In light of our posts on decluttering houses and work spaces, and our consideration of THINGS and what we need to live well and freely, we found Italo Calvino’s thoughts incredibly clarifying. The possibility that
… everything can be constantly shuffled and reordered in every way conceivable…
is at the heart of living an improvised life.All of our many gifts, experiences, artworks and objects can be viewed and handled in new ways; they are materials for creation —whether we transform them or pass them on— for where we are now.

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What will you do with what you’ve been, had, done?
Amen.