Subtract versus Add
Over the years, I have added many things to my life – stuff – as some people would call it. I have been in my current house for 6 years, and as much as I continuously straighten up and organize, I have accumulated extra. Letting go is always difficult, though. Therefore, I have decided to re-name the process ‘creating value.’ By cleaning out a drawer or cabinet, at home or at work, I am creating value for myself (it feels good to rid myself of clutter), and I am creating value for others be selling, recycling and gifting to people who actively need the item more than I do at this point. Today, I subtracted an email address, which cost me $5/month and a drawer full of files. Feels good!
What are you subtracting?
I like this idea of creating value out of clutter. Or is it chaos? On Jan 2, I crawled out of the cave I hide in during the “dark month”–December…blinked at the light and began organizing and straightening up for the New Year. Now I will send valuable clutter off to those who may find it valuable. Or not. But at least it has moved from my space to somewhere hard to get sucked back into my acquiring vortex. Thank you Danny.