In the “lightening our load” process we inevitably find that we have emotions that are attached to our stuff. You agree?
I just want to give a short bit of inspiration on this point.
I heard this today, but I don’t know who was quoting whom, so I’ll add to the confusion and quote it too.
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Could it be that when we look at things with an eye of gratitude and awareness for what that “thing” represents, that we can then let it go either: to free us up for the future; to bless someone else; to act as a touchstone that says we are ready to move on; or simply to acknowledge that time passes and we must make decisions and move on.
Other thoughts for letting go:
Can you take a picture of something that is sentimental and hold it in your memory that way, instead of keeping the “thing”?
Can you gift it to someone who could use it telling them how much it has meant to you and that you give a bit of your heart with it to them?
Can you replace something that is no longer useful to you, but sentimental, with something that IS useful but still represents the meaningful thing?
I think you are doing extremely well! Don’t quit, keep going!
Love,
Jacque
Picture: It’s an old vase that was an old gift, now gone to hopefully brighten someone’s birthday.