Ok, it’s not OFFICIALLY spring yet, but the peepers came out this weekend and that’s a sure sign we’re on the right side of winter. I swear, I feel as though the governor called and stayed my execution…I couldn’t be any more relieved that the warm days are here.
The weekend was filled with great music, wonderful friends, and good food. The weather was warm and sunny. Consequently, the river is cresting this morning. We didn’t get the rain that was predicted so I think the flooding won’t be quite as bad as they thought.
Last night I began to mentally prepare myself for the trip today to the farm for another load. I’ll be heading there with a friend and I hope to get another truckload out. Some of these items are going to be hard to let go of so my mantra today is “JOY”. Joy that I am lightening my load. Joy that I am trimming the sails. Joy that others will find use in my treasures. Joy in those items that will be given to family and friends as tokens of my affection. I will gauge what I keep by the amount of joy the item gives me.
I live a life of abundance with so little. I have more than I need in my camper and many of those items will also move on to new homes. I cannot imagine why I had a 3 bedroom house FULL of stuff. I can’t fathom the three full closets of clothes I had. The linen closets filled with multiple sets of sheets and towels. Pots and pans of every size and variety. I lived my life buying two of everything so I’d still have one when the first one wore out or broke. I lived with a “can’t live without it” mentality. What a waste. A waste of resources. A waste of time. A waste of life. I am so looking forward to each step towards cleaning and clearing away the clutter in my life. For every “thing” taken away leaves more room for living.
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“My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content.”
Psalm 131:1-2