tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post3759802907758575926..comments2023-10-08T08:21:25.745-07:00Comments on My Grama's Soul: SOUL WORK......PLEASE DON'T DETOUR...JUST FOLLOW THE SIGNSMy Grama's Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10114089036939629527noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-80414250021588804302011-03-06T12:49:37.680-08:002011-03-06T12:49:37.680-08:00When I was a child I was very gelous of my things....When I was a child I was very gelous of my things....but growing I have understod that friendship and true love can make us more happy than all !!!.lilybetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053076073999130747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-76839210805307224692011-01-26T02:29:00.820-08:002011-01-26T02:29:00.820-08:00I think that once we have got beyond accumulating ...I think that once we have got beyond accumulating "survival" stuff, the rest is just a distraction from the important things we need. It's just filling an empty hole with the wrong things. Not to mention all the negative consequences to other cultures, the environment, etc.Elizabeth Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743962842485886140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-47425212256654134462011-01-20T17:51:00.274-08:002011-01-20T17:51:00.274-08:00I have so much stuff that I have inherited...so ma...I have so much stuff that I have inherited...so many collections or parts of collections...that I will never start my own collection of anything.Dapoppinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170185334349270932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-29112985969760925812011-01-20T07:13:10.596-08:002011-01-20T07:13:10.596-08:00It sure feels good to let go of stuff!It sure feels good to let go of stuff!Alisa Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739920257852628288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-71217965855507524432011-01-19T18:46:36.910-08:002011-01-19T18:46:36.910-08:00Hey Josette ~ We all want to declutter at some poi...Hey Josette ~ We all want to declutter at some point, mine was months ago which was what my post was about. I do tend to keep the good stuff, my happy stuff under my bed. :) <br />Lots of hugs.<br />Rosemary...XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-3734918068400100232011-01-18T18:54:43.011-08:002011-01-18T18:54:43.011-08:00I fully agree. If we let it get out of hand, consu...I fully agree. If we let it get out of hand, consumer consumption can outweighs our fulfillment in personal and spiritual pursuits. About 4 years ago my husband and I went through the house and did some major downsizing. It has been a very liberating experience and we are much happier for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-21347204448456440102011-01-18T17:43:33.545-08:002011-01-18T17:43:33.545-08:00Jo,
"There will never be enough stuff to fil...Jo,<br /><br />"There will never be enough stuff to fill an empty soul."<br /><br />I'm learning to "downsize" on "stuff" myself, but it's a slow process. I'm learning that "just having stuff" only brings a short and temporary happiness. <br /><br />Only the Lord can fill us, and no material kind of material item(s) can do that.<br /><br />-Lady RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-16165322582759861012011-01-17T23:23:24.252-08:002011-01-17T23:23:24.252-08:00Jo, thanks for the tidbits today.
Love deeply hug...Jo, thanks for the tidbits today.<br /><br />Love deeply hugs,<br />GerryGerryARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-73637044153143869992011-01-17T17:44:56.651-08:002011-01-17T17:44:56.651-08:00What a wonderful post. I need to do some downsizin...What a wonderful post. I need to do some downsizing myself. I culled some things a few months ago but my home still looks cluttered to me. You have encouraged me to do so. Thank you! HugsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-38542055219539463742011-01-17T15:12:13.367-08:002011-01-17T15:12:13.367-08:00At the moment most of the "stuff" in my ...At the moment most of the "stuff" in my house is being stored for my daughter! I made a rule for myself to not buy any "projects".....anything needing stripping, fixing, painting, etc does not come through my door.<br />It makes my life simpler and clutter free!Carole Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761259557061105360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-10895146074986035572011-01-17T13:53:47.778-08:002011-01-17T13:53:47.778-08:00Really, in the final analysis, this is all we take...Really, in the final analysis, this is all we take with us...the SOUL STUFF and it is nothing that we can trade, hoard or fabricate! Wonderful musings, Jo. AnitaCastles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-86639545070848077222011-01-17T13:25:50.738-08:002011-01-17T13:25:50.738-08:00Oh dear Jane....I, too, have my stuff and it makes...Oh dear Jane....I, too, have my stuff and it makes me happy ...... also!!<br />(O:(O:<br /><br />JoMy Grama's Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114089036939629527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-49680169184791905792011-01-17T12:54:40.716-08:002011-01-17T12:54:40.716-08:00Wonderful post Jo! It is wonderful to let go of th...Wonderful post Jo! It is wonderful to let go of things..and make space for the spirit and the soul to bloom.!!.and also..treasures that we once had ..to also bless someone elses life who may not have much..! Things are wonderful..but we are not our things! we can live wihtout our thing..but we cannot live wihtout the love of one another! <br />Beautiful<br />Hugs kindred<br />KikiVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-79362982633324482642011-01-17T12:49:11.606-08:002011-01-17T12:49:11.606-08:00I agree that we can't fill a soul with stuff, ...I agree that we can't fill a soul with stuff, but...some of it sure makes me happy! Thanks for getting us thinking, Jo!<br /><br />XO,<br />JaneBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-16901421547556665322011-01-17T12:47:47.667-08:002011-01-17T12:47:47.667-08:00How funny, our post are totally opposite today:) B...How funny, our post are totally opposite today:) But I love yours and your point of view. I actually give lots away. I'm all about sharing whether it be my stuff, an idea,a great recipe, what ever:) Thank you for the sweet compliment on my blog:) Have a great week!<br />~Debra xxx<br />Capers of the vintage vixenswww.MaisonStGermain.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916957841730565226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-411235004348976382011-01-17T12:23:54.850-08:002011-01-17T12:23:54.850-08:00Oh I so agree with you, on "stuff." I&#...Oh I so agree with you, on "stuff." I'd like to have only, that which the two of us love and use.<br /><br />But we have a long way to go, to get to this ideal. Oh well, a project is always good. :-)<br /><br />Hugs & ♥'s...<br />'Cause Valentine Day is coming!Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-4793016788235770012011-01-17T11:57:30.457-08:002011-01-17T11:57:30.457-08:00I dont buy anything for the house anymore. I fig l...I dont buy anything for the house anymore. I fig like what I have and dont want more bc too much STUFF makes me crazy too! I lived in Scotland with my husband who had a house there and after 4 years it was a bit of a culture shock when I came home. Americans collect so much stuff like you say! I didnt see big collections over there. Im sure some people did but in many nice homes I saw a few nice things but not to the decadance that many of us do and have. Im not saying they are better for it or anything, but they just have less. Even with the Christmas trees they werent overdone like mine is and many others! What is the old saying? Less is more and thats true lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212476952833501895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-50538995833114969072011-01-17T11:56:49.478-08:002011-01-17T11:56:49.478-08:00Eeek! Is it okay to still like (and sorta, kinda h...Eeek! Is it okay to still like (and sorta, kinda hoard) stuff and have a full soul? I love my shiny objects, Jo. :-)The Quintessential Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010105595059019883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-24595136563202548672011-01-17T10:32:34.364-08:002011-01-17T10:32:34.364-08:00I am sometimes frustrated at having a very small h...I am sometimes frustrated at having a very small home, but at the same time, I am grateful that it keeps me from accumulating "stuff". I think too many people have houses that are way too big, and then they feel they have to have the "stuff" to fill them. It doesn't make a person happy.<br /><br />I have been attempting to declutter my books, which is really what I have the most of in my home, but it is tough to let go of my friends!Sue G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06796747936772028681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-82881395232182065782011-01-17T10:20:06.966-08:002011-01-17T10:20:06.966-08:00Dear Josette,
You are so right about downsizing a...Dear Josette,<br /><br />You are so right about downsizing and most people should think about it before running out to add more 'stuff' for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's, Easter, etc. etc. etc.<br />We cause the landfill to mount up way too much and very little of such 'stuff' has true value.<br /><br />Thanks for such great post with life's wisdom!<br /><br />Have a great week!<br /><br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-12984657909509122162011-01-17T09:56:46.777-08:002011-01-17T09:56:46.777-08:00What a lovely post...pictures and words. Well sai...What a lovely post...pictures and words. Well said, my dear friend. <br />Marymxtodis123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202465070162331558.post-39062785109965346002011-01-17T09:34:33.624-08:002011-01-17T09:34:33.624-08:00You could not have said or illustrated this better...You could not have said or illustrated this better honey.<br />So many times I have said this to my children but they are not getting it because I did not get it until was old.<br />Think of you often wondering how you are doing.<br />Love<br />MaggieGrandma Yellow Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917551672825097342noreply@blogger.com