Well, I'm finally convinced. Thanks to these five events, I'm ready to begin Marie Kondō's guided journey of limiting my surrounding to things that spark joy: Katie Bastian's Example — For the past year, Katie, an online friend of mine, has been journaling her decluttering process via Instagram. I believe her when she raves about how the process has benefitted her. Scriptures — Today, after reading Isaiah 23 (the final "burden" chapter), I observed that I didn't want to suffer the same fate as Tyre—a merchant city which was cursed by the Lord for its obsession with materialism. I recognized myself as a participant in the stereotypical middle-class culture; one who constantly thinks about and gathers things. Macklemore —Have you seen Macklemore's Thrift Shop or Wings music videos? Macklemore is an American hip hop artist/MC (from Kent, WA) who writes a lot about the negative effect of global materialism. He's got a lot of good points. ...
Self growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no higher investment.