Too Much Stuff…21 January 2024

    Too Much Stuff
 John Chaffee's Opinion in the Epoch Times
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 Too much stuff, too many things,
 How much joy does all that bring?
 Fill up the closets, the mantles and walls
 Rent a storage shed, still no room for it all
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 Too much stuff, too many things
 Collectible treasures, rummage sale flings
 Garage full of tools, some pieces of bling
 When you look at what counts, it won't be those things
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 It won't be those things you bought at the mart
 It's something more special you hold in your heart
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 It's Kathy and Ron and the family dog
 And Sundays and movies and fireplace logs
 And reading in bed with someone you love
 And looking for answers from God up above
 Cold water when thirsty, a smile and a hug
 A baby you're holding gives your ear a big tug
 A walk in the park, a run to first base
 The rush that you get when you see a friend's face
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 It's those things so special you hold in your heart
 It isn't those things you bought at the mart
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 Too much stuff, too many things
 How much joy does all that bring?
 Garage full of tools, lots of pieces of bling
 When you look at what counts, it won't be those things
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 It's playing gin rummy with your Mom and your Dad
 Lookin' at pictures of good times you've had
 Songs you sing along with a sport that you cheer
 The pride you feel when graduation is here
 A voice from the past, a burger and fries
 Something so funny, you laugh till you cry
 A moment comes true, just like you were wishin'
 And what are you doin', nothin' but fishin'
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 Those things so special you hold in your heart
 Nothing at all that you bought at the mart
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 Too much stuff, too many things
 How much joy does all that bring?
 Fill up the closets, the mantles and walls
 Rent a storage shed, still no room for it all
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 So when you think about buying more things and more stuff
 Take a good look around you, you might have enough
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 Take a good look around you, you might have too much
 Maybe give it to someone who doesn't have stuff
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 Saw this in the Opinion section of the paper last week and
I thought about the clutter in my own garage and it reminded me
of a statement I heard a few months ago on television that went
something like this.
Clutter is unhealthy so look at each item as you begin to
declutter and if it does not truly give you joy and you don't
use it. "Throw it out, you won't miss it."

Conservatively,
John