Things

We've made ourselves miserable with wanting.

~ Mercy Torres

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I heard it said once that the things you own, own you. I see a lot of people trying to buy themselves happy with trinkets they collect or clothing or other stuff. I do that on occasion, too. During the pandemic, for instance, I bought things for other people because I couldn't be physically with them. It was a way of coping.

Would I be rich if I hadn't done that? No. Am I rich because I shared that I was thinking of them and I am lucky to have those friends and family? No. I just told you I spent a bunch of money. I'm not rich!