Embracing Unconventionality
Oregon Coast at Sunset photo by Angela Marie Morton There is an expected order for going about certain things in life. From major decisions in career paths, steps in a relationship, and even finances, to smaller things such as decluttering, they all have presumed trajectories. If you deviate from the common paths, you may be looked at sideways, or may even second guess yourself because so-called experts in the field, as well as society as a whole, convey the message that there is a prescribed way of doing the respective task or step. In my own life, I tend towards intuition and spontaneity, combined with caution and practicality. I do research when necessary, in order to educate and inform myself on a subject, but ultimately, I do what is most aligned with my core beliefs and principles, and what feels right for me. This writing was inspired by a major declutter I did back in the spring of 2020. As I was thinking back on it recently, it started me on a whole train of thought about the