Now Let Us Begin

I hate clutter, yet I live with it constantly. I recently read - yet another - article on decluttering. According to the author, those of use who are perfectionists - you know us as A personality types, Js on the Myers Briggs, 1s on the Enneagram and just plain annoying - have the most difficulty. The reason being that we believe that the perfect system has to be devised and in place before we begin. Consequently we rarely do or abandon it when we realize that it's not the perfect system afterall. A bit like my prayer life. Surely Lent is the perfect, er, I mean, a good time to work on this. Afterall, acknowledging the problem is the first step, right? Now where should I put that Prie Dieu? And the icons? And I must have votive candles...and...

Jacqui R. Belcher