Gratitude — The 1000 Things Projects

Our things are vast deposits of untapped gratitude...

Another reason for getting rid of things thoughtfully: gratitude. The world could use a lot more gratitude. Imagine if there were hidden, largely undiscovered reservoirs of gratitude just waiting to be released, easy to find and use.

Well, it turns out there are: just look in your basement...or attic...or garage -- anywhere you’ve got lots of stuff you’re not using, you don’t need, and someone else might use (click on the pics for more examples)...

I spent a lot of time getting rid of this thing -- but from a gratitude perspective, it was well worth it....
(#600, plastic toy storage bin; Freecycled)

Even though I don't know the story of where this bed ended up, I can be grateful that it's found a new home where it's being used -- creating its own new stories...
(#1286, twin bed; donated to A Wider Circle)

I finally bit the bullet and gave this away -- by chance, to the same person whose gratitude was the first I encountered on my journey...
(#1506, Nordic track; #29, golf cart; both Freecycled)

...Sometimes we can use getting rid of things to express gratitude, as I did with this Little League World Series program, sent to the LLWS Museum in honor of my dad, who was a Little League coach and assistant coach and kept score for the game we attended using this program.
(#2079: Little League World Series program, 1962; Donated).