by mrs lily I hate junk. Almost to a fault I think. I have probably thrown away tons of things that I could have potentially used later, but I cannot stand clutter. I don't exactly know when this happened, because I never seemed to notice what a pack-rat my mother was growing up or the junk piles we had outside of the homes we rented. I guess because we were renting we weren't really responsible for moving it, so we never did. But seriously, don't you think it is worth it not to have junk in your yard that you have to look at every day? Why do people allow these things to accumulate in the first place, instead of taking care of it as it happens?
The house we just moved to has a giant covered area hiding a bunch of junk, and yet, when we moved here there were still random areas of junk around the yard. It's really kind of embarrassing. We moved it over to the covered area, and I really hope we can haul it all off sometime soon. When my husband and I were walking today, I noticed several if not most of the houses around here seem to have their own little piles of junk around their yards. It really bothers me, and I can't understand how even some of the nicest houses have these eyesores hanging around. Perhaps it has just been there so long that it is easy to overlook? Or perhaps the thought of the effort it would take to clean it up, and the potential cost, they think it is just easier to live with it?
It got me thinking about the gross things in our lives that we put up with - those bad habits, the negative characteristics that we don't even like about ourselves - but we leave them there because it is just easier. Sometimes we get so used to these things and accept them as part of who we are that we don't even notice how junky we look - yet to someone on the outside just coming into it, it is so noticeable, and perhaps even the first thing seen.
Do you ever find yourself excusing areas of your life that you know you should change? Or have you become so accustomed to them that you sometimes forget they are wrong or that you even wanted to change at one point?
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You would hate my bedroom.
Hm, I suppose it's just a matter of "Well, it's been there, so.." and then we forget about it. But to think that clutter like this often gets overlooked, yet if we could get rid of it it would look so much nicer.
Not only would it look nicer, but we feel better. Cluttered house = cluttered mind, and I definitely think this is true for all those cluttered places throughout our home. I know when I catch my room starting to get cluttered I HAVE to pick and straighten up before I do anything else, it's like the clutters talking to my subconscious, telling me that I will have slight anxiety unless I tend to it!
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Normally, if something comes to my attention from my conscience, I will do what I can to fix it. However, if someone brings something to my attention, I will be stubborn about it, but secretly wrestle with it for a few months before I end up changing a thing.
I think that if I were to think about all the areas of my life that need to be worked on all the time, I would be overwhelmed and eventually just shut down. So, while I am aware of the things that need help in my life, I know that God has a time and a way to deal with these things. In the meantime, I do my best to accept the fact that I am an imperfect being, and that God has a plan to clean up the "junk," and that when He does, with my cooperation of course, He'll do a better a job than all of my best efforts.
I think noticing those bad habits is the first step to changes.
This reminds me of a travel programme i watched this morning.
They reconstructed old buildings with new materials while keeping the same architecture on the outside, but when the new/old building is done, it is much sturdier and ready to take on the erosion of wind, rain, and time.
I guess thats like us. we are constantly destroying and re-inventing ourselves... every time stronger than the last.
i used to let the bad things build up but maturity changes things and you deal with the junk as it comes, get it outta the way by dealing with it, and move on and grow from the experience..
I know exactly where you're coming from...my family back to grandmas does the same thing and I think I inherited a hate of junk but a problem with accumulating it regardless.
Don't worry about it! Keep your mess and love it anyways! It's OK! It's just some stuff, take care of it when you can...if you can.
I bring stuff to people in need or thrift stores when I can or I put one thing at a time in my car and go to the dump if my fiance doesn't do it quick enough with his truck haha.
@mo_chic_for_jesus@xanga - nicely said.