Simplifying

For the last couple of months, I have been trying to simplify my life. It all started when I took on this task of organizing my room. I borrowed this how-to book from my friend Megan at work and ever since then, I can't stop giving things away. These are things that I simply don't need in my life and it feels so good to have less. The other reason I am simplifying is for my move to Chicago. I am only going to be able to take what can fit in my dad's truck, which doesn't give me much room to work with.

These are 2 quotes that I have come to love and strive for everyday.

"Perhaps there are times we are called to live simply so that our focus of reaching the destitute cannot be swayed by our worry of losing material possessions."

"We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community."
-Dorothy Day