There’s nothing like moving to snap you into the reality that you’ve amassed a lottt of stuff. It happens. It seems that we tend to expand to fit the space we’re allotted. In an effort to truly embrace minimalist living, I’ve been spending a lot of time trying to get through the clutter and really say goodbye to a lot of material stuff.
I heard once that simply touching things makes you feel some kind of emotional attachment. I really don’t remember where, so remind me if you know. That means that your emotions may draw you to want to keep things because they are your possessions rather than it being a truly practical decision. Keeping that in mind can help dampen the pain of donating something that you really haven’t thought of in months, yet somehow feel deeply attached to. Luckily, downsizing is addictive and gets easier as you go. Just get started and soon the euphoria of detoxing your space and living simply will take over.
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