Anything. But Not Everything

And so every situation that you think about, there are natural limits.

And limits can feel like they're a bit suffocating at times.

But what I want to try and do is reframe limits from being, like, imposed upon you to actually being boundaries.

And boundaries are awesome because boundaries keep you safe.

Boundaries actually make you more creative.

Uh, boundaries give you peace and clarity, and ultimately boundaries give you freedom because you know where the limits are.

And when you have limits, you have freedom within those limits.

And so it doesn't just apply to stuff.

And I want to talk a little bit about this today because when we're talking about minimalism and, uh, decluttering and organizing, we often just focus on our stuff.

And pri- primarily the stuff that I talk to you about is about the possessions in our home.

But when it's like you can keep anything but not everything, I want to give you a couple of examples that aren't just about your stuff.

Um, we'll start with the stuff, right? 'Cause that's obviously where our brains first go.

And our houses are natural containers, and every room within our house is another natural container, and every space within that room is another natural container.

And these containers create space and boundaries and limits.

So in your wardrobe, you can keep anything.

If you want to wear a pink polka dot jumpsuit and you're gonna wear that, keep it.

There's no one out there telling you you can't keep whatever you want.

However, you can't keep everything.

You can't keep all of the items because you simply don't have the space.

If you have the space and you love what you have, you don't have a decluttering problem.

And so you can keep all of it in that instance.

But generally speaking, for most people, if you are looking around your home, you're like, "It's cluttered.

It's not functioning how I want it to function," you probably have a quantity problem.

And when it comes to that, instead of feeling like, "I have to get rid of stuff.

I don't know what to choose.