I’ve been craving simplicity.
Not just because it’s cool, or because I’m ready to travel barefoot across the world, but simply…because it feels good.
I walk through my house and find boxes that I’ve not opened in 2 moves.
I find bins I haven’t checked in years.
Every wall has a piece of furniture.
Every flat space something placed on top.
Why do I need all of this?
I don’t use more than 10-25% of it, but keep telling myself that the rest will come in handy later.
For a while, it was a scarcity thing, but finances are fine now and I don’t need any of it.
I don’t even mow my own lawn anymore, so why would I need 2 week wackers?
I’ve got shelves and shelves full of books I’ve never read, nor do I intend to read them.
I’ve got VHS tapes, CD’s, and DVD’s that I don’t use.
What do you do with all this stuff?
I’ve decided to go digital with eveyrthing that I can (CD’s, tapes, DVD’s). That helps.
But what about everything else? It takes my energy…it saps me of concentration. So instead of just making piles of stuff I don’t use so that I can sell or give it away, I’ve just decided to put it on the curb and let people grab it.
Yeah, I throw stuff away too, and I don’t feel bad about it. The energy I save in doing so frees me to make more for the world than I’m throwing away.
A clutter free house is a clutter free mind…I know it sounds cliche, but it’s the truth.
I want peace. I want focus. I want productivity.
I’ll get rid of everything I have to in order to achieve that.
