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If you’re a bookworm like me, you may be delighted at what, exactly, is on your bookshelves. If you take time to review what you own, there are probably gifts or books you bought to read ‘someday’ that you haven’t got around to. There are also old favorites that will read like new — because you’re a different person now than you were when you last read them. Scanning your bookshelves is like browsing in our own personal bookstore — and it’s tailored to your literary tastes.
It’s kinda like a book version of ‘shopping in your own closet’. Which is another fun discovery. There are probably some cool items hanging in your closet, unbeknownst to you. In my case, I’m the opposite of a clotheshorse. I don’t enjoy clothes shopping, so I don’t do it very often — and still somehow I’ve managed to acquire hidden treasures among my wardrobe.
Or what about your art and craft supplies? It can be inspiring indeed (not to mention ecologically and fiscally responsible) to identify and re-purpose what you already have. “Hmm, what can I make out of this?” may well lead you to create something unexpected and satisfying.
And as you go through your belongings, as you identify what’s pleasing or useful to you, why not take note of what’s not? Donate or dispose of what’s not serving you. Someone else might find your trash a welcome source of inspiration.
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Activity: Go through your books. Find something to read that you didn’t know you had.
Activity: Re-read a favorite book you haven’t read in a long time.
Activity: Go through your clothes. Find at least one thing that you didn’t know you had.
Activity: Go through your arts and crafts supplies. Make something fun with what you’ve already got.
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