(He has a blog too, you know--Joshua Becker--Becoming Minimalist.)
Yesterday I listened some more.
And thought...
I must do this!!
How much longer do I want to wait?
I don't want to wait any longer!
It's gotten too far out of hand
How sick and tired do I need to be?
Am I sick enough
of all the clutter
of not feeling like I can have guests because of all the messes and added stress
of feeling my life is out of control
This morning I started to write a list of why I want to simplify
Then today, I ran into two opportunities...to declutter,
And I wanted to hold back
I want to keep these things that I've had for a while
In which I'm emotionally invested
Even though they take up space
And bog me down
A part of me knows that I will feel so free
When I get rid of the stuff
I must get rid of the stuff!
I must change my thinking!
So the idea of this blog
As a way to track, and
Celebrate!!
What I did
What I do
What I get rid of
What I learn
How my thinking changes
I'm not going to post every day
Though I might, if it helps motivate
I'm not going to let this be one more thing that bogs me down!
I like his idea--rational minimalism
It's not a minimalism of following someone else's rules
It's a minimalism that works for you
I have a long way to go
But I need to make a start
I need to cut the ties
Between me and stuff
And between me and lots of other things that pull
Let's begin!
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