negative or toxic people in our lives, let go of old grievances, practice forgiveness and move on to creating new and more fulfilling relationships.
What To Do Next
Would like to work on clearing unfinished business? If so, here are some reflection questions for you…
- Are there any contracts or agreements that you have said “yes” to but there are remaining terms that you have not quite followed through on?
- What are the promises that you have made to yourself or others that you haven’t quite met?
- Any outstanding debts or loans to attend to? How is your plan to meet your obligations like?
- Any grievances or grudges to resolve?
- Any old relationship ties that you need to say good-bye to?
- What past emotional baggage does it serve your highest interest to let go of?
After you have created a list, prioritise the items according to how much lighter and freer you are going to feel as a result of clearing it. Work on an action plan and specify datelines. Check off your list as you complete the items.
Note that it doesn’t mean that you have to clear a big housing loan right away if you don’t have the funds to. The idea is to work out a payment plan that you can commit to. So long as you are keeping to your commitments, you are doing great!
All in, you can expect to feel better and lighter from having settled unfinished business. Create energetic space to welcome in new possibilities! Wishing you a great year!
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