{"id":6865,"date":"2024-03-18T14:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/shedding-yesterday-for-a-brighter-today\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T14:41:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:41:16","slug":"shedding-yesterday-for-a-brighter-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/shedding-yesterday-for-a-brighter-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedding Yesterday for a Brighter Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our homes are\u00a0more than just a place where we sleep and a roof for us to store our stuff under. They\u00a0reflect\u00a0who we are today and where we\u2019re headed tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Now, just to be clear. Our home is<\/em> the place we return to at the end of the day to rest our head and it is<\/em> the place where we keep our stuff. But it is more than that. <\/p>\n

Home is also the launching pad from which we live our lives in the world. And the second part of this purpose of home is often overlooked. And when it is, our homes can hold us back more than we realize.<\/p>\n

Think of it this way, the longer we live in a home the more it collects objects from our past. If you\u2019ve lived in your home for any number of years, just look around. It is likely full of stuff from our past: old hobbies we don\u2019t participate in anymore, clothes that don\u2019t fit, kitchen items we used to use, items from when our kids were younger, books from school, souvenirs from trips. <\/p>\n

These things used to be a part of our lives, but now they just sit there, taking up space<\/a>. And the longer we live in a home, the more these possessions from the past have collected.<\/p>\n

We often keep these things because they remind us of good times or because we think we might need them again. But life has changed. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s just how life works\u2014we are always growing and changing. \u201cThe only constant in life is change<\/em>,\u201d as the old saying goes.<\/p>\n

And because life has changed, many of the items we needed years ago are not needed today. <\/p>\n

In this way, letting go of excess possessions is often about releasing an older version of ourselves. And this can be where many people struggle. Decluttering our past can feel like a betrayal of the past\u2014or at the very least, a loss of appreciation for it.<\/p>\n

But decluttering the past doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t appreciate it. It just means acknowledging that change has happened and intentionally walking, fully focused, into our next and current season.<\/p>\n

By decluttering possessions from previous seasons of life, we don\u2019t diminish that season. Just the opposite. We honor it by fully embracing the new you that was formed out of it.<\/p>\n

The best way to honor our past is to live fully in our present.<\/p>\n

As an example, clutter from past seasons of our lives can show up in various ways:<\/p>\n