thoughts on clutter

I found the following poem as I searched the internet. I thought it might be fitting for many of you as you enter the business of the holiday season! Enjoy...

There is
so much clutter
around me....

Clutter
created by things
that I have
been adding
and adding to my world
which if subtracted
will make no difference
to my truth and reality
and which if deleted
will simplify my life
will multiply my joy and
will divide my stresses.

Look at this clutter
of powders n cosmetic
eye shadows n lipstick
when all I need to wear
is a genuine sincere
smile on my lips
along with truth
and twinkle of hope
in my eyes.

Look at this clutter
of calendars and clocks
diaries and fancy
management tools
when all I need is to
engage myself in things
which my heart most desires
for time goes by so quickly
and I remember very well
when I do things
that I truly love and enjoy
and tend to forget things
that I hate to do.

Then there is the clutter
of materials accumulated
from the past and
materials accumulated
for the future
when all I need is
just the things
that will help me
live fully in the
here and now.

I often ponder
how simple
and blissful
my life could become
if only I could get rid of
so much
clutter around me.....
~Anonymous