It is
early in the morning and for some reason I am awake. I am so very
aware of the changes that will take place today. I will have cut back
my items by at least 2/3... It is amazing how much stuff that one can
give up and move forward towards changing and living stuff free. And
yet each item has been a struggle to let go of. I have had to hold onto
several items in the past few days that I am
still not ready to let go of, but know I need to let go of. It is a
process because of the fact that in this process I am letting go of not
only my marriage, but also my childhood. I am finding that I need to
sort thru all the items I own and pick things that represent my life,
but I can't hold onto them all.
It is amazing the power that a
simple stuffed animal can have on our life. We tend to shower our
children in them along with other gifts. And then we wonder how they
have so many. And then the attachment starts and each and everyone is a
battle to let go of. And it starts a process of entitlement that can
carry thru to adulthood where people think that they need every new
thing that is made.
Now don't get me wrong... I still have things
that most people would say are not a need. And yet my mind tends to
think differently. I mean we need to be able to listen to music...
watch dvd's... and even play video games... plus where would my sanity
be without Net-flicks... And yet other things have not seemed so
important, but a list was created to allow me to recreate the book
library again on e-books. It is just amazing that in a small device I
can carry a whole library. And yet at the same time how nice it is to
carry a library of movies in something as small as a suitcase. Space
will become a premium in what I am thinking forward towards in housing.
And yet it will be so much better....
What stuff do you find that
you have that you might not need? How can you take steps to evaluate
your life and the things you own to takes steps to start to have just a
little less?
