Everyday I am bombarded with advertising. It tickles the trained consumer in me to buy the newer, bigger, faster, better, something-er thing when I have a completely serviceable item already in my possession. The fight for minimalism is a daily wrangling of my idol factory of a heart into submission to contentment and gratitude for what I have been given. I am pretty annoyed with the fact that I can't seem to just settle into minimalism without temptation to own more or better or more expensive things.
In the midst of all that though, I am very thankful to be having the inner fight.
I am grateful for the people who have written a lot about paring down your things and inspired me down the path. I'm thankful for the tension where I have to be intentional about what I have and where it goes and what I don't have.
Making conscious decisions about possessions that I have had and need to part with or that I have not had and do not need to acquire has been a healthy exercise for me.
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