As I think about this process of unpacking our lives, it’s tempting to use the words rightsizing and downsizing interchangeably.  Whether we move to a smaller space or simply minimize the amount of “stuff” we want to have in our current space, we are actually doing both.

We are sizing our “stuff” down, and we’re also trying to make sure we take the right stuff that’s meaningful and reminds us of the stories that have informed our best lives.

Since our theme as we unpack our lives will be to uncover our life stories, I’m inclined to use the term “rightsizing” rather than “downsizing” since the effect will not be to make our lives smaller but to help us live large, true to our values, with the right stuff in view.

On to rightsizing our lives!