I have always been one that hates to have lots of clutter around me. I go through phases where I feel the need to clean things out and get rid of some things, but somehow, there always seems to be clutter somewhere, or it reappears withing six to twelve months, and sadly, sometimes within just a couple of weeks. I recently watched a documentary on Netflix called Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things. The concept is that less is actually more in your ability to enjoy life and we don't have to buy into what the media and advertising tell us that we need to have the newest gadgets and more stuff to be happy. As a Christian I know that there is only one thing that can fill that void we may feel in our lives and that is a relationship with our Savior Jesus Christ. But it did certainly get me to thinking about how I could minimize in some areas of my life. I have no doubt this will be a work in progress for me as I go through our home room by room and do some spring cleaning along with a cleaning out of unnecessary things that just do nothing more than take up space, either in our home or in our thoughts. As I was pondering this I reached over and grabbed my list of Internet usernames and passwords so that I could access some information online. As I poured through the list to find the one I was looking for, I thought to myself, 'This is ridiculous. Why do I have so many accounts?' So I decided this would be where I started my approach to minimalism. As I looked through this list there were accounts on there that I had not even used for years. I guess I thought after non-use for a period of time, the said providers of that account would simply close out the account do to inactivity. I was surprised to find out this was not usually the case. It turned out to be a rather long process to get through the whole list, but my list is much shorter now and it feels good to know that I don't have open accounts out there that I am not actively using. The accounts I still have open I use on a regular basis, so I am am able to keep track of the activity on these accounts and detect anything suspicious in a timely manner. So what are the benefits I gained from doing this?
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