WRITER'S BLOCK: MORE ON CLEARING CLUTTER

I have more paper clutter to clear, but I have made such a dent that I literally see the light at the end of the tunnel.  The next thing I need to clear out are more books.  Now, I happen to love books, and I am probably addicted to collecting them.  However, my garden is overgrown.  If books could sprout weeds, surely I would have many.

Am I ever going to read all the books I haven't read?  Highly doubtful.  And, in the past when I've finally forced myself to part with books — at one point I donated about 1000 and my shelves remained full — I didn't miss them.  And so, I've begun the process of weeding out again.

I will always collect books.  They are necessary to my writing… and thinking processes.  However, I have made up my mind that I will read the books as I buy them, and decide whether each is "worthy" to be put on my bookshelves.  My bookshelves are sacred places.  Not to be cluttered, but to have books on them that are meant to be savored.

Knowing where each book can be found stimulates my spirit to pick up my pen and write; whether I refer to the book, or simply know where it exists.

Have you looked at your "clutter" lately?