Possessions Month

So, we officially started the Possessions Month of our "7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess" a few weeks ago.  The way we are running it is a bit different from the book.  Rather that give away 7 things each day, we are going through 7 key areas of our home, and giving away all that we can to reduce our overall possessions throughout the entire house.

Here's where we are focusing:

1. Kitchen
2. Bedroom
3. Bathroom
4. Basement
5. Garage
6. Kid Zone
7. Living Room

So far, we haven't done very well.  For the last two weeks straight, Titus & I have been gone or had a meeting every night but last night.  And honestly, we were so tired, I didn't even think about going through any of our areas for "7" last night.  

But that will change tonight.  I will be home, starting in the kitchen, going through cupboard by cupboard (not that I have very many to go through!) and removing items that I have duplicates of, or just haven't used, don't need, or know someone else could use more than us.  I will begin to store these items in the spare bedroom until the time comes when we have gone through the entire house and I can take all these items either to a free garage sale we are trying to organize with the group, or a local charity that can distribute the items to people right here in Kearney.  

I anticipate this month being difficult for me because I don't feel like we have a lot of excess in our possessions to begin with.  While I know this is a fallacy, it will take looking at our belonging with another set of eyes to really make this a meaningful experience.

Hopefully I will have pictures to post of the piles of goods we are giving to someone who will actually use them.  How desperately I want to have an open hand and heart when it comes to the things of this world.  I' don't want to hold onto any earthly thing too tightly.  I want to let it go to be used for someone else.