I have hit a place right now where financials are struggling just a tad. No I will not be homeless anytime soon but just hit a rough patch that I am working on fixing. Lately a lot has been on my plate and with all the clutter I have been accumulating over the last few years it just felt right to start to declutter and simplifying my life as much as possible.
When I started doing this I felt so over whelmed because I didn't have a huge problem getting rid of most of my clothes but the things that were hard to go through was little trinkets and things that had even an ounce of meaning to me. For instance this watch my best friend and I once both had and it no longer works or even fits my wrist but it feels like the only thing I have left of that time.
I have piles of things like this that honestly serve no purpose but to let me hold on to my childhood the part that I remember as my good childhood that almost seems to be disappearing.
Here is what I have learned in these last few months. Thing things that I cherish the most.
My daughter
My family
My friends
Memories with my friends and family
These are the most important things in my life. These are what make me happy and this is what I enjoy being apart of it. Its the memories I have that I love and need; not thing things someone gave me or things I bought. No amount of materials could ever give me as much joy as these people and times have.
Even so sometimes its really hard to get rid of those things we thought we needed to be happy. So to help myself let go of these things without really letting go. I decided to take pictures of the things that were the hardest for me to get rid of so far. However I have decided not to share these here just yet. Except for the one above which are journals I decided to rid myself of.
Life has been extremely stressful recently. Having control of my life has been something I will always strive for and purging and disposing of unneeded materials has really helped me take back control. I hope that my experience as I continue on this journey will also help someone else as well.
Getting rid of my materialist mindset means I choose to focus on the more important aspects of my life. Friends, Family, and Memories.
