better one handful.

This verse hit me hard. So did this message (watch it).

Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiasted 4:6

So I did a couple of things. Or should I say, I got rid of a couple of things. 50 things. In less than an hour. I'm not trying to boast here, but anyone who knows me well knows that getting rid of things has never been my strength.

 The pile includes dresses, jeans, blouses, t-shirts (T-SHIRTS, so many t-shirts!) we never wear, cross country racing shoes (I finally came to the realization that I won't be doing any cross country races any time soon), old cords, a broken camera, and the true hero of the hour: 

This guy. My very first phone. My brother and I "shared" it when I was in high school (I know, who shares cell phones, right? What that basically meant was I had the phone for the few minutes it took to call my parents and tell them I was done with basketball practice, and he had it the rest of the time), and would you believe that I actually had this phone through my sophomore year of college? Yes, this baby was still around in 2008. But yesterday, we finally parted ways. 

And after that, I finally organized our file box. This was on my 12x2012 list, and even though I was a few weeks late, I'm glad I got it done. I got rid of piles of papers we didn't need, organized the ones we do need, and fit it all into the box, which was the goal.

My mom shared this Corrie ten Boom quote with my when we were home over Christmas:

Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.

That's why I'm taking the "better one handful with tranquility" route. Because things don't matter. And because, in the words of Florence + The Machine, it's hard to dance with the devil on your back.

xoxo.