And that's what it's all about

Not the hokey pokey.

I started writing this blog with one intention. That intention is outlined in the "About Me" section of the blog and also cut and pasted here:

"....Living consciously is about living with an awareness of what you have, what you need and love, avoiding wastefulness and being a good steward of your money so that you can be charitable. This is not a blog about recycling or zero-waste living, although I think those things are great. I will offer ideas from my work as a personal assistant and trade tips from working in the home organization business....We get one life and I want to live it consciously."

And so, examples of that concept are the things that stir my soul, but obviously cannot happen everyday. I'd like to think that the everyday decisions that we make in this area set  us up for opportunities to "show up" when it is time.

I posted last week about an upcoming yard sale that was scheduled for this past Saturday. The intent was to raise money to bring an orphan home from China. "Adoption yard sales" are becoming more popular and some friends  pulled it off like nobody's business. You can read about that here. (Parts one and two)

"Be aware of what you have so you can be charitable." Charitable so Charlie can come be with his family. Twenty five hundred dollars ($2500) was raised to help bring an orphan home just because  lots of people took a break from their everyday and made a conscious decision about their stuff.

It's life changing. Just ask Charlie when you meet him.