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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Apr 19, 2010 10:08:08 GMT -5
Since being diagnosed myself with stage 4 cancer, I have realised so many things.
1. Stuff, even family memorabilia, is NOT important AT ALL!
It will not mean as much to anyone else after we are gone. It may all be sold, tossed, or discarded.
2. SO..... sell or discard it now and step one giant step out of Squalor.
Stuff won't save your life, make you well, or even make you happy when you're sad.
It clogs the arteries of your soul, dragging you down with it as it expands.
I'd rather lose all I own and have my fiancee and my health back.
3g This is one of the most important messages on this forum.  hugs to 3G -
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Post by breakingfree on Apr 19, 2010 10:59:39 GMT -5
3G,
What a powerful, powerful message you have posted. I cannot begin to describe my feelings right now. When I think of what is most important in my life, it is my family. Nothing else matters. I suppose in a round-about way I came upon that realization when I began the desqualoring journey, but you have expressed it in a way that truly hits home and says it in the best way it can be said. It reminds me of when 911 happened and I realized how short life is...that one should make the most of God's gift while one has it. I have often been negligent in that. Since then, I left my toxic ex-husband and began the scary journey of being a single mother. Now, I do take time to sit in the back yard and watch the birds as they flit from feeder to feeder.
I didn't intend to ramble so, but I did want you to know that your post means a lot to me. I hope and pray for you.
BF
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Post by blessedapt on Apr 19, 2010 22:05:37 GMT -5
Threeg, I'm sending you big bunches of positive thoughts, lots of prayers and many hugs. Wish I could do more...
But thank you for letting us know. Will be keeping you in my thoughts.
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Post by escape on Apr 19, 2010 23:11:45 GMT -5
threeg,
If you must go, may your journey be a gentle one, and may it convey you safely into the arms of the one you love.
Thank you for your wisdom and love.
-escape
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Jul 15, 2010 19:51:10 GMT -5
- I see that, after threeg passed on, the SOS moderators have adjusted her status as follows: threeg
Honorary Member
Resting in Peace
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We shall miss her so much. There are no words. We all owe a debt of gratitude to threeg for posting this message while she was still able. - |
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Post by Rory on Jul 16, 2010 6:54:50 GMT -5
I am so moved by the generosity and kindness of someone who though of others while facing a final challenge.
Thank you
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Post by puppybox on Jul 16, 2010 19:31:57 GMT -5
I was glad this was here today. it helped.
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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Jul 17, 2010 10:45:46 GMT -5
It is moving to see this thread, I wish I'd had the courage to read it earlier. Her bravery was so touching. Her generosity towards those she'd leave behind is immeasurable. I know she has left a legacy we will appreciate more and more as time goes by.
Three cheers for threeg, may her memory never dim -
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Post by usedcardboardboxes on Jul 19, 2010 15:41:35 GMT -5
3G thanks for posting that reality check. Stuff is just stuff, none of us were born with it, and we certainly can't take it with us. All the best to you and I'll keep you in my prayers. Since being diagnosed myself with stage 4 cancer, I have realised so many things. 1. Stuff, even family memorabilia, is NOT important AT ALL! It will not mean as much to anyone else after we are gone. It may all be sold, tossed, or discarded. 2. SO..... sell or discard it now and step one giant step out of Squalor. Stuff won't save your life, make you well, or even make you happy when you're sad. It clogs the arteries of your soul, dragging you down with it as it expands. I'd rather lose all I own and have my fiancee and my health back. 3g |
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Post by gottaproblem on Jul 21, 2010 13:01:57 GMT -5
Thanks CLSS for posting the signature card for 3g. Her words struck me, it is a good reminder that stuff is just stuff. Thank you for the bump of this thread.  |
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Post by fluffernut - now Jannie on Jul 22, 2010 10:06:14 GMT -5
I used to love garage sales. (Sign of a good hoarder, huh?) One day I saw a garage sale up the street. The owner (an elderly man) had died. His family threw a Garage sale to get rid of stuff. They put papers in cardboard boxes and marked them cheap. In one box I found letters and cards he had saved over the years. Plus hundreds of unused US Postage stamps. It was cheap, I grabbed it for the stamps. But then I felt bad about all the other things he had saved. No one in the family wanted them. Sad, but a lesson to the wise. The next day I saw stuiff that didn't sell piled for the garbage nen to take away. A beautiful rocker, an electric sewing machine. So even things that might interest someone else were trashed.
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Post by creativechaos on Jul 24, 2010 15:31:05 GMT -5
lioness, thank you for this and for keeping it in the forefront of our messages. her message, and all of yours, bring tears. how i miss her. how i wish she could have traded it all in for her health and her fiance back. and what an honor she continues to do us all by sharing these words and thoughts with us, encouraging us to put ourselves and our loved ones above stuff, even as her own life drew so quickly to its end. how painful and very necessary to be reminded of all that i lost while hanging onto stuff, and still lose, by being in the grip of hoarding. what a service she does our group and all the new people who will benefit from her immense spirit and wisdom.
thank you for honoring threeg by keeping her wisdom alive.
love, cc
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Post by yearning4order on Jul 29, 2010 22:51:09 GMT -5
Will we be including 3g in our June honoring next year? That celebration meant so much to me this year, not just because we were moving--but to really feel that I was part of a line of Kimmy-like warriors, and that I was doing honor to their memory every time I discarded something.
Blessings to her and her family.
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Post by Celeste on Jul 30, 2010 12:40:16 GMT -5
A few comments:The Honorary Status was also given to BDG. If we lose any other members (and someone informs the moderators), we'll give them the same status. I doubt anyone would complain about adding threeg to those we honor annually. Far from it! Although Lion is very good about bringing the memory of those we lost to our attention, hopehope also deserves credit for requesting threeg's wise words be pinned to the top of the board.
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Post by success19 on Jul 30, 2010 23:57:37 GMT -5
This is what I needed to see when I came to this site - to inspire me to toss it all out and make a life for myself - move and have fun and have a possibility of a better life - just like the pioneers - who left their stuff behind to create a new beginning. We can't take this stuff with us to the otherside - so why hang onto it now?
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