Pandora’s Box
Do you have a drawer o box of things-important things, random things, even things you can no longer recall what they are or why you’ve saved them? There might be greeting cards from people you no longer have a relationship with, a broken item you’d planned to repair, keepsakes that were meaningful once upon a time.
When you notice the box or drawer is full, or maybe you can’t find the thing you were sure was saved there, it might be time for a purging. You can dump the box or drawer onto a table and sort the contents into piles.
- First, “What is this and why am I saving it?” That goes to trash or recycling.
- Then you have the things you know and know you don’t and won’t ever need. Into the trash they go.
- Pile number three is the useful things you probably will need in the future – like an eraser. Put those things in their proper places.
- The last pile is your pile of keepers; the treasures you cannot let go of. Those go back into the box or drawer.
If you find yourself hesitant to begin, remember you might have an “oh that’s where this has been moment.” And you’ll get a few minutes to reminisce over the treasures.
– Sydney Metrick