Stuff

Stuff - why do we have so much stuff in our lives? From the pretty mirrors, modern gadgets, games machines, inane ornaments to the ever-present scatter cushions. Why? what purpose do they have? I once may have seen it but I don't anymore.
Now I have the task of getting rid of all the clutter I have filled my life with over the years, some select bits I will keep, the rest will all have to go.
It's funny how when you buy these things they seem so important - the gorgeous purple bedding I just had to have, the gold framed mirror that looked so good above the fireplace.
Now just the thought of getting rid of them feels cleansing, like a blessed relief to let all this clutter go - for if we look at what is real in this life then that isn't it.
I feel like I have lost track of the real, though I know that in my heart I haven't, I know that the only things that are real in my life are the girls. But I have become overwhelmed by the clutter, the fuss, the people who sweat over the small stuff - I just want to shout out - it REALLY DOESN'T MATTER..........thank God I have the chance to let it all go.