I first encountered about simplifying one's life thru Bo Sanchez' book entitled: Simply Your Life.
It is one tough act to follow.
Now, all I have are questions, because I am still challenged and is still in a very long way to simplifying my life. I am still guilty.
But, it does occur to me every now and then:
... how many set of pants do we really need to own?
... how many pieces of dresses, formals, shirts, shoes, socks, jewelry do we really need to have?
...do we really need designer and branded items in our homes and closets?
...why do we end up buying, and buying some more even ifwe already have enough?
...why do we have to prove that we can buy all of these?
...how many gadgets do we really have at home?
When we got here and we stayed at my brother's house, almost all our stuff were kept in 6 Balikbayan boxes which we were not able to open until we had our own place. It took us 9 months. We lived. We survived. We didn't use all of our stuff for nine months! Thinking about it now, if we were able to do it before, then I think, there is no stopping us from doing it all over again. If only we had the will to do it.
I am still a long way to go. I need to de-clutter, I know. One of these days, I will. And hopefully, God-willing it will be the start of simplifying my life.
