1000 things and counting.

The Avett Brothers - Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise

It’s been a good week and this upcoming week looks even better.

Here is week two of the Advent video series I mentioned last week:

Giving for the sake of community – Advent from Praxis Church on Vimeo.

I’ve decided to look around for a Christmas tree for my place. I don’t have any ornaments down here, just some keepsake types back home… so this endeavor might get expensive. We’ll see how it goes, I need to find something small and I don’t really feel like spending a whole day looking.

Last week my Pastor wrote a blog entry about a new philosophy he’s trying to live out. He is doing his best to live with only 100 possessions. He isn’t counting things like furniture or individual plates and forks or anything, but he does count clothing. He lists out the 100 things in the above link and reading through the list really hit me hard this week. I own a lot of stupid shit… boxes full. If I played by his rules or even if I didn’t count clothing I would not make it. It wouldn’t be close and honestly that’s just sad. I’ve taken my comfortable living and matched it up with a nerdy obsession for new gadgets and it’s just gotten to be too much. I don’t need two computers and literally enough parts for a couple more. I don’t need three cameras, I don’t need a tablet I never use and a few hard drives I’ve never filled. I don’t need half of my wardrobe and I don’t need to sit around and think about what furnishing my apartment needs next.
When I find the time I’m going to start going through my closets and shelves. I don’t need most of this stuff… it doesn’t just take up space or consume a part of my pay check. I really do believe that having excess is just going to make me want more excess. If I don’t learn how to live without now, I’m not ever going to get that down. There is something to be said for only owning 100 objects. Hopefully it doesn’t take my too long to get down there.

That being said there is an arcade machine (that’s so close to being fixed) that is absolutely yelling at me from the other room. :/

Posted: December 6th, 2009
at 10:40pm by David Hildreth

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  1. Anonymous

    11 Mar 10 at 15:48

     

  2. Just to let you know… if you need a new home for one of your external drives. I'll gladly take one :)And I think it would be good to get rid of some stuff… but please, don't ditch the arcade game. It's too beautiful!

    Stephanie Horn

    7 Dec 09 at 02:59

     

  3. You could always make ornaments. I know we have a few that my grandma made ages ago. They're great :)

    Mandy Kuhns

    7 Dec 09 at 07:47

     

  4. I'm reminded of the White Stripes song "Rag and Bone" from Icky Thump. Listen to it and get back to me.

    Greg Shaffer

    7 Dec 09 at 09:43

     

  5. Another great Video and some great words for thought :)
    Love ya
    Prayin’ for ya

    Dad

    9 Dec 09 at 13:40

     


 

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