Comments on: Divesting http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/ The tale of TeamHudson, as they discover that all they need is a tall ship... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:39:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Murphy http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/#comment-3003 Murphy Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:43:14 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/#comment-3003 I'm with you! Get a dumpster! (okay, maybe at the very least give it to Goodwill if that's the least you can do and it eases your conscience about contributing to a landfilll)....but do it quick and do it all at once, not in spurts...don't drag it out...) Divesting....Yeah, we've done it....the dividing up the worldly goods to sort thru and see what really matters....some call it *simplify*....*downsize*....get back some of what was spent on *stuff*.... Sometimes life hits you in strange ways when you suddenly wake up...no, when you get slapped in the face with the reality of what's really, really important. Life was grand where we came from....and over time we accumulated more and more *stuff* .....for no other reason but because we could.....Ah, *The American Dream* ???? Then a family tragedy hits and you're instantly faced with the question of what's really important in life.......sometimes the obvious doesn't come so quickly.....is it all this *stuff*?...all this stuff that you worked so hard to obtain....to clean....to pay for...again and again...to store....to move..... maybe at the time it seemed so important, but now?? .......what does all this stuff do for you when you're faced with really important questions in your life.......nothing. All that *stuff* can't make a situation better, can't help.....and truthfully, none of it even matters any more....nothing, matters.....and certainly not the stuff..... Yeah, we've done exactly what you've done.....We've posted to Craigslist and other sites to sell our stuff....oh, the hours it takes to do so!!! Argh! ....and then sell for a price that is less than acceptable....what positive and productive things could we have done with the time that it took us to keep posting all this stuff just to gain a buck or two??? And then, some things that I thought I couldn't begin to part with have been boxed up for a year....two....more?......(now I'm wondering if I should open those boxes or just toss them because I really don't miss whatever might be hidden there)....or continue to be a slave to the stuff because 'I feel badly' and I hope to recoup some of the money spent. I agree with Bubba....how useless most of the crap we *need* is....and Toast....your stuff breeds....how come it seems to grow with time???? Forget it......just throw it in the dumpster.....or deliver it all to Goodwill if that'll make you feel better.....it's not worth it. Free yourself! Free your family! It's VERY liberating...S-I-M-P-L-F-Y....it feels really, really good! Think about what's really necessary, really important, and let go of all the notions of having all of this stuff.....wow! it feels good! (We're also hoping to someday soon make our way to living on a boat with our two home-schooled teens, so thanks for sharing your experience. I've added more of my stuff to dumpster world and it feels really good.) I’m with you! Get a dumpster! (okay, maybe at the very least give it to Goodwill if that’s the least you can do and it eases your conscience about contributing to a landfilll)….but do it quick and do it all at once, not in spurts…don’t drag it out…)

Divesting….Yeah, we’ve done it….the dividing up the worldly goods to sort thru and see what really matters….some call it *simplify*….*downsize*….get back some of what was spent on *stuff*….

Sometimes life hits you in strange ways when you suddenly wake up…no, when you get slapped in the face with the reality of what’s really, really important.

Life was grand where we came from….and over time we accumulated more and more *stuff* …..for no other reason but because we could…..Ah, *The American Dream* ????

Then a family tragedy hits and you’re instantly faced with the question of what’s really important in life…….sometimes the obvious doesn’t come so quickly…..is it all this *stuff*?…all this stuff that you worked so hard to obtain….to clean….to pay for…again and again…to store….to move….. maybe at the time it seemed so important, but now?? …….what does all this stuff do for you when you’re faced with really important questions in your life…….nothing. All that *stuff* can’t make a situation better, can’t help…..and truthfully, none of it even matters any more….nothing, matters…..and certainly not the stuff…..

Yeah, we’ve done exactly what you’ve done…..We’ve posted to Craigslist and other sites to sell our stuff….oh, the hours it takes to do so!!! Argh! ….and then sell for a price that is less than acceptable….what positive and productive things could we have done with the time that it took us to keep posting all this stuff just to gain a buck or two???

And then, some things that I thought I couldn’t begin to part with have been boxed up for a year….two….more?……(now I’m wondering if I should open those boxes or just toss them because I really don’t miss whatever might be hidden there)….or continue to be a slave to the stuff because ‘I feel badly’ and I hope to recoup some of the money spent. I agree with Bubba….how useless most of the crap we *need* is….and Toast….your stuff breeds….how come it seems to grow with time????

Forget it……just throw it in the dumpster…..or deliver it all to Goodwill if that’ll make you feel better…..it’s not worth it.

Free yourself! Free your family!

It’s VERY liberating…S-I-M-P-L-F-Y….it feels really, really good!

Think about what’s really necessary, really important, and let go of all the notions of having all of this stuff…..wow! it feels good!

(We’re also hoping to someday soon make our way to living on a boat with our two home-schooled teens, so thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve added more of my stuff to dumpster world and it feels really good.)

]]> By: Toast http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/#comment-121 Toast Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:20:57 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/#comment-121 As I explained, my friend, your Stuff breeds. In order to get ahead of your stuff, you have to be brutal. One of my happiest discoveries is that my marina doesn't notice as long as I only drop one box or bag off every time I walk from the car to the boat. As I explained, my friend, your Stuff breeds. In order to get ahead of your stuff, you have to be brutal. One of my happiest discoveries is that my marina doesn’t notice as long as I only drop one box or bag off every time I walk from the car to the boat.

]]> By: Bubba http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/#comment-118 Bubba Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:15:36 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/#comment-118 Remember all the crap I left behind when I fled Florida. Best thing I ever did. It made me realize how useless most of the crap we "need" is. Ever since then, I only keep stuff I "want" and more than once since then I've had a dumpster delivered to the Ranchito and cleaned house in a brutal and ugly fashion. It's very liberating. I'm thinking about creating a religion called All Hail the Dumpster. Ciao, Bubba Remember all the crap I left behind when I fled Florida. Best thing I ever did. It made me realize how useless most of the crap we “need” is. Ever since then, I only keep stuff I “want” and more than once since then I’ve had a dumpster delivered to the Ranchito and cleaned house in a brutal and ugly fashion.

It’s very liberating. I’m thinking about creating a religion called All Hail the Dumpster.

Ciao,
Bubba

]]> By: Angela http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/#comment-117 Angela Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:09:25 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/ea/2007/06/08/divesting/#comment-117 Welcome to my world. At a certain point, you need to just chuck it all. It's why I don't even bother with donating most times. Too much expense in terms of time. I feel bad for contributing to landfill, but at a certain point? Fuck it. Welcome to my world. At a certain point, you need to just chuck it all. It’s why I don’t even bother with donating most times. Too much expense in terms of time. I feel bad for contributing to landfill, but at a certain point?

Fuck it.

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