Last night I awoke worrying. I made a mental checklist of the tools that were left for my mother from our decluttering of my father's shop. "There are no needle nosed pliers or a tape measure for her!" I worried. "What happened to them all?" With her generosity to neighbors and friends, it appeared that our carefully stashed collection of tools had also been picked over. I decided not to worry about it until morning, knowing I could always purchase those items inexpensively.
Sometimes we go above and beyond with our simplifying, and a little regret creeps in. While there is always a danger that you'll find that you could have used an item you let go, in the grand scheme of things, it's not worth losing sleep over it. A minimalist would just borrow one from a friend or figure out an alternative way to accomplish the same task.
Don't let the "what if I need this someday" mindset cripple your ability to let go of items. The feelings of freedom versus being in a cluttered home are worth the risk.
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