I want to learn to live with Less Stuff...

Time to enjoy a cup of tea... I am on a personal journey for the next couple of months. I want to spend the rest of my life living differently. I plan to go thru the things in my life that are weighing me down mentally, spiritually, physically and my personal possessions. I am being drawn to becoming a sort of a minimalist. I am realizing more and more that stuff has really become a source of clutter and stress in my life. I have allowed consumption of things to take away precious time I could be using towards "living."

I have bought into the whole corporate, advertising, consumerism thing. I have a lot of un-learning to do. This process is going to take some time. I did not acquire the stuff over night so I know I will not emliminate the stuff over night. I believe God has so much more for us. I believe the real stealer of time is "stuff." I believe God longs for us to have more time to spend with him. I believe he longs for our minds to be quiet and still and so we can hear His voice.

I desire to live a life with meaning and value. I want to have more time to listen to people. I want to hear their stories. I want to learn about new things. I want to spend my Saturdays playing and creating memories. I want to ask God to use me in ways that have eternal value.

I am up for this challenge more than ever before! I need the Lord in this "life transformation" process. I cannot do this on my own. I do know that "I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me."

Philippians 4:13