As we look at a shirt, for example, we ask:
This black shirt I got from a friend - do I still feel good in this?
-No. It's too tight.
Has it served its purpose?
-Yes. Two years.
Shall I give it away, give it to someone?
-Yes. Donate.
Why should I give it up?
-It's not needed anymore.
We can apply the same process to an idea:
This idea of 'I must think positive all the time' that I got from a workshop - do I still feel good with this?
-No. It's too heavy, too much pressure.
Has it served its purpose?
-Yes, for 10 years.
Shall I give it away, give it to someone?
-No. It will create the same pressure in someone. Burn it.
Why should I burn it?
-There's a better and lighter idea to replace it: 'I can think negative sometimes and still find it positive.'
*Here are some minimalisms that are actually huge:
- I don't know what anything is for, and it's okay.
- I already have everything I need.
- I need do nothing.
- There is nothing to fear.
- God is the Mind with which I think.
- God is in everything I see.
