Dear Friends,
The sad part is that clutter is what we were given by our ancestors. This attitude of "we might need this someday", so we had better hang on to this. So you see how we have been affected by the past. Do you intend to do this to your family too?
This one member that was afraid of leaving clutter as her legacy, was looking a the physical mess that was in her home and others having to come in afterwards and sort through it all. Yes that is a problem too, any of you that have had to do this know how tough it is. I am not talking about this, even though it is a subject we need to face.
My thoughts have to do with what we teach our children. Yes we were
given the legacy of hoarding, but now that we know that this is a
serious problem for our homes, health and families, it is time to let
go of the things that are hurting us.
You cannot help how you were raised, but you can refuse to allow your
children to be saddled with these feeling of "we might need this
someday". This attitude was developed because of going though hard
times. We can all plot our family trees by this, a mother or father,
grandmother or grandfather. These folks have given you this legacy.
Do you want your children to have to deal with all of this clutter in
their homes. The worst part is the clutter in their heads. It is time
to put an end to this once and for all. The last time I looked, there
were no storage units at the cemetery. We can't take it with us. It
is the attitude that I want to help you release.
This attitude keeps us from being able to clean and organize our
homes. With all of this stuff, we no longer have any place to put
another thing, so it gets piled in our basements, on our floors,
filling all of our closets and drawers.
Yes it would be awful to leave our families with all of our clutter.
It is such a burden for them, but if we start now, we can change our
homes and train our families in the art of Less is More, and give
them the overall feeling of prosperity and faith. As they see us
releasing our the clutter that has clogged our lives, they will see a
new way of living Free. Free from the clutter and the CHAOS that came
with it.
Are your ready to release this clutter from your lives and create an
atmosphere of Peace that will transcend generations as your legacy to
the ones you love.
It's time to FLY,
FlyLady
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