90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge ~ Day 79 {trust}

I talked about letting go yesterday. I can’t let go without trust. My 90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge has taught me to trust. Read my 90-Day Summer Simplifying Manifesto!!

A Recovering Magpie’s Trust

I believed I did not have much trust when I began this 90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge. However, I realize that I must have had some stirrings of trust to even begin the process. I don’t think I would have declared my intentions without some trust in myself that I would make it happen.

{Coming clean} I am more than just a pile of belongings and stuff!

My Summer Simplifying Challenge

I do trust. I trust in the process. I trust that living more simply and with less is actually a good choice for me. I have less, but feel like I have so much more. The peace and joy of living with less outweighs the burden of more.

I have come to the realization that the  Summer Simplifying Challenge is a spiritual pilgrimage. With each baby step, with each little item of stuff I let go, I gain more understanding of what is truly important to me. And  it is not stuff.

These things, accumulated over a lifetime, have held memories. I somehow felt I should hang on to them for the sake of the memories. I have learned that the memories are in my heart. They are always there to call upon when I feel nostalgic. They can’t be taken away from me or destroyed by some fore of nature. They are mine to enjoy forever.

One of the great benefits of my  Summer Simplifying Challenge is that I now actually stop and think before I buy something. I think about where I will put it and if I want to carry it with me when I move again. The before challenge magpie would just have plunked down the cash if the item caught my eye and I could afford it. The post challenge magpie will be more thoughtful and trusting in herself – I am enough!

Those things I tucked away for the proverbial ‘rainy day’ remained tucked away. The kids do not want or need them. They don’t hold the same memories for them. They are creating their own. These things hold my memories and I no longer need them to hold the memories.

The Summer Simplifying Challenge may have come about from my stage of life. It may have developed by necessity or by fear. It may just be time to trust that I am still me no matter how many possessions I have.

 Today’s Accomplishments

1. One box, sorted and things placed into the ‘outta here’ boxes!
2. The house is clean and orderly.

Today’s Setbacks

1. None.

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