"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common -- this is my symphony." -- William Emery Channing
I love this quote. I have been a keen follower of the Zen habits and Marie Kondo for some time now. Unfortunately it has been a very slow process to remove the clutter from our lives. I wonder sometimes if we are naturally chaotic, or if we attract the chaos.
It seems to be a constant work in progress. Our farm was full of way too much clutter. It was rarely things we acquired for ourselves - it was stuff that ended up at ours. When we sold up and moved to the coast we tried to only bring the things we wanted, but we suddenly ran out of time and had to bring it all with us. Getting rid of the unwanted items sounds easy if you are in the US or a major city. But we didn't have the population to find people that wanted our stuff, even when it was offered for free.
I don't necessarily have the attachment to things that my partner does. But its his journey and I am supporting him. We will get there when he is ready. I have cleared out most of the things that don't spark joy for me, but I've been ready for this for a while.
My declutter journey is my mind and my busy life. That's a huge body of work for me. Journalling, meditation and yoga are my tools for this particular massive job.
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Monday, April 22, 2019
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval -Mark Twain
It is my intention to:
- respect myself at all times
- show up for myself
- laugh out loud at least one today
- give myself the resources to be the best possible me
- be healthy and well
- speak kindly to myself
- be my best self
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