100 Things

I read this article not too long ago about people who only have 100 things at home. I wanted to challenge myself to not have more than 100 things in my room... but geez, within sight I'm already over that! Every time I clean my room, like today, I am shocked at how much crap I throw out. I don't even think of myself as a hoarder but it sure seems like it after bags and bags of things go out - to go to trash or donate.

How do you guys keep organized? I've given up many of my shoes, clothes that I haven't worn, little trinkets that I've kept over the years but I seem to still have so much.

"There, I said it. Dang, why did I say it?"

This is what I hate the most - I hate it when I say something and almost immediately regret the fact that I said it. I do it a lot at work; I get sarcastic, I kid around and most of the time, I'm telling myself "why the heck did you have to say that? You sounded like a fool!" It's worse during arguments. I am the argumentative type - if there's ever a type. I hate, hate that I can spew out an argument faster than I can ay that word "argument." I get frustrated with myself. It's like, did it even matter what I had to say? Often times, 90% of what I said didn't matter, so why did i say it?

I want to practice meditation more and learn to slow down. Learn to be silent. Learn to listen and not have the need to respond. Possible? I hope so.