Rob Paradis’ house burned down. He and his wife were devastated.

… Soon after, however, they felt oddly relieved. This was a chance for renewal. A fresh start.

My personal philosophy over the past 20yrs is Voluntary Simplicity. … :

Do more with less.
– Bucky Fuller

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
– John Ruskin

He who knows he has enough is rich.
– Lao-tzu

… Nod now in sage agreement

Yet, embarrassingly, I’ve had for decades a garbage dump of STUFF in storage.

Finally, I’ve burned down my own house, … or about 60% of it.

I shed possessions in these categories:

• paper
• clothing
• STUFF
• electronics

I’ll never get on the TV show Hoarders, now.

Most difficult to donate to charity was clothing. Though I’m not a nostalgic person, I was nearly brought to tears dumping a t-shirt I hadn’t worn since High School.

What about YOU. … Ready to do some ‘Spring Cleaning’ at your place?

P.S.

… Dana will be pleased to hear that my “Underwear Box” survived the fire. (But it’s been combined into the “Underwear / Socks Box”.)