Reply #96: A great deal of insecurity surrounds hoarding...

[AnArmyVeteran]

I have a friend who is a compulsive hoarder. She has stuff all around her house. At one time you could barely walk through because things were stacked almost to the ceiling. And she keeps buying more stuff.

I watched a Tonight Show last year and Jeff Goldblum was a guest. Leno tried to give him a piece of paper with something on it and Jeff refused it. He went on to say he was a minimalist and didn't accumulate anything. Since that night it made me think of all the things we take into our lives. I stopped taking receipts for things unless I might have to return the item. I've also been seriously purging all of the things I don't need or haven't used in a long time.

If left unchecked we can easily become owned by our property, instead of the other way around. Things are supposed to bring us joy, happiness or make our lives easier. If it doesn't we need to let it go and get rid of it. If people are not careful they can easily become a prisoner to their property.