tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post8156634545563362614..comments2023-08-20T04:40:04.843-05:00Comments on Stephen M (Ethesis): More on "having too much stuff"Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-20277673049591469392008-12-08T20:06:00.000-06:002008-12-08T20:06:00.000-06:00Well, I gave gifts, some people feel like you are ...Well, I gave gifts, some people feel like you are stealing their gift when you give to your own charity.<BR/><BR/>And, some people feel a real need to give you something.<BR/><BR/>But many people can be convinced to shift, at least a little, at least if you work at it every year.<BR/><BR/>Most of what I'm involving people is just not giving to me, which is different, and it isn't everyone, just Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-42911517136644003872008-12-08T15:33:00.000-06:002008-12-08T15:33:00.000-06:00we draw names for gifts in my family - i told my s...we draw names for gifts in my family - i told my son (who drew my name) to donate enough money to the homeless shelter to pay for 1 week of shelter and food - he told me it took away the joy of giving for him because he wanted to give me a gift and i shouldn't dictate the process of giving on his behalf - so i told my daughter-in-law (whose name I drew) that i was going to donate money to the sojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995591556892143652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-2569825235558854712008-12-07T16:32:00.000-06:002008-12-07T16:32:00.000-06:00As a lover of stuff myself (well, mostly books and...As a lover of stuff myself (well, mostly books and movies) I occasionally find the need to go through everything now and again. It's kind of cathartic actually.adamfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177880599252455507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-10294337962803842462008-12-07T14:51:00.000-06:002008-12-07T14:51:00.000-06:00For the last few years, we have been culling throu...For the last few years, we have been culling through our stuff by donating to a homeless shelter for families with children. We also donate one of the gifts each of us would have received for Christmas, so there is something brand new in what we donate. <BR/><BR/>I have been considering seriously asking our extended families to pick a common charity and donate to it instead of exchanging "stuffPapa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.com