What you surround yourself with, even what you have stored
away, has an impact on you at the energetic level.  Some of the things you surround yourself with
are Baggage, some are History, and some are Diamonds.  These terms reflect the relative impact the
objects have on your happiness and peace of mind. 

Baggage represents items that have negative energy or
negative memories attached to them. 
History items have neutral energy and are often items that are
functional and that you picked up to fulfill a need.  Diamonds are objects that awe or inspire you
by their beauty or just bring a smile and/or a happy memory... ..

Let’s start with the most energetically neutral items – the
ones I call History.  These are the functional items that you acquired to fill a need as you go through your life.  You needed a dresser or a book case so you bought one.  It may not be the exact style you would have liked at the time but you can always replace it later with something that suits you.

On the other hand, Baggage items trigger negative memories
or have some sort of emotional strings attached.  They may have great monetary value or they
may be junk.

Maybe you inherited it from Aunt Harriet but you don’t like
it.  You may hold onto it out of a sense
of obligation or just because you feel it is too valuable to part with.

.. ..

Maybe your ex-mother-in-law gave something to you, and it
brings up negative thoughts of your ex-husband. 
The more you revisit the negative in your life, the deeper the pathway
is created in the brain until it becomes a trench that is hard to move your
thoughts out of. 

In addition, negative or down thoughts often lead you to
subconsciously seek out things that make you feel better like eating sweets. Do
you really want to revisit those negative thoughts?

Maybe you have an unfinished project that you just can’t get
yourself to complete.   You need to make
a decision to complete it or to let it go. 
The knowledge that the project is perhaps even buried away in a closet
impacts your sense of worth and happiness.

Let’s look at the Diamonds around you.  These are the items that radiate positive
energy. When you see them, they thrill your heart with their beauty or
craftsmanship.  They bring a smile or a
happy memory.  They just feel right to
have around, because they reflect your wants, needs, desires, and happy times.....

We have a tradition in my house of purchasing an ornament
for each family member that reflects something in their life from the past
year. In this way the chore of decorating the Christmas tree becomes a pleasure
as each ornament reflects a happy part of life. 
The tree then becomes a joy to behold and radiates positive energy.

What I want to encourage you to do today and from now on is
to remove the Baggage, the negative energy items in your surroundings and
increase the Diamonds, the positive energy items.  You can donate the Baggage item, sell it or
give it away secure in the knowledge that you are increasing the amount of
positive energy in your life.

If you wish to bring more joy into your life and have your
surroundings reflect the Source within you, then you deserve to be surrounded
with more Diamonds and NO Baggage.  Spend time only with items that make you
think about how wonderful each moment is.

To Price Your Collectibles....

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