Consumerism

Tonight I decided I needed to be inspired to get my butt in gear. I needed a good book to take my flinging to a new height. I needed a life changing story to help me out. So I went to Amazon and punched in "clutter". Oh crap. Wow. Lotsa Lotsa books. I had no idea that so many other people have this problem. There obviously is a market for these books are there wouldn't be so many out there and so many customer reviews. I decided to order some from the library. No buying! Our finances are strapped.

Well I lied. I'm not done with the laundry. I still have at least one more garbage bag here in the house. And I don't know how much in the shed. The shed is a tough subject with my husband. There is a lot of useless furniture out there, and I don't want to organize it. I would like to load the trailer and haul it all to Goodwill. I tried posting a few things on Craigslist at dirt cheap, but nothing it moving. I guess the next thing to do would be to post an ad in the local paper. I think I"ll try that. Oh! Good news! I'm selling my dishwasher. Husband says it is okay with him. I've proved that I can keep the dishes clean when we don't have a lot. Yipee!

The next project I have is to move the piano. I need to move the piano so that I can bring in the big desk from the shed so I can have an "office" in the house for the bills and other household tasks. Paperwork is a daunting task to me now and I don't know why. It's silly really. I love to file things, but I have stacks and stacks of papers everywhere.

On to my topic. Consumerism. Why is it that when we get into something we need to spend money on it? Why do we buy stuff? What is the purpose of purchase? For me it is turning into a distraction. Why do I buy my kids movies? To entertain them so I can do something else. Why do I buy quilting fabric? To distract myself from the task at hand. Why did my relative buy so many clothes for the kids? She doesn't want them to go without. She is afraid they will go cold.

When did we lose faith? When did we begin to lose focus on what life is about? Why do we fall for the advertising? What is the reasoning behind being so wastful with our resources? My financial resources, natural resources, time resources!! How long can our economy support this trend? I really think that eventually this is going to blow up in our faces and it will be comparable to the Great Depression. Maybe even worse.

Well I guess it is back to the plan. The original plan. I will pray harder. I will re-dedicate myself to my task of living more effectively. Living more simply that I may better serve the Lord.