I really don’t like stuff, I really don’t like things, but what I really don’t like is that we have so many things that we put them away in boxes and forget that they exist, when so many other people could hold all of their belongings in one hand. Stuff really bugs me and yet, I don’t bother to get rid of any of it. So, today I am starting with clothes, and if I never get further than that, at least I got that far.
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in my words, you say no more Stuff,
dose mean you do not any gifts?
Good luck, you'll need it. *half-grin*
I actually don't have so much stuff. I think it's from moving so much: I'm a self-admitted pack-rat by nature, but when you're moving houses, the less important things - the _stuff_ - get junked. So I wouldn't know what to do with it if we didn't move...
Still, good luck.
yay for minimalism! yay for just-enough-ism! I go through phases of selling and giving away extra stuff. Sometimes, after a few months, I'll feel silly for giving something away, but I've always survived. The question of stuff led to one of the most divisive struggles early in L & my engagement. I was very happy with all my belongings and felt that we were blessed to have so much stuff so I preferred to ask for no gifts and not register. Lu and others disagreed with me and ultimately, and painfully, I gave in to most requests...but I still struggle with stuff. Another way stuff has bothered me is that neighbors could share (and sometimes do) many things but we often buy our own. For example, a person may use a ladder a couple times a year yet there is no "community ladder." Also, if each group of houses found a way to collectively contribute to certain types of appliances, or share a large yard etc, everyone could enjoy a much better appliance or nicer yard for less money. I do enjoy privacy, but I would prefer the world to loosen up and share!
you know... I would really like to do that kind of cleansing. I just don't know where to start. I necessarily have kept hold of stuff that would some day be important, but now I have too much that I don't even know what it is, which box it's in, where I should put it---but it might be important some day!!! Pray for me to do the same as you. :-) It could be fun!
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