Our Stuff...

It's kind of funny (in a funny = sad kind of way) how we somehow manage to accumulate so much stuff in our lives. Stuff, in itself, isn't necessarily bad -- in fact, it's comforting for us to hold on to the first guitar we ever owned even though we haven't played it in 25 years. That kind of stuff is good stuff. But if you're holding on to the first guitar cable you ever owned even though it's totally destroyed and you'd never think of using it, that's bad stuff. If it's not bad stuff, then it's meaningless stuff (unless you've got an emotional attachment to it).
We need to go through our stuff every once in a while and get rid of the bad and meaningless stuff. Keep the stuff we want. Definitely keep the stuff we still need. But let go of the other stuff. Meaningless stuff can suffocate you. It can slow you down. It can also get in your way and block your vision from seeing the good stuff. Eventually you reach a point where it's detrimental to hold on to so much stuff.
Sadly, we never realize we've got enough stuff until we've already got too much of it. But then again, maybe that's what makes it easier to start letting go of some of it. Maybe it's when we finally get rid of that 112 Crate amp we've been holding on to, that we rediscover the old Fuzz Face that completely changed our life back in 1979!
Letting go of stuff doesn't have to be a complete loss. There's certainly a market for old stuff (aka Used Gear), even if it's not particularly great stuff. You don't need to cover all the mirrors and go into mourning over selling your old Fender Twin Reverb. With an almost zen-like calm, you can give your old gear a new start in a new home, while making some quick cash to buy some new stuff.
At the end of the day, you need to remember that all your stuff is just that -- stuff. Inanimate stuff. If you lost it all tomorrow, you could either replace it or live without it. Don't let your stuff blind your eyes from the things that are really important.