The Dumpster

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April 1, 2018 a project of ServiceSpace The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real. - Lucian Freud - The Dumpster One day, Meredith Sabini found a large dumpster in front of her neighbor's house, packed with all her treasures and belongings. The widow had passed on and her family members quickly loaded her possessions and left the dumpster behind. Ms. Sabini, founder of The Dream Institute of Northern California in Berkeley whose mission is to restore the dream as a cultural resource, muses: "It is common these days to lament how materialistic we have become, but I do not believe this is accurate. It seems to me that we have not yet begun to value matter. Much that is made today is not intended to last... We may ask where objects come from, but they no longer have stories to tell. They too have lost their roots. How, then, are we to leave tangible mementoes of ourselves when we go? What will be left to caress?" { read more } Be The Change What would it mean to look at the things you own as if they had a soul? Consider any family heirlooms, or possessions that have been with you for a long time -- what stories do they carry? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Dan Siegel: The Open Mind Perseverance is Willingness, Not Will The Power of Emotional Agility 10 Tips for Effective Communication How to Age Gracefully Outsmart Your Next Angry Outburst On the Relationship Between Failure, Humility and Wisdom A Reading List For The Spirit DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,231 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More