by Willows Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:21 am
This "trash to treasure " phenomena is more than it's cracked up to be.
The keepsakes that we've cherished to hand down to our children eventually....have no charm nor a place in the homes of our children these days. In our modernized society, our treasures are kitchy and tacky. So why have we clung to them for all of these years? When we realize that our children and grandchildren have no use for them....we seek out an antique dealer who will only scan over one's treasures and scoffingly say..."Oh...that's worth 2 bucks....I'll give you 10 bucks for that...or 50 cents for all of that"! All of this hype about collecting because it will someday be worth something, is like buying a ticket for a lottery. But still....we hang on to all of our stuff...for our "kids" and hoping that it will be worth something someday. We drag it all around with us from place to place and eventually, we nestle into our retirement home....still clinging to our keepsakes. I know!! I'm doing that!! and my apartment is cluttered and full of it.
Hmmmmm...will my Granddaughter eventually wish that she had any of this stuff?
Soooooo...I should just pack it all up...all of those things that are taking up oh-so-much of my space and causing me concern about what will I do with it if I should have to move into even smaller accomodations....eg....a Senior's Home...our what will my Son do with it all if I should "kick-the-bucket!!
Why do I keep it all? Mainly because I love it and it's all been such a huge part of my life. How does one break ties with those things that we are so attached to?!!!!!
Over the past few years, I've donated so many of my belongings to charities and much as I want to do that, it breaks my heart to cast my posessions away.
An alternative would be to make "treasures" out of some of my unused possesions (trash)....but who'd-the-heck would want those! That was something that I might have done in my crafty days of yore...but today, my craftiness is impotent for the lack of anyone lovin' such creations.
Soooooooo.....I must muster up my will-power and energy once again and line up my donation bags and begin to toss!
But Lordy!! whatever will I do with my precious keepsakes and my china and crystal and my fancy china tea-cups!!
And then.....I do love my humungous wardrobe...that I've depleted and depleted....yet remaining....is enough of a wardrobe to attire my entire apartment building!
Lord! teach me and give me the will to simplify my possessions!
Maybe our Lord needs your support in encouraging each of us to downsize! What hints do you all have to share?
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