tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396027830553407322.post8590956805323807002..comments2012-11-05T15:59:46.918-08:00Comments on Selah Nova: get out of my house!Volleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02937614095835687940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396027830553407322.post-50961758649755313402012-06-25T07:57:33.822-07:002012-06-25T07:57:33.822-07:00It is very motivating, and it makes it so much eas...It is very motivating, and it makes it so much easier to part with things that you might otherwise hang on to if you were just packing a box for Goodwill.Volleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937614095835687940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396027830553407322.post-49200991931140035762012-06-21T18:24:00.518-07:002012-06-21T18:24:00.518-07:00you are awesome! I love the idea of connecting rig...you are awesome! I love the idea of connecting right away with people who need the stuff - it just motivates you more to find more things to give!Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14755248633995646391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396027830553407322.post-91247944979555880262012-06-21T09:32:04.034-07:002012-06-21T09:32:04.034-07:00so true, Alan. The initial purge can be quite eas...so true, Alan. The initial purge can be quite easy, but if you try to go deeper and get rid of more than just what is easy to get rid of, you really have to start making some hard choices. I used to be pretty sentimental and had a lot of items that "held a special place in my heart" that I just couldn't part with. With age and wisdom, I realize that none of this stuff is coming with me when I'm gone, and the memories are what's special - not the items. Not that I'm getting rid of all of my "special" things, but there are certainly less of them these days. And the journey doesn't end with just getting rid of things. The real challenge is not replacing it all with more stuff later.Volleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937614095835687940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396027830553407322.post-84921083157637081632012-06-20T21:47:40.063-07:002012-06-20T21:47:40.063-07:00Getting rid of stuff is such a process. You never...Getting rid of stuff is such a process. You never realize how much stuff you have until you start getting rid of it.<br /><br />And even once you realize how much you have, it's hard to get rid of. At least, it is for me. My mother never got rid of anything she could save. We kept things because they might someday be useful. We kept things because they were involved in family feuds that started before she was born. We kept things because Mom said so. <br /><br />Even into the teenage years, Mom had to approve anything we got rid of - and we had to keep what she rejected. Which was just about everything.<br /><br />Moving always involved closets full of things no one recognized or remembered, and we had to go through the entire process again. My brothers and I learned now to be sneaky to get rid of things.<br /><br />For the last several years, I've been on a quest to get rid of everything I don't need, can't use or have no other reason to keep. Each time I clean out my stuff, I get rid of even more - and each time it gets harder, because I'm making harder decisions.<br /><br />We seem to be programmed to want to hold on to things.<br /><br />/alanjayiin mistayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854554031176128807noreply@blogger.com