The jeans I might fit back into. The empty Coke can from my trip to Japan. A Magilla Gorilla hand puppet from when I was three. My tennis medals from high school. My first Valentine card from my husband.Would you believe the card weighs more than the jeans?
Everything in your home has weight. No, I'm not talking about getting on the bathroom scales. I'm referring to the weight of value you assign to each possession. You have determined what is important and trivial. You either feel a tug or indifference as you consider getting rid of the tennis medals or the Japanese Coke can.
This same weighty process applies to values and beliefs. Some believe that being clean weighs about as much as God. Or so the saying implies.
All day long, you're weighing in. You measure the impact of how you spend your money, your time, and yourself. You consider purchasing the sweater, eating the donut, or sleeping ten minutes more, then take action. The outcome of getting on the scales can be surprising... sometimes the donut outweighs the sweater!
The key is to understand the standard you're using to weigh against. If you're using an old system that applied years ago, it may need to be updated. Buying child safety locks for my house with teens doesn't make sense. But having lots of laundry detergent does!
Take a quick look around. Where you are now? Where are you headed? Measure your decisions with those two elements in mind. Decisions may come more easily as you weigh in.
So as you stare at the cracked teapot your Grandmother gave you, trying to decide whether or not to keep it, ask yourself: How much does it weigh?!
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