People form emotional attachments to their stuff. We keep baby clothes that remind us of babies, dresses that remind us of proms and knick-knacks that remind us of all sorts of life events. I can be hard to separate that stuff from the memories that go with it. Tossing the stuff can feel disrespectful to the memories. So we keep it. It gathers dust. Then we find ourselves with too much stuff. This book encourages us to cherish our memories and purge the stuff that goes with them. The author reminds us that our memories can not be destroyed, and we don't need physical reminders of the truly important events.
Clearing our homes of the unimportant encourages us to clear our lives of the unimportant as well. When we surround ourselves with useful, beautiful objects that we value, we begin to place quality above quantity in all aspects of our lives. In this world of constant excess a little simplicity can be a very beautiful thing!
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