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How to Let Go of the Fear of Letting Go
Letting go of our past is probably one of the most difficult things to do. We are riddled with a lifetime of guilt, failures, and mistakes. We have the tendency to hold on to things for far too long.
I started contemplating this as I prepare to do some spring cleaning this weekend. I am also promoting a garage sale to help raise finds for our animal rescue. We not only want people to come to the garage sale; we are giving people the opportunity to do their own spring cleaning by asking for donations of old items that they’ve been meaning to get rid of for some time.
In thinking about all of our generous supporters who are taking the weekend to go through their garages, closets, or maybe even storage units for the dual purpose of getting rid of unwanted shit and to support a worthy cause, the idea of our ability to let go of things inspired me to write this little tome.
In Greg McKeown’s book “Essentialism”, he talks about the need to simplify life down to the essentials. One example he uses is cleaning closets: Think of what happens to our closets when we use the broad criteria: “Is there a chance that I will wear this someday in the future?” The closet becomes cluttered with clothes we rarely wear. If we ask, “Do I absolutely love this?” then we will be able to eliminate the clutter and have space for something better.
