hmmm..maybe a nice reduction
I know I still have a few days left but I have already decided on my resolution for the new year. I have just been overwhelmed lately by the abundance of stuff in my life. I have boxes that are still packed due to lack of room, which is ridiculous. That being said my resolution is to...reduce. Reduce me, reduce the amount of stuff I have, the amount of stuff I buy, the amount of money I spend... you get the picture. When all is said and done I have an abundance of stuff and I am ready to trim the fat. I know it will be hard and involve some self control but I think it will be worth it in the end. I plan to document each week how I 'reduce' and we will see where it takes me.
However, there are some things in my life that are abundant that I will not reduce for any reasons. I am blessed with very good friends. I may not have a large number of 'friends' but the ones I do are the greatest. I would move mountains for any of them and I know they would do the same for me. On a constant basis I am amazed that these people call themselves my friends.
The same can be said for my family, blood or otherwise, they may be crazy at times but I love them and would not trade them for the world. I know so many people who have tense, or even bad, relationships with their families , this makes me understand how lucky I am. They say 'you can't pick my family' that may be true, but I think I would pick my family. They are far from perfect but they are mine and they love and accept me for who I am. How can I ask for more.
And finally there is Chris, my beloved husband, the abundance I have with him is indescribable. He brings such light, love and happiness in my world. When I need strength he is there, when I need to be grounded he is there and when I need to feel like I can fly he is there. If there is such a thing as a soul mate, his is mine.
So when you look at these three things, why do I even need the other 'stuff'? In it is this state of mind that I begin the "Year of Reduction".
However, there are some things in my life that are abundant that I will not reduce for any reasons. I am blessed with very good friends. I may not have a large number of 'friends' but the ones I do are the greatest. I would move mountains for any of them and I know they would do the same for me. On a constant basis I am amazed that these people call themselves my friends.
The same can be said for my family, blood or otherwise, they may be crazy at times but I love them and would not trade them for the world. I know so many people who have tense, or even bad, relationships with their families , this makes me understand how lucky I am. They say 'you can't pick my family' that may be true, but I think I would pick my family. They are far from perfect but they are mine and they love and accept me for who I am. How can I ask for more.
And finally there is Chris, my beloved husband, the abundance I have with him is indescribable. He brings such light, love and happiness in my world. When I need strength he is there, when I need to be grounded he is there and when I need to feel like I can fly he is there. If there is such a thing as a soul mate, his is mine.
So when you look at these three things, why do I even need the other 'stuff'? In it is this state of mind that I begin the "Year of Reduction".