Treasures, baggage, or garbage

RocketsGirl

Got this email this morning and thought it was definitely something to think about.....


Someone once suggested that everything in life can be placed in one of three categories: Treasures, baggage, or garbage.

Treasures are those things, experiences, and people which strengthen us. They add to our identity, security, and pleasure. They are the things we value most.

Baggage is those things we carry with us but are not essential to the journey. They have to do with externals rather than internals, desires instead of needs.

Garbage is the junk we are better off without. These are the things we should throw away, the relationships we ought to abandon.

Spend some time thinking about these three categories. What are the things and properties you would consider treasures, baggage, and garbage? The next time you experience a loss, ask yourself which category the loss represents. I think you'll discover there are not nearly as many treasures as you once thought.

NurseCarolyn2014

Awwe.....puts alot of things in perspective.....thanks so much for sharing this :flowerforyou:

Bronx_Montgomery

hmmm this an interesting topic. I know that my mother is a huge hoarder and I think I may have some hoarding tendencies. I am really into electronics and tend to keep old gaming systems, old cell phones etc. Also I tend to keep pieces from my first car which I loved and miss dearly. But to me those things are treasures....to others it could be considered junk.

Katbaran

I love this! It really makes sense and makes it so easy to decide! I'm going to print this and keep it to remind me what is important and what is not. Lately, I've been getting caught up in too much of other people's drama.