Letting-Go Experiment: Month 2

Yes, I'm still at it - this experiment of letting go of one item or habit or "thing" per day for 365 days.

I don't always release exactly one thing a day. But I do let go of one thing FOR every day of the year. This means that I may forget to do this for a few days, but then when I do pick it up again, I release several things at a time. To date, I have let go of 60 (out of 365) "things" - some large and some small.

I still keep a log in which I record the item assigned to each day. This log shows six days not yet accounted for. So, today, I will be looking for up to six items to let go of and add to the log.

This month, I added some new categories of released items: unused cosmetics thrown out, unecessary health supplements to taper off of and stop taking, and two inhertited art pieces to be sold at auction - an oil painting and a framed and signed Grant Wood lithograph. The oil painting sold a few days ago. This is the first released item that has brought a monetary reward.

In doing this experiment, I never expected a monetary reward, though I am delighted to receive it. The reward I envisioned was, and still is, an environment free from clutter. In a stripped-down, clutter-free environment, I expect the simplicity to foster a sense of peace, tranquility, and clarity. And, according to Feng Shui theory, it will also create an increased flow of energy, or chi, and with that, an increase of creative energy, as well as room for new things, new opportunities, to come into my life.

Already, I can tell that these rewards are coming to pass. More about this in future blogs.

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