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To: unclewest who wrote (93411)	1/3/2005 10:32:48 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793719

I am ready to fly, but what the hell should I do with all this stuff? Keep it and enjoy it, UW. I moved to the islands in 2001 with two suitcases and my computer. The studio apt I have is small, but big enough for me. The beach and the dance hall are my "living room." The older you get, the less you need. But most of us are "pack rats."

To: unclewest who wrote (93411)	1/3/2005 11:15:18 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793719

what the hell should I do with all this stuff? Get rid of it any way you can and don't replace it. If feels sooooo good.

To: unclewest who wrote (93411)	1/3/2005 11:26:38 AM
From: haqihana	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793719

Unclewest, Nature has provided every thing any human being needs to flourish, and be happy. IMO, that was the Creator's plan from the beginning, but mankind was given free will. That seems to be where things started going bad, and now the same sort of mankind, is slowly, but surely, destroying the bounty that once was nature, which amounts to a slow destruction of himself. It's like cutting one's nose off to spite his face. There is nothing more beautiful, and serene, than being somewhere in the wilderness with only all of the aspects of nature holding you in it's arms.

To: unclewest who wrote (93411)	1/3/2005 3:40:05 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793719

I've been watching people come and stay in the beautiful PNW for as long as I've been alive. Many of them invariably bring their stuff and move in. In the time frame I'm familiar with, all they could buy were those little block houses built after WW2 to accommodate our returning soldiers. It turned out that those houses were merely places to rest between adventures to explore the vast wilderness that existed. As people ventured further and further from the confines of the city they found land........lots and lots of land.......and they began building larger and larger homes. I think having a home is essential......a roof over your head, a warm bed, refrigerator, oven, running water. The McMansions I see going up around me truly boggle the mind. What are they going to do with all that square footage? In my experiences, taking blocks of time and spending it as close to nature as possible, bringing only what I think will be necessary for survival, (fly rod ect -g-) I've found that the closer to nature I am the less appealing my urban life becomes. My treks into the wilderness have been brief but many and I'm always reluctant to leave, but thankful for all the luxuries mentioned above when I finally do arrive back home. We (my husband and I) have been on a five year quest to find a perfect compromise, and I think we've found the place. In that quest we found that appealing spaces where one can live next to or be part of nature with less stuff are few and far between. I'm really glad you wrote your post, and for all the replies. They remind me of the many people I've met that gave it all up to live a simpler life free from living a lifetime accumulating stuff. My first question, when meeting these adventurous souls is always: do you miss your stuff? They always reply no......not for a minute. That the beauty of being unshackled made up for all the stuff they ever owned and they feel free. When the time comes, I will reflect back upon this conversation and remember......we can't all live like the Eagle, but we can get real close if we try. M

To: unclewest who wrote (93411)	1/3/2005 10:06:39 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793719

I am ready to fly, but what the hell should I do with all this stuff? Since retirement I find 'stuff' of little value. Currently, keeping my homes up is the only 'have to' I can see,, well that and gas to get back and forth each month. As we get older there seems to be less desire to accumulate 'stuff'. Who will have the job of getting rid of our 'stuff' when we are gone? Upon retirement I found even less reason for 'stuff' and only desire the time to do what I wish comfortably. Now when I go looking for 'stuff' it is generally for family or others. My family 'adopted' a needy family for the holidays. We saw they had a good Thanksgiving & Christmas. That was worth 10X the amount of 'stuff' that could have been accumulated with those funds.