DANA Brigandi / Correspondent Sun-Gazette Relatives Encourage the collectibles to spend sentimental pieces to family and friends to have the Swedish cleansing process of the dead. Now, by eliminating the confusion, it will be easier for your loved ones to look after your property and assets when they are in mourning.
Earlier this year, a book was published that caused a stir in the minimalist community for his ideas that changed his life and his ability to normalize a process at the end of his life.
Margareta Magnusson, "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death - Cleansing: How To Lighten Your Loves And Make Your Life More Pleasant , " introduced readers clearing out the process known as "dostadning" in Sweden . It is the idea to reduce and empty your business before others do it for you.
I recommend this book to anyone who has had to grapple with the inheritance of a loved one or the loss of a father or grandfather to ease the grieving process.
The idea is simple: dispose of your things now instead of leaving them to someone else. Therefore, older adults should now, step by step, slowly, with contributions from family and friends, start making decisions about their business.
Magnusson does not believe that "cleansing the dead " and talking about death is morbid. She points out that it is a fact of life and that she can avoid problems by talking to her family when she is no longer there. She writes: "The difference between clean death and simply clean is the amount of time - consuming clean blood is not dusting or cleaning, it is a way of cleaning" a permanent organization that makes your everyday life more fluid. "For the fans of Marie Kondo it comes to free your home of things that" do not cause joy. "
Encourage people to start with cool things like the basement, attic, and furniture before moving on to clothing and hobbies such as pastries or sports. Keep your family and friends up to date to get help and get the products you want, such as books and cooking utensils. This is the perfect time to ask parents and lovers to buy perishable gifts or the gift of experience, rather than buying another collection for the shelf.
Magnusson offers practical advice, for example, not to start with photos because they are too emotional. It also suggests that the age of 65 is a good time to clean up the death, but the process can be done at any age.
" I never thought that anyone would want to , or take the time with what will not care, no matter how much you love, do not leave them with that burden." She wrote.
She told a beautiful story about keeping baby's baby clothes in a box in the attic for a day to pass on to her grandchildren. When the grandchildren did not arrive, she took the box to " remind my lazy children what I wanted." It worked, and now I have eight grandchildren and I do not have any baby clothes in the attic. "
His advice, if you receive things that you do not want from anyone, is polite, but decidedly rejected: "No, thank you, I have no room for that."
His book is a quick read of 107 pages and contains three popular recipes attached to the book. It will be a great gift for the older members of the family to talk about the process of cleansing death.
I recently read an article in Forbes: "Sorry, nobody wants the things from your parents , " in which Mary Kay Buysse, executive director of the Association of Senior Moving Manager (NASMM), analyzes the issues. Families if they are reduced quickly. an older relative or a deceased parent. "The problem is that most of us have that our parents bought things that mass produced, they have no value, are so outdated, do not think they can find a good place to get rid of them." He said that it is now so difficult for two generations to simultaneously reduce their numbers: parents of baby boomers and baby boomers.
Life often throws us unexpected bullets, I never thought that I would consider the reduction until my dad dies suddenly in 2009, and leaving that burden to relatives leaves the bereavement process going on. , If you have something for a loved one, give it to that person and tell why it matters to you. Surround yourself with elements that will make you happy and work for your current lifestyle. If you start the Dostadning process now, it will be much easier for your loved ones in the future.
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