Material items are not the only things that we keep, there are the emotional items also. The unrighted wrongs that are never forgot, that you carry around with you every day of your life. They weigh you down, and make your days less enjoyable.

"Forgive and Forget", easy to say, but difficult to do.

If you are carrying a pass transgression done by someone against you, leave it on the edge of the "Road of Life". By lightening your load, your journey will be more enjoyable. Easy to say, difficult to do sometimes, but it is not impossible.

For my material things, I have a 3 year rule, if I have not used the item in 3 years, it goes on the list of things to pass on to someone who has a use for it.

I had a Pontiac Transport that needed a rebuilt transmission, but the cost was too much for a vehicle that was 10 years old. I took good care of the vehicles maintenance, but it was time to get another vehicle.So I gave it to my brother-in-law, who does transmission repairs, he repaired the transmission, and now he has a reliable vehicle for picking up his parts for his transmission jobs.

I had a band-saw, that sat in the basement, collecting dust. My friend Casey, retired and was building a wood working shop. I saw that he did not have a band saw. Casey told me he was saving up to buy one. I gave it to him on permanent loan (I do not sell things to friends), if I ever need to use a band-saw, I know where mine is.

Sometimes I put things out on the curb, with a "FREE" sign, and it is gone in less than a hours time. When we got rid of the swing set that our daughters outgrew, it was placed at the curb. It was gone in 15 minutes.

If I have books that I do not wish to keep, I give them to the local library. It is up to them to either keep them, or place the books in their yearly book sale (helping to purchase more books for the library).

Old clothes & shoes (3 year rule) go to Goodwill.

Of course there is the "Annual Spring Garage Sale", it is somewhat humorous that the garage is rarely ever for sale.

We leave this world the way we came, with nothing.....so do not let stuff weigh you down while you are here.

~Parnelli