Lately I find myself thinking about living a more simple life. Just this week I have realized that "stuff" stresses me out. It seems as though I am always picking up, putting away and organizing or trying to organize our "stuff." This in itself is a full time job. And frankly, I have better things to be doing with my time. By living my life so focused on my stuff, I am missing opportunities to be with my kids. I also feel that my stuff has come in the way of my relationship with God. I can be so focused on the messes around me that I can't enter into communion with God. My stuff distracts me from the things that really matter.
I have always detested clutter. I am also not a very sentimental person so I don't tend to keep things for that reason. About four times a year I take bags of stuff to centre at church that gives it to people that need it. This week I decided I want to get a little more serious about going through our house and looking at things with a different set of eyes. I want to get rid of the extra, the unnecessary, and the items that I have just kept because we have always had them. I have already cleaned out three bags of clothes this week. Saturday is claimed declutter/clean out day in our household. I am quite looking forward to it.
My hope is that by clearing out the unnecessary I would be less distracted and become more focused on growing in my relationship with Jesus, my husband and my children.
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Hi Marti,
I hear ya! When we came back, the stuff we had left behind was really overwhelming to me since we'd been living without most of it for nearly a year. Since then, I've been on a mission to rid this place of the unnecessary stuff. It's a process, but it's been so freeing!
We have way too much stuff too! especially clothing. I wish I was more like you and didn't put emotional value into things, it's so hard to get rid of anything. It's a daily battle, but my life is so complicated by stuff - just like you were saying! Thanks for posting this, I think it will help get me in gear & get rid of some stuff too!
So happy to see you posting on here again! :)
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