“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
– William Morris
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to learn about minimalism, and how I can achieve a minimalist mindset.
As I was clearing clutter out of my house, I reached an impasse. It was easy for me to clear the obvious clutter, broken, mismatched items and duplicate items, but personal items that I have had for a long time that have a connection to my past, are difficult for me to get rid of.
Small items like my son’s first shoes, the Christmas ornament I made in grade one, hold sentimental value for me, and I feel sad when I try to get rid of them.
The reality is that I no longer need these items and have no place to store them, so I must find a new home for them, and create a minimalist atmosphere in my home, and create space for new items to come to me.
As I study the minimalist mindset this week, I am going to seek tips on creating space and simplicity in my environment so I can travel light, and as William Morris said, have only items in my house that are either useful or beautiful.
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