Why It’s Time to Declutter Your Heart, Mind and Soul

On January 12, 2007, a young man dressed in a gray, long-sleeve tee shirt, jeans, and a baseball cap emerged from the metro at the L’Enfant Plaza station in Washington D.C., tucked a violin under his chin, and began to play.

The violinist performed six classical pieces in 43 minutes, during which time 1,097 commuters passed him.

Seven of those people stopped what they were doing to stand and listen for at least one minute.

One young boy craned his neck to catch a glimpse of the musician as h...