Attempt Decluttering

There is something I’ve done that I thought I never could and that is to become less of a hoarder, and to begin the process of decluttering my life.  In the past I was way too sentimental and kept every card and gift 🎁 given to me over 30 years . Over the past 2 years I have decluttered a lot of things from my life that I no longer needed . I don’t need to keep the cards and gifts as I have the memories of them and that is the important thing.  Over the past 6 or 7 months I haven’t been able to declutter after I got knocked back for The Haven. It was like my body went into shock and survival mode and I haven’t been able to proceed with decluttering because I was processing trauma.  Today I watched a YouTube video about that very thing and feel empowered to go forward and tentatively start decluttering again. I am in a better frame of mind and feel the trauma mode slipping away.