When regret and guilt occasionally rear their nasty little heads in my mind, I'll keep in mind your excellent response. Thanks for responding to my inquiry.
I like the way you tick. I would be very interested in hearing what your regrets in life have been, if any. In other words, if you had it all to do again, would you do anything different?
@Autumnwood27 I don't have regrets, might do a couple of things differently, but then I would have had a different life, and I value the life I have had.
Regret and Guilt: two states of mind I don't believe in.
Anything that is loved should be used and not just hidden away in a cupboard. With use comes the risk of breaking it. A friend of mine showed me that at least pottery shards make beautiful decorations in the garden, and especially liven it up in winter when there are no flowers around.
It is a pity that usable things are crushed instead of re-used. More use of Craig's list and similar would be helpful. Putting a note on whatever and setting it out on the street should tempt somebody to use it.
I agree with your sentiments in this video. It seems that many people are turning to minimalism now, & it's easy to see why. There are many blogs about the delights of owning 100 things or less.
Haha! A perfect point, Margaret! Oh, the agony of the responsibility of owning so much "stuff," in our runaway culture where we must "own stuff" or we've failed at life. It WILL drive us bonkers when it ultimately becomes time to get rid of it.
I am trying so hard to pair down with the things that my mother gave me which was everything from my father and his mother and generations going back. I am freaked to get rid of any of it. But all I have is that stuff and hardly anything I have aquired of things that I like . I like some of it fine but she drilled it in my head I was NEVER TO GET RID OF ANY OF IT!!!!! I toss the broken stuff now I used to keep it. The Burden of the ownership is great. I have what others have liked and not me.
I remember a rule it was called something like the 80/20 rule of materialism.It went something like ,Get rid of 80% of the stuff you use 20% of the time and keep 20% of the stuff you use 80% of the time.At 53 I understand exactly what you are saying,I have collected,saved,inherited,bought,acquired more stuff than one person should have and that's where I'm at,figuring out what to do with it all,because it is a lot of work to care for it all.I don't want it all anymore.Time to simplify :)
There is a web site called free cycle where people put up a list of things they are trying to be rid of and others look for things they need. Maybe that will help? My biggest problem is deciding what to with the stuff I have...what do I keep and what do I rid myself of? Broken? Perhaps weren't meant to survive the test of time? Yeah I don't like being responsible for so much JUNK!! Let's all get together and have a big yard sale :)
When regret and guilt occasionally rear their nasty little heads in my mind, I'll keep in mind your excellent response. Thanks for responding to my inquiry.
Autumnwood27 1 year ago
I like the way you tick. I would be very interested in hearing what your regrets in life have been, if any. In other words, if you had it all to do again, would you do anything different?
Autumnwood27 1 year ago
@Autumnwood27 I don't have regrets, might do a couple of things differently, but then I would have had a different life, and I value the life I have had.
Regret and Guilt: two states of mind I don't believe in.
atree3 1 year ago
Anything that is loved should be used and not just hidden away in a cupboard. With use comes the risk of breaking it. A friend of mine showed me that at least pottery shards make beautiful decorations in the garden, and especially liven it up in winter when there are no flowers around.
It is a pity that usable things are crushed instead of re-used. More use of Craig's list and similar would be helpful. Putting a note on whatever and setting it out on the street should tempt somebody to use it.
Marihani 1 year ago
New medications might help!
MarcusHolly 1 year ago
I agree with your sentiments in this video. It seems that many people are turning to minimalism now, & it's easy to see why. There are many blogs about the delights of owning 100 things or less.
kaleidoplex 1 year ago
Walking basket cases YES! Solution...lets all move to India and live in an Ashram...no 'objects' or clutter!
CapricornArtist73 1 year ago
u look tired today darling
when we have too many things me must make a selection...at least
time is gold, and new things are waiting too
^^
t.c.
anukittta 1 year ago
I suppose I need to be more careless, since I'm too lazy to get rid of all my stuff as is. The problem is I always lose/break the wrong stuff.
kenrg 1 year ago
Couldn't of said it better myself!
ItalianStallionette 1 year ago
LOL the archeologists of the future will dig through the midden garbage of our
throwaways seeking a perfect specimen of a plastic picnic spoon.
We have far too much junk available and that lessens the value of everything
we possess.
tyrbolo 1 year ago
freecycle craigstlist/free ...and so many more options out there!
CityzenJane 1 year ago
Haha! A perfect point, Margaret! Oh, the agony of the responsibility of owning so much "stuff," in our runaway culture where we must "own stuff" or we've failed at life. It WILL drive us bonkers when it ultimately becomes time to get rid of it.
anmoose 1 year ago
I am trying so hard to pair down with the things that my mother gave me which was everything from my father and his mother and generations going back. I am freaked to get rid of any of it. But all I have is that stuff and hardly anything I have aquired of things that I like . I like some of it fine but she drilled it in my head I was NEVER TO GET RID OF ANY OF IT!!!!! I toss the broken stuff now I used to keep it. The Burden of the ownership is great. I have what others have liked and not me.
nagaempress 1 year ago
God, I have so much stuff I need to get rid of!!!! (If I don't, now I know my son will just break it all after I'm gone... LOL)
WhistlersBrother 1 year ago
"thankfully" i'm on the other end of the spectrum: a sitting no basket case...
jogayot 1 year ago
Margaret, we ALL love our MAMMON.....Do we own it? Does it own us?
tommy30507 1 year ago
I remember a rule it was called something like the 80/20 rule of materialism.It went something like ,Get rid of 80% of the stuff you use 20% of the time and keep 20% of the stuff you use 80% of the time.At 53 I understand exactly what you are saying,I have collected,saved,inherited,bought,acquired more stuff than one person should have and that's where I'm at,figuring out what to do with it all,because it is a lot of work to care for it all.I don't want it all anymore.Time to simplify :)
almostcapecod 1 year ago
Dear Margret, I enjoyed your latest video work. The ending was on the right word
right on the mark. I remember the picture of your mother and the other ladies
holding baby Margret. They had the 1920s/30s look. That would make a nice painting. Great video as always (Art From Margret's Heart) Real&True.
harpsi8 1 year ago
I think that's one reason why some people rent houses, or other things. It leaves that responsibility to somebody else.
andymooseman 1 year ago
There is a web site called free cycle where people put up a list of things they are trying to be rid of and others look for things they need. Maybe that will help? My biggest problem is deciding what to with the stuff I have...what do I keep and what do I rid myself of? Broken? Perhaps weren't meant to survive the test of time? Yeah I don't like being responsible for so much JUNK!! Let's all get together and have a big yard sale :)
UpDownMostly 1 year ago
Nice to see you "get it"
acrow11 1 year ago
<<< Happy owner of just a few things he likes and really cares about.
Nice video!
Trinitrotolaissance 1 year ago
Speaking as a walking basket case. Amen, Sister.
AuntieVeraCharles50 1 year ago
Absolutely true!
THANKS!
Rykhart 1 year ago
soooo true!
chocolate8872 1 year ago