The other day I went through a bunch of boxes that had not been unpacked due to our remodeling on our home. I had so much fun looking through each item, having a memory and then letting it go. Rekindling that memory was very special for me. It also allowed me to say goodbye, but remember. The items are now going to Children’s Hospital to children who can create new memories with them. The key to my success of letting go of the clutter was a couple of things combined:
Being Ready
I would not have been ready a year ago to let go of my childhood items. However I knew it was time, I had a serge of energy and could not wait to go through it and get rid of it. Sometimes you may go through the items a few times before you can get rid of most of it. That is ok. Gradually you will if you keep the momentum up of sorting through it and getting rid of things. Take for example your closet. Every six months, you go through your closet and get rid of ratty old sweaters, outdated shirts and pants and worn shoes. This not only gives you more space in your closet, but room to purchase a few new things. It is an ever on going process that you will be doing for the rest of your life.
Rekindling the Memory & Enjoying the Item one Last Time
This involves taking each item looking at it, and remembering what it meant to you at one time. This could by a childhood toy, a card, a random item that makes you remember your first sweetheart like a toy he/she won you at the fair. Enjoy the memory, take the time to remember, relish it and then let it go. Remember, the likelihood of you opening that box again is no very likely. Isn’t it better to rekindle and let it go?
Saying Goodbye Having a little ceremony and saying goodbye to your things is a very important final step. It readies you for letting it go, and there are no regrets. This is not a literal goodbye ceremony (of course you can have one, my friend did one for her college car when it finally went kaput), but it is a mental goodbye, a readying for letting it go.
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