More Stuff About Stuff

She has a hole in her soul
That she tries to stuff with stuff.
But no matter how much stuff she gets
It never is enough.


It's hard to convince other people that you really, really don't want any more stuff — no matter how nice it is. Because they love stuff, and they love you, and they love to give you stuff.

And when they give you neat stuff anyway and you like it, it makes it even harder to convince them that you really didn't want it in the first place.

And suddenly, you have even more stuff you will eventually have to get rid of — and feel guilty about doing it because it's neat stuff that someone you love gave you.

And then there's the existential problem: sometimes you need stuff, so you do want it. Or you do decide you want something, and so you violate your own stuff message and "rules."

As Chris would say, "If you have neat stuff, just relax."

Don't sweat the small stuff.

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