Living an Overabundant Life
(When I developed the idea of a website to help people "reboot" themselves, people would often tell me they felt I was referring to "reducing stress". In many ways, I was thinking along those lines. Of course, I even went further into areas of personal development, but stress relief and advice has always been a core tenent of the reboot yourself philosophy. I was browsing the internet and came across this article which you may find helpful in regards to stress relief.)
Living an Overabundant Life
Detra Davis
"I want everything life has to offer," sounds grand and embodies the American Dream, but is that what most folks really want? Can we actually handle living an overabundant life? What happen to wanting an uncomplicated life, free of stuff, and junk? There are television programs popping up daily centered on cleaning out clutter only to bring in new clutter. It is not the junk or stuff that is the problem, it's us. The way people think about themselves and their lives. Believe it or not most of us are in one of two categories: we either define our self by how much stuff we have, consequently we have a lot of stuff; or you can't release the past, therefore piling up even more stuff. And if we're not the stuff junkie, it's our spouse, significant other, adult child living at home, adult grandchild living at home, roommate, friend or pal.
Enough is enough.It rarely dawns on us that we can only use one pen at a time, drink one glass of water at a time, eat one bite of food at a time and wash one body at a time. So why do we insist on buying cases of soap, boxes of ink pens and crate loads of food. Sam's Club other bulk stores have some how reached into the inner recesses of our brains and convinced us that bigger is better, more is meaningful. Wake up people, we are storing our hard earned money in stuff that does not pay interest and in many cases is completely perishable. The truth of the matter is not matter how much stuff or junk we have it is all expendable.
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It's a little known fact that you don't get out of life alive and you are taking nothing with you. There is not one single person who left this life with a case of toilet tissue or a 200 pound box of Tide, honest. So what's a stuff junkie to do? Get rid of the stuff. Sell it, donate it, give it away, but de-clutter your existence. If you have a bedroom that is cluttered with stuff, move everything out but the bed and dresser.
Live in the room for 30 days before bringing anything back in and then decide what is missing. This can be done with any room in your home or apartment. Keep only the essential items and leave everything else out for 30 days. Just try it. There is energy in an uncluttered room that does not exist when the room is filled with junk.
The same is true of books and magazines. Remember you can only read one book at a time and with the availability of Amazon.com or Books-a-Million.com you can buy the book again. Keep only those books and magazines that you refer to often, but if you have not read it in 30 days, toss it. If the items in the room are growing dust bunnies and spider webs have taken over, it's time for a de-clutter intervention. The best way to live an abundant life is to not live an overabundant one.
Detra D. Davis is a writer and Consultant with over 20 years of experience. She is the author of two e-books, Job Search 101 and Catering From My Kitchen. Detra may be reached at www.supportingourchildren.com or by mail at J. Davis & Associates Publishing, P. O. Box 4935, Cary, North Carolina 27519-4935
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