W.J.

Mar 16, 2015

It’s been a path with many twists and turns … working with you and learning from you at my home was really a powerful experience and changed my life in ways that have made my life profoundly better … I moved to my mom’s house … she’s in a nursing home … and this year, I took on my parents’ house garage that was really crammed with stuff … I still think of you, still,  very often, and appreciate how much you taught me and your wonderful ways of doing, your organizing mania—you made it contagious … Much of my life in the past two years has actually seemed very out of control and there have been many dark phases, it’s felt so hard to get the pieces of my life to fit together and make sense like they once did, but during that time, the brightest spots include the times I’ve decluttered and organized my spaces, and it’s so energizing and uplifting instead of frustrating and depressing like other things. Before I knew you, I was just helpless when it came to organizing things; I was lost, and things were stressful and chaotic. Now, I do pretty well with that part of my life. I think you were helpful with me and with organizing because of your spirituality—that put everything into a larger frame. I had always thought that organizing was just not my thing, I wasn’t the right type of person, but coming from you, it was a different kind of experience than it had been before and that had to do with the spirituality, so that the meaning of the organizing was more than just mundane. It was part of the larger whole. Having things in their places and not having too many things that get in your way – that’s a tool so that you can find meaning and purpose and love in life.

W.J., social worker

K.R.

Mar 16, 2015

This note is long overdue. I never expected to be out of touch with you for so long. First and foremost, we wanted to say thank you again for everything you have done for us so far. We talk about you all the time and in contexts that some people find surprising:

  • “Gee you two have been doing a lot of traveling this year.”
  • “You seem to be getting along really well.”
  • “How do you manage to find the greatest birthday cards?”

Truly as a result of working with you, not only are our “things” more organized, but our lives and goals as well. Since we last met, we have, among other things:

  • Used our Ritz Carlton gift certificates for a great trip to New Orleans.
  • Taken a wonderful long weekend planned in advance using mileage to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • Booked a long weekend for the summer-waaay in advance, at a huge savings, on South Padre Island in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Refinanced our mortgage at a favorite rate in preparation for the home remodeling project (because things were organized enough for me to be able to identify the task and find the documents and act quickly)
  • Hired a designer and worked out preliminary plans and revised plans for our house renovations

These are only some of the items on our “progress report.” This is, of course, not to say that we are perfectly organized, or that clutter is not beginning to accumulate. (or that we have made great strides in time management.) Nevertheless, we enjoy and appreciate the palpable difference in our lives every day. Thank you!!

p.s. A MIRACLE has happened, thanks to you! Hank and I have been working on the tax information easily and effortlessly – and (here’s the miracle), PEACEFULLY. It’s only March 26 and we’re 99.9% finished! It’s a record for us – and the first time, possibly ever, that we won’t have to file an extension.  As for your “doubtful” clients, I would say that, in my case, lots of miracles have happened. But this “big” one took a certain amount of time to build up to. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

K.R., mother / wife and F.J., therapist / father

Gary Levingston

Mar 16, 2015

Thank you for inspiring us to make the change . . . your gut feeling was to make the living space more intimate when you asked about the sofa being so far away from the other side of the room. We flipped everything around, ordered a love seat, and now the living room is cozier with this new layout and interestingly enough, now we are experiencing more “intimacy” in our home than ever before!!! This would not have happened without you!!!

Gary Levingston, producer

T.P.

Mar 16, 2015

I had to write and share with you that I got engaged to the guy that I was dating that I shared with you about. Your words of wisdom and guidance sunk in and I was able to share myself with this man, and I think he sees me for who I am. I can’t believe that I’m finally getting married! Doing the exercise you persuaded me to do, although I thought it was fruitless, was unbelievable as I look at that list, and everything I wrote on there is exactly what this man is. I can’t wait for you to attend my wedding!

T.P., actress

W.M.

Mar 16, 2015

What a breath of fresh air to be coached by you and your fresh perspective on love, intimacy, relationships! I wanted to share with you that I’m now in a healthy and loving relationship with the woman of my dreams. Thank you for telling me things that no one had the courage to tell me, even my therapist. You made me express the truth of my heart, and I feel so free to just be exactly me with no masks, and my girlfriend loves me just for being me. Thank you. I’m so grateful.

W.M., investment banker