Keep your house in balance or input equals
output
Your
living environment has a finite amount of space.
When
we first inhabit these spaces, they are empty.
We
then proceed to fill them with all the stuff we have accumulated at that point
in our lives.
From
there, we begin the centuries old, human condition known as hunting and
gathering.
The
question then becomes, how much is enough?
And
when does enough become too much?
People often described as packrats obviously have no
idea of when enough is too much.
They
just keep gathering and gathering while discarding
nothing.
Most
of us have some packrat tendencies.
The
decision to discard stuff we have gathered is just too darn easy to
avoid.
So
we just keep everything.
At
some point, however, that finite space in which we live starts feeling smaller
and smaller.
So
what can we do?
You
first must establish a level of balance within your
environment.
Put
another way, at what point is my house full?
The
criteria for that determination is both personal and critical if you are to
achieve a sense of balance.
If
you are running out of spaces to put used belongings you have replaced with new
ones, you're past full.
Having a backup copy of critical computer files is one
thing, but a toaster or a shaver...forget it!
Once
you decide what full is, the rest is easy.
WHEN
YOU BRING IN NEW STUFF, AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF OLD STUFF MUST GO
or
INPUT EQUALS OUTPUT
I
like to call the elimination of excess stuff
DECRAPIFICATION.
Try
it. I think you'll be surprised how good it feels.
If
you give some or your old stuff to a worthy cause, all the
better.
The
feeling of balance in your living space, and even in your life, is a decision
worth making!