LEGACY OF A JOURNEY

Why do we collect STUFF? What part of our psyche needs to be reassured of plentifulness that some of us require walk in closets full of clothing? Shoes that we never wear, ties we never use, and dresses which keep hanging until they go to some thrift store. STUFF in every room and closet and shed and crevasse! We know we have to leave it all behind, yet no matter how many times we move, we go on packing and hauling these "STUFF" around and fill yet more closets and rooms and sheds and garages. I suspect for most of us it is the hole in our hearts we are trying to fill. We try possessions, jobs, new lovers, money, careers, buying things we don't need, or reaching for higher positions/fame in the world, yet none of these have proven to do the job, we still feel something's missing. In AA one is encouraged to see the reality of how drugs and alcohol are just more STUFF we use to fill that hole in our hearts and spirits which cannot be filled with the STUFF OF THIS WORLD. We need to realize that as long as we attach so much importance to the "STUFF" of this world, we are indeed neglecting the spirit who needs its home tended to within the HEART and who is always waiting quietly. Gandhi was the leader of a nation of nearly 700 million people, yet all his possessions fit on one table top! He did not reach for the fame, but rather lived a life dedicated to service. Christ too was a king by all measures, yet he owned only two woolen robes and never owned a home to put any STUFF in it! We can have once we have balance!