As I have begun going through my late wife’s things ( that sounds strange), it has reaffirmed my long-held belief that all of this stuff doesn’t matter and will eventually end up in a landfill. It’s not by any means my attempt to erase her memory; it’s just something for me to do to try and fill the huge void losing her has left in my soul.

My greatest honor and privilege was being her husband for over 28 years. Yet all I have left our the memories we shared together and a bunch of stuff to get rid of period.

So all of that stuff that so many of you cherish and think you must have, let me give you some insight. All of those material possessions just don’t mean anything. They never have, a they never will, and that is one of the true facts of life.