I kept away from this thread, because I hate cleaning.
In fact, it is not the cleaning I despite but the dirt and this is why I personally hate cleaning. I do like clean places as well. I don't think that our place is too dirty but for sure not the cleanest place you ever saw.
The main problem I have, is the world itself. Everything is born to die. You clean something and it becomes as dirty as it was even faster than before you cleaned it. It is kind of vicious circle and for me personally waste of time. Doing nothing, just sit there and think about something seems to me at least 10x more useful than cleaning something.
For others is cleaning kind of meditation. Yes, I tried that trick too, but it is not working for me. The only solution to this problem is either someone that loves doing it and does it for me or Frank can finally created some cleaning AI to ease our 3d life. I have stopped competing with big cleaner ladies a very long time ago. I found out for myself that I am not worse than others just because I don't like cleaning. I do clean regularly our place of course, but it is not my favorite hobby. It is just something that needs to be done and since no one is doing it for me I have to do it myself. Yes, I do clean also for my visitors.
I share everything with my friends but not necessarily my/our filth.
peppermint wrote:I think that a person's physical environment is a reflection of a person's state .
In general: NO.
In certain cases: YES.
The more you clean (physically) the more you clear (mentally/"spiritually"). There is for sure much truth in this sentence and it applies to many cases. I didn't get too deep into it to find out why this is, but I can't deny that it may work. It is rather a parallel than a real connection between the two worlds.
I'll add one more thing here: when I was teenager we used to have a neighbor who was cleaning every day and even more than that. Whenever you would go to her place you would think there was no one living in there. Everything clean and tidy. Always. She was a good friend of my mother. Years later, my mother told me that this woman had sexual relationship with some merchant who was providing her/her family with vegetables because her husband was not earning enough money (or something like that). In fact, it turned out that this woman who was cleaning all day long had a very "dirty" secret. Well, secret for my mother but known to others till someone told my mother about her. Anyway, since then I am always very cautious when someone is far too clean (maniac for cleaning, not just regular cleaning every week or in the between or whatever could just be considered "normal" behavior). This kind of people compensate something with such an extreme re/action.
Dear peppermint, keep cleaning as much as you like, but please don't overdo it!
and also hiding these dirty facts from some people . Cleaning gives me a feeling of control and order . Naturally , I think I am ( as I was when I was a child ) pretty messy and scatter-brained ! Which for me is a very stressful way to live , hence the priority on cleaning / tidying . 
