Jose AIID LENA STEVENS 107destroy. Keep in mind that in this context, destroy means
give away or throw out. It means "you" won't have it any-
more.
Appropriate destruction includes getting rid of old posses-
sions that no longer work for you or serve you in productive
ways. These include clothes, household items, furniture,
electronic devices, tools, vehicles, to name a few.Exercise #2: Appropriate Destruction: Possessions
Head for your clothes closet and dresser and go through
all your shirts, blouses, slacks, jackets, dresses, underwear,
shoes, and weed them out. Ruthlessly toss out any item that
you have not worn for one year or more. Toss out anything
that you "do not enjoy" wearing! Keeping clothes because
they might come back in fashion someday or because Aunt
Mabel gave them to you is usually just a way of fooling your-
self. If they still have life in them, let someone else benefit
from wearing them.
As you cart them to your favorite charity or to the trash
bin, thank them for their service and then mentally let them
go; completely give them away.
If you still do not see enough space in your closet, go
through it again. You can be sure that no matter what your
circumstances, your closet will somehow fill up again in a few
months and you will have to do this again.
Of course, if you want to hang on to all that old stuff,
then your closet will have no room left for new things to flow
into it. Your closet symbolizes your mind. When it is clut-
tered, there is room for nothing new. Go back over it once
more. Be ruthless.
Go through your house, office, yard, garage, car, and
everything else you own. Apply the same ruthless tactics that
you used with your closet. You will not regret it.
Exercise #2: The Steps
- Go through closet and dresser; toss out clothes you
don't wear or enjoy wearing. - Thank them for their service; mentally let them go.
- Go through your closet and dresser again.
- Go through everything else you own in the same
fashion.