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Out with the old and in with the new?
I’m starting to reorder my priorities a bit.
I’ve always been memory focussed and therefore a packrat. I must surround myself with items that remind me of things. Which of course means I’m weighed down by loads of material possessions that I don’t want to part with.
A great example of this is my My Little Pony collection. It reminds me of great times from both my childhood and later years. But sometimes, especially now, I think of it and realise, they’re just hunks of pretty plastic sitting in boxes. I do intend to display them sometime, but even then, it’s just plastic collecting dust.
Birdwatching however. Birding gives me the perfect excuse to travel all the places I want to go. I’m always birding and it has benefits for me and the environment. To bird all I need are a good set of optics, a field guide, a good pair of boots and the desire to see birds. It’s made itself part of my career path and is a reflex to me now. This collection does not sit in cabinets looking fancy. It flies wild on many coloured wings.
To optimise my birding experience I need a good set of optics that will cost a load but set me up for life. And here I am sitting on the asset of these plastic ponies. When I get home I’ll look at them and think I never want to part with them. But being logical, I could let go of a large majority of them to raise money for my birding pursuits.
I think I need to move on and let go of a lot of my material possessions that are weighing me down. Transform them into a set of Leica Ultravids or Swarovski ELs, get in the car and drive and bird and have the time of my life.
I haven’t made any hard and fast decision now. But the prospect excites me. The sooner I can start birding to full effectiveness the better. This is a lifetime thing for me now, I’ll never cease doing it, unless birds cease to be. And to do it I cannot sit in a house, surrounded by material things, just because they remind me of things. Music and photos take up a lot less space and also remind me. I should let go and just go for it.
I’ve always been memory focussed and therefore a packrat. I must surround myself with items that remind me of things. Which of course means I’m weighed down by loads of material possessions that I don’t want to part with.
A great example of this is my My Little Pony collection. It reminds me of great times from both my childhood and later years. But sometimes, especially now, I think of it and realise, they’re just hunks of pretty plastic sitting in boxes. I do intend to display them sometime, but even then, it’s just plastic collecting dust.
Birdwatching however. Birding gives me the perfect excuse to travel all the places I want to go. I’m always birding and it has benefits for me and the environment. To bird all I need are a good set of optics, a field guide, a good pair of boots and the desire to see birds. It’s made itself part of my career path and is a reflex to me now. This collection does not sit in cabinets looking fancy. It flies wild on many coloured wings.
To optimise my birding experience I need a good set of optics that will cost a load but set me up for life. And here I am sitting on the asset of these plastic ponies. When I get home I’ll look at them and think I never want to part with them. But being logical, I could let go of a large majority of them to raise money for my birding pursuits.
I think I need to move on and let go of a lot of my material possessions that are weighing me down. Transform them into a set of Leica Ultravids or Swarovski ELs, get in the car and drive and bird and have the time of my life.
I haven’t made any hard and fast decision now. But the prospect excites me. The sooner I can start birding to full effectiveness the better. This is a lifetime thing for me now, I’ll never cease doing it, unless birds cease to be. And to do it I cannot sit in a house, surrounded by material things, just because they remind me of things. Music and photos take up a lot less space and also remind me. I should let go and just go for it.