The Purge

I recently did something I've been dreaming about for quite some time: I hired a company to drop off a dumpster in my driveway for a week. The last few days have been glorious. I methodically worked through my garage, finding anything and everything that needed to go. Then, I searched my house, room by room. A little of this, a lot of that.

I can't even describe how cleansing this process has been. Years of build-up, melting before my eyes. Figuratively, it feels like I've lost 75 pounds. I'm lighter on my toes. My mind is clearer. The stress is declining.

Maybe this is a good idea, but perhaps we should all practice this ritual from time to time. I've dabbled in this subject on the blog, but minimalism intrigues me. I'm certainly not anywhere close to that, yet, but I aspire to move in that direction.

Pax even made a "free" sign, and we placed a bunch of good stuff on the curb. It was fun watching countless people stop to grab things: a grill, old bikes, tables, and various toys. One of my friends called and said he saw my treasure trove of free stuff. "Why don't you sell that? You could make decent money from it."

I don't care to sell things that can be shared. Several of these possessions have added value to my life, and now they can add value to someone else's. That's how we're created to live, not peddling our used stuff for cents on the dollar.

I gotta tell you, it's been such a refreshing experience purging these last few days. I'm not sure this resonates with you, but if so, perhaps it's something worth trying in your life. In the meantime, I'll be working to fill the rest of this dumpster and finding other items for other families to enjoy.

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