"Simplify your
Life
Give up what you
don't need and be glad you did"
I love this! Boy and automatically where does my head
go? STUFF!
Clothes, shoes, Technological Devices, Knickknacks or Bric-a-Brac,
Cluttered up living
spaces, Magazines, Recipe clippings, Coupons,
Overstocked; pantry,
freezer and fridge,
Let us not forget--Junk drawer(s) and the I'll sift through these later, Piles…
After my mental
break, in 2003, of a 17 day hospital stay severity. I've got most of this whittled down to
pre-assembled, break it all down with a phillips head and an allen wrench in
less than a few hours, box it up and a $19.99 U-Haul is more than enough space
than I need. Truth be told, I still have
way more than I actually need, (shoes, clothes, glasses), how I rationalize(?)
this is it is a small way of "self medicating" or "self
soothing" not to a manic
degree. And I donate like crazy as I
rotate seasonal "stock."
Maybe because my
hand was pretty forced during those not a pot to piss in years, more than once did I move with next to
nothing, because I had no one to help and no money anyway; just some clothes, a
chair I could carry, a few other things a few bus rides could carry--my cats
too…
Regardless of how it
happened, I am better for it! How so,
makes me dig deep:
- I am never really worried
about anything, the only thing that I go out of my way a bit to protect in
my living quarters is my boys (cats).
Added security, carriers at the ready accompanied by an old school
3G LG Rumor2 prepaid. Just in case!
- My spirit or sense of being
feels lighter and brighter the more open things are. The real behind less is more.
- I feel more secure. I don't know how to explain the
insecurity that came with having all this crap. As I reflect almost an anxiety at times
like where will it all go, how will I get there, I need these things
because they are mine…MINE--Yes, that's it! I no longer feel these/this = MINE.
I've lost the MINE attitude and learned POSSESSION is NOT security
Let's follow this
thread
To the next place,
which always makes me giggle that it doesn't jump first, "material"
does…
Simplify…Giving up
what I don't need internally…glad you
did:
Addictions,
Prejudices, False Self, Selfishness, Control,
Complicating &
Compromising, Last Word,
Greed, Vanity,
Revenge,
Fear;
Be love rather
than "seeking love"
} outwardly…
Be me rather than
"seeking me"
