I was having an email conversation about the protests with another person. She understood that the root of injustice predates Floyd. She feels it’s a factor of the strictly capitalist American society.
I thought about this:
Buying a ton of stuff feeds into our capitalism-on-steroids where companies exist for pure profit on the backs of an underclass.
Going through a burst of spring cleaning got me thinking. This week I started tossing shoes sweaters and pocketbooks into a bag to donate to the Salvation Army.
It felt wasteful to have bought a tweed beret I wore only once and two sweaters that remained on a shelf unworn for 9 years.
For those of us who carry credit card debt because we buy too much stuff this is a different kind of burden.
Laboring hard at a job to pay The Man–the Billionaire who owns the company–depletes your life energy.
Going forward I’ve decided to set an upper dollar limit for each item I buy like a pocketbook. I won’t go over that limit.
In my burst of spring cleaning I got rid of the stuff that weighed me down. A trash bag lies on my bedroom floor ready to be taken out.
The idea that “Maybe I’ll wear this some day” is the biggest myth going.
These unused items didn’t “spark joy” like Marie Kondo attests things should in order to keep them.
Revelations flew into my head as I filled the trash bag. This was only the start of a great big clean-out.
De-cluttering I can vouch for is often the gateway to making new changes in your life:
Out with the old. In with new people, places, and experiences.
Left of the Dial 