When you're young, the temptation is maybe to think, 'More is more.' But a lot of the time less is more.
I had been to my parents bedroom many times over last month while attending to mom. And I was throwing this question in my mind, "Can we give some of these away?" as I gazed upon their wall-to-wall closet. I didn't say it out loud because mother has gotten so sensitive and might misunderstand what I meant. But I honestly cringed every time I see it. Not that it is messy in the real sense, but it has so much in the whole space that it's looking like a bubble ready to explode anytime soon.
There isn't any room for anything to get in there. Even the extension which they had installed to accommodate the others is filled with their stuff too. There were boxes on the floor and I feel kind of stuffy (suffocated) just by the sight of all of them. The irony is they don't even get to use most of what's in that space. I teased mom at one time saying their closet is like a shop full of stuff. She just giggled. I was almost tempted to say the question that had been playing on my mind but decided to hold it in.
How is your closet looking like? Are you someone who loves buying things that you end up not using anyway?
Too often than not, we collect things because it feels good, isn't it? There's that "yey" moment when we get them. But then the "yey" fades away and we end up just leaving the stuff somewhere amongst all the others. Yet we do the same thing again, buying another and some more - the vicious cycle repeats.
I was the same before, until I learned to let go. It wasn't easy at first, kinda tough to give away the things especially those that I hold dear thinking they are important. There was a push and pull reaction during the sorting session but after getting rid of some, it felt better so I gave more of my stuff away. Not only did my side of the closet looked better and freer, it felt really satisfying too.
Would you do the same and experience the joy of living the "less is more" way of life?
Meanwhile, it's a gorgeous hump day for us here in the mountains. The sun is peeking now and then and the clouds hover over the sky above us. I was up late, feeling rather out of whack. Thankfully, the husband was so kind and considerate that he let me enjoy my snooze time as he made breakfast and waited until it was around 8 am to wake me up so we could eat.
Anyhow, have a lovely day (night) wherever you are!
Photos as acknowledged. 17052023/10:35ph