Our perennial fight about stuff. In the garage is a Hammond organ. It is there because I did not want it in the living room. It does not work. I doubt anyone wants it. My wife thinks it is worth something. I just want to trash it.
That is the fight my wife and I have over and over–about stuff. It is hard to get rid of any books. Unfortunately when you have too many books the really good ones get buried.
That does not make any difference. She insists on keeping them. So our book shelves are bulging.
I collect music. My wife at some point discovered E Bay and bought lots of used LPs and CDs and now my music collection is out of control.
We have fight after fight about things–too many things in our house–a lot of things that are not being used.
Is that what all couples have–issues that will not go away and can’t be resolved no matter what?
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I do not have to own every good thing that comes my way. With some things it is very difficult: I collect music and books. There is always another interesting book and another new piece of music I desire.
The trick is to be happy with what you have and occasionally when something comes your way, be happy. One reason coveting is wrong there is no end to it and being perennially dissatisfied is one result.
There is a certain freedom to saying “No!” to good things and there is even another result: more and more you let the universe surprise you when something good falls in your lap.
When you make a conscious effort to be satisfied with your possessions, you allow serendipity and gratitude to enter your life. And peace and contentment may also follow.
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