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Question: Do your earthly possessions "serve" you, or do you serve your earthly possessions!?
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My earthly possessions Only "serve" me when I do Not become attatched to them, when I do Not allow them to validate who I Am!.

When and if I do, I become a slave to them!.

Allow me to share an exerpt from something that I read daily!.!.!.

"!.!.!.You stop maneuvering through life merely as a "consumer" hungry for your next fix!.!.!.a new dress, another pair of shoes!.!.!.or looks of approval and admiration from family, friends or even strangers who pass by!. And you discover that!.!.!."it is truly in giving that we receive"!.!.!.and that the JOY and abundance you seek grows out of the giving!. And you recognize the importance of "creating" & "contributing" rather than "obtaining" & "accumulating"

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I do know what you mean, and I am aware that all of our earthly possessions are temporary!. Whatever happens to us when we die is open for speculation, but it's highly unlikely that it's going to matter what kind of car we were driving or if we have a private jet!. I do the best I can to be grateful for all that I have, and I also try not to take it for granted!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Aren't there "exorcisms" performed to rid of being "possessed" !?

Do you own your "stuff" or does your "stuff" own you !?
Do you work for your money or does your money work for you !?
Do you live your life or does your life live you !?

See the common theme there !?

Why would any person of a sound mind strive to "serve" their earthly possessions !? ! !

"Possessions" are simply things!.!.!.stuff!. The real enrichment any value in life are those which enrich wisdom, joy, love, growth, enlightenment!.

Stuff and "possessions" are fine if they are managed in way that they enrich your life!.

"Possessions" of a valuing book, money tended to wisely for purpose of managing on this earthly plane!. items to prepare your food, shoes worn while youre on your life path journey !. !. !.Those are some examples of "possessions" that when appreciated, valued and tended to properly will show to "serve" a person well!.

Yet!.!.!.you KNEW that already I'm sure!.

At the end of this life, we once again become pure Light!.!.!.Spirit!. Possessions have no value in that realm!. The enrichment of soul for purpose of "serving" to connect more closely to Spirit!. !. !. that's whats of truest value!.

There's a book out there titled "Clear your clutter with feng shui"!. It covers topics of "clutter", "stuff" in relation to emotions and the soul!. Interesting to read!.
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Emotional connections to objects; well, that's a norm!. People love objects that serve them comfort and ease!.
I think that idol worship is odd though!. A everyday material(like all matter- may even be compose of the possible "God" particle)treated as it has a mind, like its contains a spirit!. I don't know about that!.!.!.

well, the god particle has nothing to do with this!. I just wanted to write "god" particle!. Just watched part of a history channel special and was impressed!.
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It all depends on whether the possessions are working properly!.

When they do, they serve well!.

When they're broken, you've better be good at paying for repairs, or good at fixing them yourself!.

My rhetorical question back at you: when was the last time you changed oil in your vehicle!? :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

A bit of both actually!. When something does not become an obsession it serves me, when it becomes an obsession, I serve it!.

I try to bear in mind that which does not serve me and try to avoid obsessions, but serving God is an obsession I cannot surrender!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I have come to the conclusion that we own nothing!.
We are allowed the use of things (this includes interaction with family) and pay for the privilege!. At the end just go!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We all serve earthy possessions!. We go to work everyday to pay for them don't we!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

A little bit of both!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, if you know what I mean!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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