What do you value more: your time and attention or your stuff?
For many of us our ‘stuff’ has become the priority in our lives. Rather than spending time doing the things we enjoy and giving our attention to those around us, we are left dealing with our stuff.
Many people hold onto their stuff even though it is actually costing them. It cost them once when they bought it. But now it’s costing them 100-fold because rather than letting it go (which is really what they want to do) they hang onto it. This robs them of their time and their attention, over and over again.
Think about how much time you spend every day, every week tidying up? Do you find it hard to concentrate? Are you overwhelmed and stressed out by the mess and finding it hard to keep in all under control? If this is you, maybe you need to re-think your priorities.
One simple way to re-align yourself and your home is to remove the excess. I’m not saying that by decluttering you won’t ever have to tidy up again, that is unrealistic. But the brutal truth is, the less stuff you have the less you have to clean up and put away.
Think about the stuff in your home and yourself these questions:
Do I love this?
Will I use this?
Do I need it?
If the answer is no to all of these, why is it still in your home?!