Thank you Tom Verde for illustrating why my compassionate and green clutter control is effective. We want to honor the items our loved ones possessed but offer no respect when we keep things boxed or landfilled. When we bless them and thank them for the joy they once provided and take them to a thrift shop or donate them for re-use, we are truly respecting our loved ones and their things.  It takes courage to pass through the emotions of moving once precious items to new owners but the outcome is that you will retain the things that are truly meaningful to you and allow the other things to become loved by others.