Meaningful Possessions and Virtual Organizing Coaching.

It's been said that the things we own end up owning us. It sounds dramatic and when I hear that, I think "absolutely not, not me!". But really? I think it's a fuzzy line, slippery slope, whatever you want to call it.

Mostly clothing that is creating an unusable space

An example I have seen in client's homes as well as my own home is clothing. That's a BIG one. The sweaters, tops, pants, jeans, handbags, accessories become so abundant that they outgrow the closet. So then we begin working on finding more storage, more efficient use of the space we have, additional storage bins and under bed boxes, maybe another wardrobe. We put a lot of time, thought, money and energy into finding storage space for all of these pieces.

Here's my question. It sounds simple but in the heat of the moment it can be tricky. Are these pieces worth it? Are they worth the thinking, agonizing, loss of space, money spent and worry? I have seen the truth in the statement about our things owning us.

It's a difficult conversation to have in the heat of the moment so I thought I would write a blog post about it.

A lot of us get caught up in trying to keep up with everybody else. Or what we THINK everybody else is. The fear of not being good enough can make it hard to even think about simplifying.

I propose that we take a minute, take a breath, and make a decision to keep only the things that are truly lovely. Things that are truly bringing loveliness to the table. And then, moving forward, we no longer make snap decisions that are also based off of the fear of not being good enough.

Do you know what I mean? Do you see the difference in your own thoughts between buying or keeping what's lovely versus buying and keeping out of fear of not being good enough or having enough?

Intentional, meaningful possessions are things that are bringing positive influence into our lives instead of hanging on and taking up space just in case they're needed some day. I will admit, it's a tricky distinction to make most of the time and my guess would be that we can really only aspire to being mostly intentional, to be completely perfectly intentional at all times is quite an ask in our busy and overly stimulated lives. Even trying and partially succeeding will make a huge impact in your peace, mental health well-being, and sense of security.

A recent client, Izzy sharing some love

These are just some of the ideas that we work with in Virtual Organizing Coaching. It's about the thoughts we have, the patterns we have, the mindset we have, rather than the actual things we have. It's these habits and patterns that keep us stuck in frustration and take our

freedom away from us.

I would love to talk about it. I would love to hear about how these things affect you and possibly share some insight specific to you. Go to www.TheSadieLane.com for more information or to schedule a call.