Over here in my hood, one of the easiest ways we use in giving out items from our homes is whenever an announcement is made in church; calling for members to bring items that they've not been using, to give out to orphanages or charity homes. It's very rare to see a thrift store that asks for these items for their business purposes.
So whenever such an announcement is made in church, I make sure I scan through my belongings to see if there's actually any wear, be it shoes, shirts or trousers, to give out. I don't usually have a problem with that because I see it as a way of putting smiles on the faces of people even though I don't know the people that will finally get the items.
There was a particular time such an announcement was made, I got home that day and scanned through my wardrobe as usual and I couldn't see anything except for my lemon shirt which I haven't been using for a while (say 6 months).
This lemon long sleeve shirt is among our uniforms(dress code) in church and I haven't used it for a while because It became too tight to my body. Anyday we are to use that particular uniform, I usually appear neutral which generated a lot of complaints by leaders of the group but I didn't just care because I wasn't having money to replace it.
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I just kept the shirt in my wardrobe to make me feel that I have the shirt even though I haven't been wearing it and this actually gave me the mindset of not buying a new one because seeing it hang on my wardrobe tells me that I have it.
When I was checking the shirt with a convincing heart to give it out, the shirt appeared totally attractive to me again.
"This shirt is still new, I can take it to a tailor to loosen it to fit my body again" I said to myself while rotating it on the hanger. After that, I just decided to follow my instinct. I left it in anger to take it to a tailor the next day.
The next day, which was Monday, I picked the shirt, folded it into a nylon to go meet a tailor in my street and as I was about to leave, a thought knocked me down "what if the tailor ends up spoiling it considering the fact that the chances of fattening it is slim. If that happens, You won't be able to use it neither will you gift it out"
It was as if I was being controlled by a remote from another world. I just stood on the spot, with thoughts clashing in my brain.
I sighed and stepped back, sat down and dropped the nylon on the table and I said to myself, "I'm giving it to church come next Wednesday"
That was it, I gave it out and my mind was at peace and I know, it was (maybe still) useful to anyone that finally got it.
Thanks for reading.
This is my response to #KISS prompt
Yeah, that feeling of parting with something you hold dear can be heartbreaking, but it nice that it is going to someone that rally needs it. So it's better to think of it as a good deed.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
#dreemerforlife
Yeaah, it's really a good deed. I felt fulfilled when I finally let it out.
Thanks for coming
You are welcome.
I go use am I go use am nai make craze man load plenty, lol. Well I'm happy you finally made the right decision to give it out. Now you can easily think of buying another one now that you don't have it anymore and help others to stop complaining, hehe.
Lol😄
Yeye!
I was so fulfilled when I gave it out.
Funny enough, I'm yet to buy. I'm still dodging in peace 🙈
Lol, I'm not surprised at all. You don't like spending too much, hehe
Lol😄
Why are you like this?
But that's what MINIMALIST community is all about. I'm representating👌
Yours is something else Sha 😂
Hahaha, I totally understand you. Sometimes some of the things we love to give out will keep tempting us to keep it.
It's only left for you to make up your mind to either keep it or give it out.
Thanks for choosing to go with the latter.
#dreemerforlife
That's it.
The temptation to keep it is always high.
Thank God my mind got softened and I let go.
Thank you for reading
It is natural to feel attached to our belongings especially when it can still be useful to us, gifting it out or amending it are both good decisions but what matters is making a decision your conscience agrees with.
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#Dreemerforlife
You're correct bro. The choice that gladdens the mind is the best choice 👌
I can imagine how cool the new owner of the shirt would look with that really nice shirt of yours. The person must have said words of thanksgiving to you for being gifted such a thing. God bless you for that, man.
Amen oooo!
May God continue to soften our minds, not to think much before giving out🤲
I understand these feelings and indecisions. But I have found that if we give without the feeling of regret, it flows better, even giving thanks for what the object meant and giving way to other things, as we give, they come to us.
Exactly, as we give out, it opens door for others to come in. That's a law behind giving.
Thanks for reading 🙌
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Many thanks 🙌
It's good that you were able to think subjectively and do the right thing:)
Thanks for your #KISS
I enjoyed it 😉
lips sealed
Yeaaah
Thank you so much 😍
It sure will be useful and the person will be glad they got it. You did well.
Yeaaah.
Thank you 🙌
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That so sweet of you tho, you don't know how many persons you just blessed by giving those clothes to church... beautiful. From #dreemport