Storing items inside of a drawer, for me, is a waste of good time and space. Once an item gets placed inside the closed container, it’s not very likely that it will see the light of day any time soon.

And while I have learned the truth about the drawer phenomenon in my physical world, I find myself still exploring it within in the realms of my inner environment.

If something precious to me unknowingly gets stored away in a drawer, it takes longer than I would like to reclaim it. And when I store things in a drawer that I no longer want or need, it becomes harder to filter between what I truly value and the things that should be released.

And yet, there is some relief that comes with being able to tuck something away in a drawer. But when does temporary storage become permanent storage? And how do we create enough capacity so that the things we really want in our lives can exist; outside the drawer?