As I’ve been selling a lot of pieces from my home, the question that has come up most often is, “How can you let go of these beautiful things?”  The short answer is, “It’s all a matter of perspective.”  But, that’s sort of a non-answer answer, so let me give you the long answer. There was a time when I would’ve asked the same question if someone was selling a bunch of beautiful antique pieces that are likely one-of-a-kind.  I came from the perspective that those one-of-a-kind pieces were irreplaceable, so I could never let them go.  That perspective led me to the feeling that I had to keep everything.  Everything was precious and needed to be saved and preserved, especially things from family. There were two things that shifted my perspective on this.  Number one – I started going to auctions.  Auctions are exhilarating and exciting, but they are