Maybe the life you want...

Maybe the life you want
is buried underneath all the stuff you own........

Math problem

Is ten, ten times as good as one?
  No, it's one ten times over. 

How many is enough?

How many do you want to spend your money on?
Find room to store?
Spend time maintaining?
Create a display system for?
Have to choose between?

Limiting your stuff simplifies your life.

Small amounts are easier to manage and
make space for a bigger life.

Your choices create your life.

Focus on what you are keeping.

Stop worrying about what you are donating, giving away, recycling or throwing in the trash.

Those black jeans never fit or were flattering.
You are never going to read that book your aunt gave you.
You didn't like that art when it hung in your parent's house,
  you should never have brought it into yours.
How many cupcake pans are enough?
Those sheets are thin and the towels stained.
Someone else does the gardening.

Keep your attention on the things you are keeping.

You love that black sweater and it looks great on you.
You've read that book three times. and will read it three more.
Your mom's vintage coffeepot made a great lamp base.
Twelve cupcakes should cover all your party needs.
(You get the idea.)

You are letting go of the things you no longer use, love or value.
Choose to keep the things that make your life easier,
that fit comfortably in the space you have,
and give your home a feeling of comfort and calm.

Let go and move on.
(Oh, and don't limit yourself to just the physical stuff.......)

Look around.

Take a long slow look around your house.
All that clutter?
It used to be money.

Sigh..........

Those decisions have been made.
If you want different results;

make different choices.
One at a time.

Out of your head

Saying things out loud can be powerful.
And illuminating.
And helpful.
And funny.

Voicing why you're keeping something often
helps you realize you don't really need it any longer.
Putting into words the value you've attached to an item
helps you determine what it's worth in the life you lead now.
Saying out loud what has only been a vague rumbling in the back of your mind
lowers the power of an object.

The next time you're decision challenged,
say out loud (even if you're all alone) your why,
your justification, your reasonings and see if
your perspective shifts and there is clarity.

Maybe you'll decide to keep the item,
perhaps you'll see it's time to let it go.

Be okay with whichever decision you make.
Move on.

What are you waiting for?

The perfect containers?
A bigger closet?
Losing ten pounds?
The beginning of a new month?
More money?
More time?

Stop letting perfection,
or a different place
or a new you,
or a bigger pile of money
keep you from have a less cluttered,
more organized life.

Start where you are with what you have.

Spend ten minutes today sorting one shelf.
Clearing out one drawer.
Dealing with today's mail.

Do you need it?
Does it live here or somewhere else?
Donate?  Recycle?  Trash?

What remains store like with like.
The things you use most often
get best access.

If eventually you find perfect containers,
have a bigger closet, lose ten pounds,
or have more money; you will already
be organized and all that will just
be a bonus.

Even a small step in the right direction is movement.

Better.....

Owning less
is better than
organizing more.