Did you ever get an

Ah-ha

You know, that kind of feeling that jolts you AWAKE and you say to yourself
>....."Oh.. NOW I get it"!

Well I got an Ah-ha last night watching that cable program Clean House where people who live up to their nose in clutter, ask the Clean House Team (a group of interior decorators and an organizer and a yard sale guy) to help them de-clutter and then
have a yard sale and in 2 an 1/2 days the inside of the house is painted, has new furniture and is totally organized and livable a real wow!
Well the part that got me last night was when the yard sale guy (and he is such a doll) said to the lady of the house, while they were standing in the living room that is crammed floor to ceiling with stuff. (nice interesting stuff but way too much
and it was all over the place...hahaha)
"You know why you bought all this stuff?
You know why. It was to make you happy. Right?"
That line shook me to my core.
Right then and there, I woke up about the clutter I collect and I thought:
When I shop, I know my brain gets high. I get high from shopping. I can feel the rush.
I don't need to spend money on junk that I trip over to get happy.
I have other ways to excite my brain.
This was big. A big Ah-ha....Hummmmm.... I'm ready...In about two weeks, I'm going to have my last (hahaha) garage sale, followed by next day pick up from Salvation Army....Good-by junk. Oh if it could just be good bye junk FOREVER!..hahahaha