http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2008/09/17/stuff-pushes-important-things-to-the-side-2/ simplify life. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2008/09/17/stuff-pushes-important-things-to-the-side-2/comment-page-1/#comment-127 dagmag Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:58:03 +0000 http://becomingminimalist.wordpress.com/?p=312#comment-127 Hi! Been lurking for a while, and I love your site and insights! This post made me want to comment. I know too well the way that 'stuff' can often get into the way of more important things. Just yesterday, i was grumbling and complaining; storming around the house picking up this toy and that toy...and I found myself crabbing to the kids about all this junk; and how they shouldn't have it if they couldn't respect it...blah, blah, blah. And I stopped. And realized what a beautiful day it was outside, and how gorgeous my kids are, and how really well-behaved they actually are. I just couldn't get myself past the 'junk' until then. And I'm so guilty of enabling this whole scenario; buying the junk, letting them bring home the junk. I resolve to STOP; and I hope that this new insight will help us all to appreciate the intangibles in life. So much of childhood is fleeting; except of course those cursed McDonald's toys which will outlive us all... Hi! Been lurking for a while, and I love your site and insights! This post made me want to comment. I know too well the way that ‘stuff’ can often get into the way of more important things. Just yesterday, i was grumbling and complaining; storming around the house picking up this toy and that toy…and I found myself crabbing to the kids about all this junk; and how they shouldn’t have it if they couldn’t respect it…blah, blah, blah. And I stopped. And realized what a beautiful day it was outside, and how gorgeous my kids are, and how really well-behaved they actually are. I just couldn’t get myself past the ‘junk’ until then. And I’m so guilty of enabling this whole scenario; buying the junk, letting them bring home the junk. I resolve to STOP; and I hope that this new insight will help us all to appreciate the intangibles in life. So much of childhood is fleeting; except of course those cursed McDonald’s toys which will outlive us all…

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