Should I even try to get this back up and running?

I have pretty much abandoned this blog and it is a shame because I have a lot to contribute to it.
I have been organizing professionally for a year and a half now and I have learned as much from my clients as any of them could ever have learned from me.

I have learned never to judge a person based on their appearance or the appearance of their home. So many people try so hard to find a balance or to conquer mental health issues that make being organized almost impossible.
I can no longer look at someone and say that they should dress better or keep their house neater, or just be more self disciplined or parent better.
These are things that need to be fostered and grown. These are also areas where obstacles, such as mental illness or chronic organizational challenges can become walls that cannot be brought down with simple self discipline.

I have also learned to be patient. It is difficult to go back to someone after a couple of weeks and see that all of what we did and discussed has been undone, or is worse than it was when I started. It is very hard to look around a room that is obviously out of control, and have the client say that they really can't think of anything that needs doing. And yet, I love working with the people! I love the effort more than the results.

I am amazed at the way that people just keep going amidst chaos. I am amazed at the way families can keep going and stick together when there is such a total mismatch in the organizational needs among the members. It testifies to the love and patience that goes with living in a family. I can't imagine living under those circumstances myself, and I would like to help develop ways that the disorganized person can become more organized and solve some of the issues.

Parenting is another area that I have learned to be more generous about. I have very definite ideas about parenting and child behavior. I am pretty much set in my ways and I have always had a hard time with seeing parents pushed around and walked on by the little darlings. So I have to see these relationships in a different light, or I have a very hard time working with the family. Parents have their own views on what works with their kids and on their goals for behavior. While I may not agree with their methods, the professional capacity of my work keeps my from voicing my opinions. That is good for me because I have a bad habit of giving unwanted advice.

All this isn't to say that when I am asked, as of course I am, I don't try to give the best advice and provide the best systems possible for the families or individuals that call on us for help.
I just have to bend the methods to fit the people, not vice versa.

The classes that I have taught at the college have also provided me with so many great insights into what people need. To spend a couple of hours with a group of people, just going over proven methods and discussing their particular needs, has been very enjoyable and enlightening to me.
I find myself wanting to go home with them and show them exactly how to follow through with the ideas I have tried to get across.

I have also done some "virtual" organizing over the phone, and that has been so much more workable than I could have imagined. It doesn't seem possible to really help someone get something in order when you can't even see it yourself. But by asking the right questions, and guiding the conversation, it really does work!