Saturday I am participating in a yard sale at my work, so over the last few weeks I have been eye-balling things and trying to decide what I want to get rid of. The more I look, the more I find! I am astonished by the amount of stuff we have in our house, a lot of it being extra furniture (some of which isn't ours, but I guess since it has been left in our house for over a year and there is no intention of the owners/abandoners collecting it, it's fair game to be sold!).
So all this junk got me to thinking: why are people so big on possessions? To so many people, our possessions define us. We collect knick-knacks and things because they remind us of our favorite things - sports, animals, places, etc. We put them up on nice little shelves and forget about them until we are showing some on around our place and can say "Oh, this is my collection of dog figurines because you know I just love dogs". Often times these things become so treasured that we just can't bear to part with them. But at the end of the day, aren't they just dust collectors?
Now don't get me wrong, after this yard sale you will not walk into my house and see nothing but pristine, empty shelves; minimalism is not my thing! But I am hoping to let go of a lot of stuff, and I hope that my stuff will make someone else very happy!
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