Hello Children. Things have been a bit crazy around here. Remodeling, tearing stuff down, building stuff up, and most of all.....decluttering. There is an old saying that "Cleanliness is next to Godliness".....and if that saying holds true, I can safely say that we have all been living in "Purgatory".
Tonight your dad and I tucked you in bed and then hauled approximately 20 huge bags of trash out to his pick up. We also added broken down boxes, styrofoam, and a potpourri of broken down "items" that had finally met their demise.
When we walked back into the house - the feeling was incredible. A huge burden had been lifted.
Most of these things were not items that had been sitting out in the open. They were things that had been "Excavated" during the entire process... things that emerged out of corners and closets.
Just like our homes get cluttered up - our spiritual lives sometimes get cluttered up. Just as we were shocked at the amount of junk that was lurking in our house....you will be amazed at what you find in the closets and corners of your hearts - if you stop and take time to do a personal inventory.
Take out the trash, little bear cubs. Take it out as it comes in. Take it out of your home and take it out of your hearts.
The bonus of this spiritual decluttering is that you don't have the public humiliation of dragging bag after bag out to the pick up truck. Tonight when we were in the middle of hauling it out, your Dad said ,"We're freaks, you know. Who else has this much trash?"
I laughed so hard, trying to keep my trash bag from breaking, while dodging Gunther's turds that he loves to leave on the sidewalk. It was a night to remember.
Anyway, I can't wait for you to wake up in the morning and see how much "happier" everything is. I love you!
Mama
Okay, so I have to ask, was it really "trash" or did you haul it off to DI or something? Either way, must be so liberating and love the way you related it to a life lesson for your children and the rest of us who are learning from you!
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