moments like these

i am in lincoln city.
my parents and i are staying in this one bedroom hotel. its on the beach and overlooks the sea from atop a rocky bluff. its very pretty! its 12'30 am. the folks have gone to bed and i find myself lost somewhere deep in the archives of paul curreri, devon sproul, SRV and my old bud, buddy guy. i am sleeping on the couch in the living room. theres a fire slowing dying down in fireplace. a storm pounds on the windows and i can feel the crashing of the waves against the shore. i am truly having one of those moments. that moment when your purpose becomes so clear it almost hurts to look at. i know this sounds silly. but dammit, you cant make this shit up. it just happins. i think everyone has moments like these , its just that many are too blind to see it. its a shame, a whole world of people searching for purpose. and never really understanding who they are first.

"things"

its strange to think that everyone will someday die. death is one thing we all have in common. its also strange to think that nothing we own in are life is truly ares.
cars, clothes, money, books, musical instruments, letters from loved ones, jewelry, lap tops, houses, bikes, even your own body down to your bones. my point is, all of these things will either,

A- still exist after we are gone

B- sooner or later be destroyed or recycled

C- become someone else's temporary possession's.

D- decompose back into the earth.

E- or end up at a goodwill super store.

no mater what you believe happens after death, nothing on this planet will be going with you. therefore it is it possible to claim something as truly yours. unless you live forever, but that doesn't happen much these days. like my buddy J says "my goal in life is to live forever, so far so good".

i can understand that "things" are just temporary. thats easy to do.
and i can understand that we leave nothing behind but are stories.
but i cant seem to except the fact that my guitars are just guitars!
my relationship with them is as strong as any relationship. i am not going to get in to it right now. i could go on and on about my love for guitars. but i dont want to scare you.

however i do want to know how you feel about your own temporary possession's?
keeping the word "temporary" in mind. what are the things you you can't imagine living without? and you cant say family, thats just a cop out. remember we are talking "stuff" hear.

and not stray cats

I noticed an info commercial informing me of the importance of saving stray cats and animals. They wanted monthly donations to tend and care for these animals. I think that this commercial is ridiculous. In this time of economic crisis we should be investing in human development and not stray cats. I know it's just my own personal opinion, but I place starving children at a higher priority.