I have taken on the seemingly impossible task of organizing my digital spaces.
The plan is to spend an hour a day deleting pictures and videos from my current phone. Then move what I want to keep to an external drive and Google Photos, and delete the junk and everything I moved from iCloud.
This seems like the easiest and most practical place to start.
Although I do feel like I am trying to eat an elephant cause I have 350 gigs of stuff in my iCloud. š¤Æ
I have to admit, though, it has been FUN looking through old photos, even though they arenāt even that old.
I have gone through 2019 so far. And I am currently working through 2020.
Yes, friends…
I have had my phone since 2019!
And no.
I have no plans of upgrading it unless it dies.
Though, whenever I take pictures with my siblings, they QUICKLY take their phones out cause they donāt want my āblurryā old iPhone pics.
During a decluttering session, I came across this image I had saved in October 2020 from Instagram.
I donāt remember why I took a screenshot of this post, but Iām fairly certain it was for the image, and not the caption.
Interestingly, earlier this year, I heard the same phrase from the caption in a video I watched.
The phrase has been something that I keep coming to this year because it helps me redirect my energy and question my interpretation of situations. When I heard it earlier this year, I didn’t realized that I had come across the same saying way back in 2020.
And after seeing this image in my phone earlier this week, I again heard someone say the same thing in a video I watched yesterday.
I donāt believe that anything we see, do, or experience is random.
So, I thought it prudent to share the thought with you as well and repeat:
We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are.
We are slightly past the middle of the year, and you might be feeling behind in your financial goals, feeling stuck, or maybe have given up entirely on what you set out to do this year.
But, is there another way to look at what you are interpreting as a negative situation.
Instead of giving up and saying I already wasted half the year…
Can we look at the realization as an opportunity to make use of the rest of the year to the fullest?
Think of it this way…
Two people could consider buying the very same home.
One person sees it as an amazing deal, and the other sees it as a money trap.
The house is the exact same in both situations.
The only difference is the perspective of the person evaluating the house.
Both people would likely defend their opinions as āthe truthā.
But is it really the truth… or is it just how they see things based on their perspective in that moment?
So, I have a challenge for you.
Over the next 24 hours if you come across a situation that seems to negatively impact you financially, remind yourself…
The situation is neutral.
The actual thing that is creating the negativity is the story you are choosing to attach to that situation.
The negatively is fueled by:
Your decision.
Your story.
Your perspective.
All of these are things you have 100% control over.
Which means that you also have the ability to choose a story that is positive and doesnāt leave you in a defeatist pit of despair.
And generally, if we feel good. We tend to move toward our goals.
So why not choose a story that makes our goals easier to achieve because we feel good?
Shift who you are, and watch how you start to see things differentlyā¦
And more likely than not, life will also start to become a lot more enjoyable.
If something particularly interesting happens as a result of this shift, hit reply and tell me about it.
Alsoā¦
If you have any digital decluttering tips please, please, PLEASEā¦ send them my way. šš©
