Paradigm Shift

I have found myself questioning everything. I have been on a materialistic binge for a long time and though I have focused on second hand things, it has still been an obsession of gathering. A hunter gatherer instinct gone out of control. A sort of self soothing by way of objects. The thrill of the treasure hunt. The thrill of the bargain.
So I have been clearing. Clearing my space, putting things away, even eating less. Perhaps losing Ernestine has helped me see my life in a new light. The dreadful debacle at the doughnut stand the other day was the turning point. I am not proposing to turn into an aesthete. It's just a question of balance.