What would I do if I lost all my possessions?

Today’s topic is a daunting one because I think the initial shock 😲 of losing everything would be overwhelming and all encompassing.   It would hurt to lose the things I keep for sentimental reasons,  things given to my by friends like Susanna and family.

I guess the first thing I would do would be go to the Salvos or St Vinnies to replace the most needed items. I then would save money to gradually replace my furniture etc with things that suit my style.  I would treat it as an opportunity to start again in a more minimalist way.   It may hurt losing the items that I am sentimental about, but at least I would have the memories of such, and that is far more important than any material possession.

I am in the process of decluttering my place and giving things to friends 🧡 or the Salvos, or throwing away a lot of the junk I have accumulated over the years. I have kept just about every card or gift that has been given to me over the last thirty odd years, and actually going through it and throwing it away is liberating.   I don’t need the actual card or gift to remember the love with which it was given to me. Perhaps because of my current decluttering losing everything would not be the end of the world for me, rather an opportunity to start afresh with the good memories of the past, but without the neediness of keeping everything over time. It could help me grow as a human to not be so affected by the past,a good opportunity to strive for goals that would have been unattainable clinging to the past.