Time Will Tell

A friend of mine who has been working hard to declutter her living and sleeping space told me about having a box labeled “Time Will Tell.” The idea of making a “Time Will Tell” box comes from The Minimal Mom, Dawn Madsen. She has a YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMinimalMom) and a Work Book for each room.

We all know about sorting our closets and bookshelves into “Donate,” “Throw Away,” and “Save.” I have had the experience of knowing what to get rid of, knowing what I am currently using, but then stalling over books and clothes I can’t think clearly about. Ultimately, I quit the whole project feeling I have failed.

The idea/concept/freedom?? To sort my stuff and ideas and old file folders into a “Time Will Tell” box is comforting and enlightening. It says to me that it is okay not to know the value something had to me right now. It says I do not have to make decisions about everything at once. I can share with my friends and relatives the importance of the “Time Will Tell” box.

Writing prompt:

Go in your mind to your closet or chest of drawers. What are you uncertain about keeping? Go in your mind to where you keep jewelry or sunglasses, purses, old wallets, and maybe good fountain pens that you do not use. What things would you hang on to today, but not forever?

Write about one thing, where it came from, and why it would be hard to get rid of it right now. What would have to happen for you to part with it?