What you own, owns you.

I pulled out my coin collection this week. It had been safely tucked beneath our stairs for the past few years, out of site and out of mind. Despite the laundry list of chores that needed completing, I took a few minutes to open the sets, check some Ebay prices, and enjoy the beauty of these treasures. 

I showed the girls all the coolest coins, and I was surprised that they didn't even know the collection existed. Thousands of dollars of coins, hidden away and forgotten, one of many hobbies vying for life’s precious time.

Like the bicycles, motorcycles, and RC’s all patiently waiting tune-ups, 

the cards, gun, and knife collections, seeking attention,

or the variety of farm and home projects, waiting to be completed.

As the saying goes, the ‘stuff’ you own, ends up owning you. 

Marie Kondo taught me that there is a physical and emotional ‘lightness’ that comes from letting go. It is time to heed her advice once again, put a few treasures up on ebay, and pass the joy of collecting on to the next collector. 

• Now that’s a peak ethos.