Stuff...lets talk about STUFF. I have a friend who is going through divorce and shes tempted to focus on the stuff that hes not handing over.... Despite all my protests, sometimes people give me stuff on my birthday! lol I have a friend who is so anti-stuff that she gets seriously irritated if someone gives her something.... I have another friend who WANTS stuff...all stuff....gimme stuff...and sometimes it feels off kilter.... Six years ago Joe read the book Clutters Last Stand and my pack-rat man had a heart-change. He gave up the attachment of things. It changed our world! We no longer expended energy on STUFF....if it wasnt useful, it went away and we felt this huge release. I truly understand how one can feel crowded by the stuff...how stuff can suck up ones vitality and make the person its servant. I *love* the freedom after decluttering! And I see that the friend who is wanting stuff, stuff, stuff...is trying to fill up a need that cannot be filled by things. Hmm...a bit like over-eating? BUT....I also know worshiping empty space and attempting to control ones life by limiting the quantities of stuff....can become a sticky ditch of unhealthy emotional quicksand. Hmm...a bit like anorexia? Sometimes people show love with GIFTS...and gifts hold love...and accepting them graciously and feeling the love connected in the giving....is priceless. Hmm...much like healthy eating/enjoying? It all goes back to balance, doesnt it? What is your experience to STUFF?
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 14:50:46 +0000