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space or sacrifice that went into that exchange. Value, however, is what you receive for the choice you made, and it doesn’t always work out in our favor. When we’re honest with ourselves, we can identify there is a big difference between cost and value, and there are many things in our life that show us how big that difference can be. Let’s walk through an example of how this comes to life. You have two shirts in your closet hanging next to each other. One shirt you purchased for $10, and the other you spent $75 on, a splurge from your typical spend- ing habits. You wear the $10 shirt all the time, maybe even weekly. The $75 shirt? You wore it once, or maybe nev- er and it still has the tags attached. Consider this: The $10 shirt is more valuable to you than the $75 shirt, which cost more. If you wear your $10 shirt all the time, it has more value in your life (val- ue for clothes = wear-ability) than the $75 shirt you thought you’d wear but never did. But you convinced yourself the day you bought it you would wear it, you would love it, and you would get a lot of use out of it. In fact, that $75 shirt has a NEGA- TIVE value in your life, because not only is the shirt not contributing to your life as a wearable shirt, it’s also taking up space from one that could be worn, or just space that doesn’t have to be filled at all. Or it’s getting in your way, physically and mentally, when you look through your closet to find something to wear, and it just hangs there, literally in your way, like a flag waving and saying, “ Not me! Not going to wear me, yet again... ” (If the tags are still on it, it’s shouting it even louder.) It is as if it is flaunting how little value it has in your current life, regardless of the cost of acquiring it in the first place. The “ I paid good money for this ” bar- rier can also come up when something that has been valuable, used, and loved just isn’t any of those things anymore. Sometimes, that $75 shirt was worn a lot, so much that it, well, looks well worn, and not in a good way. It’s no longer in good shape, and it’s obvious. Perhaps it doesn’t fit anymore and isn’t likely to ever again. Or, it is sig- nificantly out of style, and not likely to come back in style anytime soon. Still, you’re reminded of the cost it took to acquire, and not the value it plays in your current life or foreseeable future, and in your closet it stayed.
When you’re aware you’re talking about cost and not value, you can start to untangle the conversation. Why? • You’ll be able to remind yourself that the money is gone , and it doesn’t come back to you just because you con- tinue to hold onto the thing. • It allows you to step back and de- termine the current value . How is this item serving you today? What positive role is it playing in your current life? • You can identify objectively the ways it negatively contributes to your life today. It takes up space, space that may be more valuable to you if used in a different way. It requires main- tenance. It is something you need to move out of the way to get to the things you want or need. It reminds you of the weight you’ve gained and then you get depressed. It prevents you from putting something else you love in that space. What are your nega- tives? What does owning this item cost you today, besides the money you paid for it in the first place? When you go through these steps, you can shift the evaluation to: “ Does the current value outweigh the current costs to my life?” You remove the influ- ence of the initial investment in your decision-making, remove the influence of the past and what you once imag- ined the future would hold. Tearing down this barrier requires valuing your current quality of life more than you value the decisions of the past. It is tough work, but the fresh perspective can help you unlock the success of achieving your goal of liv- ing with less. Kathy Vines is a Certified Professional Organizer®, Certified Professional Coach (CTACC), and the owner of Clever Girl Organizing, based in Melrose, MA. Kathy has been helping clients in person and around the world through her Virtual Organizing business since 2013 to un- tangle their relationship to stuff and cre- ate the systems they need. She is the au- thor of Clever Girls’ Guide to Living with Less: Break Free from Your Stuff, Even When Your Head and Heart Get in the Way . Kathy speaks about organiz- ing and productivity often, and has been featured regularly in The Boston Globe , Better Homes and Gardens “Secrets of Getting Organized”, “Real Simple Organize Your Home”, and appeared on “Inside Edition”. MIND BODY SPIRIT ENVIRONMENT www.pathwaysmagazine.com
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