Making it happen

Here are some of my goals for this year: 

• become less attached to material things
• compete in two fitness competitions
• move to a new state 
• begin a business
• continue to read new books
• take more classes
• continue to eat healthy

I've learned that attachment causes sadness. Why? Because when you are attached to things, you naturally desire more of it and when you are unable to have those things you become less happy. Thank you Dalai Lama for making me realize this! 

What a better way to lessen attachment than to free yourself of things you are attached to. My attachment is to my clothes.

This week I've been sorting through all my clothes and, man, i've made HUGE progress! Here's what I got rid of today. 

I brought some of it to Plato's closet where I was given $130 for some clothes that still had tags on them. The rest I took to Cause For Paws on South Saunders Street. I really like Cause For Paws thrift store because they are dedicated to helping animals and that's where the profits go! 

Here is the Cause for Paws website in case you are curious... nothing fancy http://www.causeforpawstexas.com/index.htm

Now that my closet is clutter free, my mind feels less cluttered as well.