Often I find myself deep within illusions of fulfillment…thinking, believing, feeling that my stuff makes me happy. During this 90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge I have discovered that this is just an illusion I have created. One that keeps me bound to things that create chaos and disorder. Read my 90-Day Summer Simplifying Manifesto!!
A Recovering Magpie’s Illusions
Oh man…I am experiencing growth. And with it come growing pains. I recently discovered that my desires are often fixed…caught on and mired within illusions of fulfillment. {Coming clean} I have been stalled, hindered, stuck…caught up in acquisition and preservation of things that no longer serve me. I am slowed down and held up by these things…or the love of these things. I have been overly involved in their wellbeing at the cost of my own.
My Summer Simplifying Challenge
With this new phase of my growth comes my Summer Simplifying Challenge. I knew I needed to make a change. Every fiber of my being was screaming at me to, “LET GO REBECCA!” So I did what I knew would hold my feet to the fire, I created this simplifying challenge and took it public. That is holding me accountable and the process is producing rich fruit. Not only is the house getting a once over, my clutter is disappearing.
There is also an underlying dynamic, a personal side effect, that I did not anticipate – I am experiencing a deep internal cleanse as well. I think you have seen that in my writing of the past few days. As I unearth, sort, and dispatch layers of stuff, I am excavating, exhuming and digging up long buried pieces of myself. These are the Seeds of the New Me! And I am excited to explore each one of them as I move forward.
Today’s Accomplishments
- One box opened, sorted and things placed into the ‘outta here’ boxes!
- Household cleaning tasks continue.
Today’s Setbacks
- I delayed the box opening until after I played today! It is best to do it before!
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