Are there things that you keep that you can't part with but maybe should?

Aunt Bea said:
It helped me to set a limit on things that I might need.

If I can replace it in five minutes for five dollars or replace it in ten minutes for ten dollars, let it go, etc…

I still have trouble with the sentimental little keepsakes, cards, photos, etc… that have absolutely no meaning to anyone but me.

It’s important for me to keep at it because I don’t want to leave it for someone else to take care of.
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That's a good way to be. I have to remember that.
 

chic said:
I was going through some difficulties a few years ago that felt shattering and I decided to give away a lot of my personal; small beloved possessions which I came to regret. I want the stuff back but cannot ask for it now because it belongs to friends or relatives who don't know and to whom I would be embarrassed to confide. I love my stuff and am really not myself if I start giving things away.

I will consider this a lesson learned and will never do it again, unless I know I am dying. And maybe, not even then. I'd rather have my possessions and no regrets. Let my family clean things up after I'm dead and gone. I've done it so many times for them already. :)
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That must have been hard to go through. I gave away all my college notes and books while under extreme stress. I regretted it for quite a while. Now I have come to accept that.
 
Ruthanne said:
I've been going through a lot of my junk and can't figure out why I have kept some things. Some of them have no value and I don't think they are worth anything but I keep them thinking some day I'll need this....

What about you?
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Firstly, I want to say that the most valuable things we keep don't have to have any monetary value. The only thing I have from my parents is a game of Peg Solitaire. Monetarily, it's worth nothing. Literally, nothing. But it has memories for me.

Still, to answer your question, I have the ashes of a pet I had, and loved, many years ago. I regret ever holding on to them. They're not my dog. They've become a curse. They bring me no happiness. They're ASHES. But I can't just throw them out now. So I'll keep them, but it's a terrible mistake on my part.
 
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