Several questions have come to mind that have helped in the tossing stage during this moving process.
1- Why in the world did I ever buy this?
2- Why do I still have this?
3- How many times do I really wear this?
4- If this is sitting in our attic, unused, then why do we still have it?
5- Do I REALLY need this?
6- Wait, don't I already have one of those?
Now don't get me wrong. I am not a pack-rat by any means. I am constantly purging our house of unused and unneeded items, to a point where it is almost comical to Josh, but there are always those things that I continue to hang on to.
It has been such a good feeling to get rid of even more things. It feels even better when we can give our stuff to other people who can use it! It's made me want to travel light and to have a loose hold on my stuff, which is only "stuff" anyway, so that I will always be willing to go where He sends us and do as He sees fit. I find that the more stuff that I have, the harder it is to let go of it.
What do you have that you cannot let go of? What questions do you ask yourself when looking to get rid of stuff?
1 comment:
The BEST thing about moving is getting rid of Stuff. Our teeny-weeny Asian dorm room/apartment has really helped me pare down. Right now I always ask myself before buying, "Where am i going to put this?" and when going through things, "Have I even used this in the months/years since I first put this in here?" I've never missed anything...okay, ONE thing, but that was a mistake. :)
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