Who really needs two Ferrari Lussos? I used to be a pack rack, accumulating all sorts of stuff, especially automobilia. At one point it got out of control. Between all the model cars, grill badges, cool automotive knick knacks, and lots of things, I had boxes and boxes tucked in the attic and every cabinet and closet around the house. After my father passed my sister and I had to clear out his many things and I had that ‘Cats in the Cradle’ moment. I needed a self inflicted intervention. Too many things.
Jerry Seinfeld did a funny comedy bit about having too many things.
The challenge of course is what to keep and what should go and what to do with it all. Sell. Donate. Share. None of it was going into the trash of course. How could I have been saving trash all these years? That’s what a hoarder does, right? A friend shared a YouTuber named Joshua Becker, who teaches us how to become a minimalist and, most importantly, why.
But what if I miss my stuff?
My wife, who I have always said, is smarter than me. She’s the opposite and doesn’t keep things to clutter her life. She sees material items as anchors that drag you down. Anchors have to be watched after and keep you in one place. She suggested I take a photo off all those things and create a digital file so if I ever do miss my stuff, I can visit the photos. And if I really wanted a stroll down memory lane, to write a note about the object, a memory about where it came from and why it was special. Brilliant!
That process made it fun.
So if you find yourself overwhelmed with too much stuff, lighten the load. Give some of Joshua’s videos a watch and think about why you have all that stuff. Guess what? If you go on an Ebay selling bing, you’ll have money to buy more stuff.
Those two green Ferrari Matchbox cars? They are from my childhood and part of a large collection. I’m not quite ready to let them go but when I am, my grandson will get to make his own memories with his two lussos. However I would love to understand the thinking at Matchbox as to why they put a trailer hitch on a Lusso?