Daytripping Issue - Summer 2020

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Letting Go
By Susan Iedema, London
Many terms are used for the task of
getting rid of our stuff. Decluttering.
Purging. Downsizing. But the term I like
best is letting go.
Apparently we spend the first half of
our life accumulating things and the last
half trying to get rid of them! Another
estimate sets the time spent amassing
stuff at two thirds of our life with only
one third spent purging.
Discovering a simpler lifestyle
had me seeing my house full of stuff
in a different light. By the time this
consciousness arrived, I had been
saving for about 40 years. I hope I fall
under the first estimate, otherwise, with
the second, my end is near!
My first step towards less was paying
attention to what I was bringing in the
door and why. I also vowed to use up,
wear out or get rid of what I already had.
A few years later, my letting go was
fast tracked when I decided to sell my
house. Downsizing, discarding and
decluttering became necessary. Once
the process was finished, I liked the
result so much I wondered why I was
moving!
Four years after my move, letting go
was pushed into overdrive. I was about
to share my home with someone else
so needed to make room for a second
person’s stuff. A lot of discarding,
recycling, donating and selling went
on as items from two households were
merged.
I have to admit that over the years, I
have fallen off the wagon from time to
time as my stuff seems to be going, or
growing, in the wrong direction! To keep
on top of my stuff, I have developed a
few strategies.
Downsizing is revisited throughout
the year with peak times being after
the New Year arrives and pairing the
process with spring cleaning.
I have come to realize that I am not
always ready to let go. Is this item worth
something? Will I need it later? Will I
regret getting rid of it? Occasionally I
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cannot make the decisions and the task
is abandoned. However, my mind seems
to work on the problem subconsciously
as when I return to my decluttering, I
am amazed at the stuff I can let go.
Even fifteen minutes here and there,
working on a few things or a small area
of concern, can add up and make me
feel better.
Sometimes years pass before I
am ready to let go of an item. I try to
recall that, over time, some things can
disintegrate, deteriorate or are no longer
needed, or wanted, by anyone. If I wait,
will it be too late?
Another more morbid thought is
that I don’t want any of my loved ones
to have to sift through mounds of my
accumulated stuff should I pass away!
Other events such as house
maintenance and repairs can have a
silver lining. As things are removed to
make room for the work to be done, they
are revisited and donated, sometimes in
car loads!
Calls from charities for donations are
welcomed and accepted. A promise to
put some things out on the porch for
pick up spurs me into action.
I keep trying to remind myself of my
original vow to scrutinize what I am
bringing in. If I do bring an item in, then
one item has to go out.
Although letting go can be hard, the
end result not only lightens one’s abode,
but one’s mood! For this reason, I will
continue to let go as I am hopeful that
someone out there needs what I have
to give.
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