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One of the most inspirational pictures I have ever seen is a picture of all of Gandhi’s possessions when he died.

Reading “Into the Wild”, I was Immediately impressed by Chris’ lack of attachment to material possessions. That he could feel so comfortable with the world without having a home, or much of anything.

We are currently trying to downsize our home. Get rid of everything that does not truly add to our lives. In this process we are following the teachings of Peter Walsh. Many would know him from clean sweep as the organization, keep/sell/throw/donate guy. Others would know him from his appearances on Oprah.

My goal is to get rid of 10 things for every 1 thing I keep right now, and if I were to make any recommendation for a book to buy, I would have to start with “It’s All Too MUCH: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff” by Peter Walsh.

In fact, Walsh should be a verb like to Google. To Walsh would be to really get organized once and for all. Not by buying expensive storage solutions, but by getting rid of all the crap that fills our homes.