If
you know me well, you know I am always trying to fit in cleaning, picking up,
organizing, and the like. Now, I am not
saying that I accomplish all of these
or do so in a timely manner (yes, I feel my mother-in-law cringe…hang in there,
Maureen), but I do my best at the attempt and the process. That is all a long way of saying, ‘I try’. I don’t know if I am left or right-brained
and if that has anything to do with it.
I do know I have some ADHD without the hyperactivity so that puts a
whole new spin on it.
In
recent months, I am working on giving myself some slack in this area when
needed. I am human. I have some gifts. Being uber organized is not my gift. I want
to be organized, but so many things get in my way. I won’t go into all of that here. I also need to give myself a hard time so I
can get things done. It is a balance and
I am still working on it.
I
love this verse, but I really like this translation:
“I will give you praise, for I am strangely and
delicately formed; your works are great wonders, and of this my soul is fully
conscious.” –Psalm 139:14 BBE
Oh yes, I love the ‘strangely’
part! I keep on trying to remember that God
does things for a reason and I am the way I am because HE did that with intent!
I enjoy looking at
all things home décor and design on the internet. One of my favorite sites is Houzz. I was drawn to an article last night called, ‘Decluttering—Don’t
Let Fear Hold You Back’. You can guess
why I clicked on it. I really enjoyed
the article; the author seemed to struggle with letting go of her kids’
artwork. I too, struggle with that. The article goes on with her struggles of
regret of giving stuff away (yes, I have been there), and keeping and what not
to keep. Then you find her family
survives a house fire. She loses many
possessions. What her young daughter
said as the author mourns the loss of sentimental artwork was amazing: we still have each other to remind us we are
loved. Not the stuff.
Of course I was very
choked up. I will say this article was
helpful. I may not let go of all of my
kids’ crafts, drawings, notes. I will
keep this all in mind when I go through it.
I will let go of some….ok, more.
One small step for man. One giant
leap for the decluttered-kind.
With Joy,
Tracey
(see the article from Houzz on my blog…)
