At what point this past month did you think about your home and living space and wish you had less? Less clutter to hold you back, to tie you down and to hold you in one place.
Consider these very simple situations :
If the world gave you a year’s income today could you get on a flight next week and not look back to your home and possessions while you are away?
If a dear friend called you tonight and invited you to join them on the other side of the world for a three month adventure, with all your expenses paid for travel and accommodation, could you join them this weekend?
If you get into work next Monday and your employer gives you the news that your entire department is closing down, (and assuming your own finances are good and you have savings for the project) can you lock the door on your home and possessions, leaving them behind for a full month of training or education you have wanted to attend since you learned about it a year ago?
In each scenario we are assuming that the bills are taken care of, that finances are no reason for you to avoid the opportunity to enjoy yourself. If the money is not an issue and you have the confidence to take part in the adventure and you have the freedom in your calendar, why are you not doing these things?
Most households - and you might be one of them - are trapped by the burden of not being in control of their possessions. You cannot lock the door on your practical ownership of clutter and junk to take off and enjoy yourself. You couldn’t rent out your home for a longer trip, because the chaos is everywhere and way too much for a guest to live with. You can’t invite guests to stay for even a weekend due to the level of mess. You cannot relax on a long holiday for fear of the clutter that needs your mental attention (even if you rarely do anything to practically deal with it). In any of these scenarios your clutter is in control of you as opposed to you being in charge of your living space and possessions.
The freedom to be you or to live this lighter life, is about having only those belongings and possessions in your home space that you need to be happy and settled. I am not referring to minimalism here, but to being aware of what you have and how to find it when you need it. The freedom to be yourself is immensely valuable. It is very much at odds with any sense of being trapped or held back by the volume of stuff which invades your private space and potentially or actually hinders your decision to think, act and choose freely about what you can do.
Consider what you can do to create more flexibility and give yourself access to this Lighter Life. Make it easy by focussing on what you want to do, how you wish to see and bring about change. Create some image boards of the lifestyle you can access when you remove the trap of the clutter. Minimise the amount of junk in your house. Let go of the things you no longer need or stopped using a long time ago. This is your opportunity to bring about change that can improve your life.