I freed up some space in my mind this week, and it feels good. I was listening to a podcast and one point being made really resonated with me. When we hold on to things that don’t work, rather than discard or fix them, … when we ignore what isn’t working and just live with it, then we’re training ourselves to not reach for what we truly want. We become complacent with little.  It reminded me that our bathroom has three mirror sections over the sink. The middle mirror (behind which I have my stuff) doesn’t shut fully. The mechanism for that is broken.  For well over a year it has bothered me. Every time I open it and try to close it, I feel disheartened. I think I should do something about it. But then I figure it’s no big deal; I can live with it.

I made a decision not to passively accept it. I told Ray about it and how it bothers me and I can see it drains my energy and my hope. It makes me feel discouraged. We went right out to the hardware store and bought the latch to fix it. Ray installed it, and now the door closes completely and easily. I feel such a mental relief! A weight was removed (decluttered) from my mind. Just that simple!  And to think I let that bother me for months and months!

We can so easily dismiss something so small, and those little things pile up. And eventually, we find we dismiss even some big issues because we’ve grown used to them. Not a good practice. So I’m now on the lookout throughout my home for what else can be fixed, or what I should get rid of—because those things hold me back and clutter my mind, weighing me down. Making a little list. It’s kind of fun!