Day 17: Closet Kondo
Today was Day 17 of #mybuffetyear. Have you ever done the "Marie Kondo" to your closet? Are you a “type A” personality who is always organized and has their shit together? When it comes to my closet I avoid that shit like the plague. Why do I have a hard time parting with my clothes?
I’ve mentioned it before, but the 3 modalities of Buffet Year are tackling everything with either acceptance, enjoyment, or enthusiasm. These are Eckhart Tolle’s 3 modalities to live life. So we are using the modalities to crack open my identity and ego. Are you on the Buffet Year bullshit yet?
I actually don’t know anything about Marie Kondo and I’ve never watched her show. I believe you are supposed to take everything out of your closet and only put back the things you absolutely love. I didn’t touch the dresser drawer in my walk-in closet. To be fair, don’t most people have their dressers outside of their closets?
I didn’t really get to connect with my wife and kids, but other than that I was very accepting of this activity. Usually, I would be not having it or unmotivated but today I was like LFG!! I grabbed a La Croix and hit the closet and got to work. You could damn near write a parody Christmas song to the 12 Days of Christmas. I had 14 button-downs. I parted with 7 "swans a swimming" (dress shirts). Actually, in a couple of those XL shirts, I would have been swimming. In total, I ended up putting a box together of 31 items to donate to Good Will.
The new experience can’t be hair-raising and super exciting every day. It’s about coming to the place of acceptance with the present moment. We have to find a little joy in the mundane. Unless you are a baller. Does anybody say that anymore? It wasn’t that painful and I spent about an hour and a half. I would be curious how long it takes, took, and tunk you to go through your closet. I just tried to Dr. Seus that last sentence. You will have to excuse me I went through 2 HypnoBreathwork® sessions today and I’m exhausted but clearly still feeling some effects from the flow state as I’m making shit up. Anyway, go through your closet and see if you can beat 31! I dare you and hit us up on Instagram and let us know how it goes.
