I recently moved...again. And, as a friend told me, getting to move rather than having to move put into perspective the next chapter...but, what a pain in the ass it can be sometimes. You know what I mean. Pack, unpack, organize, re-organize...trying to figure out where my "stuff" is going to go in the "new" place when I had finally figured out how it fit in my current place. With the help of some amazing friends I got all my stuff moved and had the opportunity to look over the landscape of boxes and begin the process of what to do with it all. Then it occurred to me. How much time was I going to spend trying to figure out where all this crap was going to go? Then deeper still, how did I accumulate so much shit? Over the last couple of years I've been purging the things I thought I needed and realized it was just stuff, occupying valuable space and taking up too much time in my mind to figure where it was going to go...I was held captive by possessions that if I hadn't had, I probably wouldn't miss. I'm sure at some point when I acquired said objects I thought to myself I "NEED" this. It completes me. I am happy to have it and feel whole. Ha! Now, not so much. So the purging started. I realized I didn't need the extra remote for the TV in case the one I have breaks. I realized I didn't need various text books from college sitting on a shelf (although it's fun from a nostalgic point of view to hold on to). I didn't need all those extra coffee mugs! I decided to put these things into a box and labeled it with the date I put them in their coffin of sorts with the note on the outside "If not opened by this day 12 months from now - it's not going to be missed - TOSS or DONATE!". If they resurrected themselves a year from now then It was meant to be a part of my world. Otherwise - see ya! And with that, I felt free! Free of the clutter...free of the anchor holding me down to try and figure out where it had to go. With less "stuff", we are free! We are not pre-occupied by it. We are not worried that it will get lost or break creating sadness. Our minds can relax and be happy. When I chose to de-clutter my life, and keep in mind I am in no way finished, I spend my time with my loved ones, painting, writing, creating...resting. I have gained the freedom of time because I am not spending it on the stuff I don't need. Good luck on your de-cluttering journey :) Peace. Love. Always.