This is my quest for today - clean out some clutter and try to organize our house better. It starts with clearing surfaces and piles; and what emerges is a lot of unnecessary stuff. Why do I compulsively collect? What is this need to accumulate? Consumerism? Hedonism? Selfish Ambition? I need to implement the one in - one out rule except that I need more to leave and less to come in.
I think Zen philosophy holds that an uncluttered space reflects an uncluttered mind and I'm sure the opposite is true as well. I'm tired of living surrounded by clutter, and longing for a bigger space is probably not the answer so... time to de-clutter this mind!
As a pack rat companion, I can comment, that GOD has shown me my hoarding is a lack of trusting HIM as my provider. I accumulate for the "what if" day. I enjoyed my uncluttered days in Vancouver- there is freedom in decluttering. I was blessed there by those who threw out the things they did not need. I'm striving to do the same.
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