I'm currently packing up my office. I'll be moving it early next week and I'm looking forward to it actually. Yes I'm moving someplace considerable smaller and that means I need to slim down my belongings quite a bit. I expected to become depressed as the house emptied out, the walls became bare. To my surprise it's had the opposite effect. As things go into storage or get moved to the new place it's almost like a weight is being lifted. My soul is becoming lighter.

I've never really explored the idea of lightening the burden by getting rid of personal possessions. Now I'm not saying I'm considering giving away all my worldly possessions and running off to a Tibetan monastery mind you. Just packing away the majority of them and starting over with only the things I really need.

"He who dies with the most toys wins." We don't realize it while we're acquiring them but toys are a burden. For every DVD you buy comes the burden of finding the time to watch it. For every electronic gadget, or infomercial impulse buy comes the responsibility of using it. Every video game we buy is time taken away from something more rewarding, more enriching.

I don't want to get preachy. Actually I'd rather avoid that in this blog if I can. I just think people need to explore minimalism a little. I think it puts you in touch with who you really are if you can't hide behind your "things".