The Zen of Yard Saling

Rae and Gene load furniture into Gene's truck for transport back to Fresno

Peter and Rae pose with a carload of yard sale treasure

Yard Sales as a metaphor for life:
  The Zen of Yard Saling.
 1. Learning to enjoy the adventure, to be thankful for who and what you encounter along the way.
 2. Discovering that you often want what you don't find along the way, and discovering that the things you find along the way, that you didn't think you wanted or needed are just fine, and learning to be content with the treasures you find, not the ones you couldn't find.
3.  Learning that the story behind your possessions is what makes them precious, not the dollar value.
4. Learning that you sometimes get the item that everyone wants at rock bottom price, and sometimes someone else gets it.  And it's all good.  You can let other people be happy for you when you get the coveted item and you can be happy for other people when they get the sought-after item.
5.  Learning to look forward to the unknown, to anticipate how a yard sale may change your life, but you don't know how.
6. Learning how to negotiate with other people.
7.  Learning your own limits.
8. Learning the true value of an item.

Gene and Linda Sue served as our "guides" this past weekend at the annual Morro Bay City-Wide Yard Sale.  We had never attended before, but we have agreed that we will never miss it again!  As we drove back on Sunday afternoon, we talked about our experiences and what we learned. "The Zen of Yard Saling" is what came from that conversation.
--Posted by Mama O.