From the workbench of the esteemed Horati0nosebl0wer

Embracing minimalism deeper is a frightening thing for me right now. I’m cutting out more things from my life that I thought I have grown attached to. It is not by desire but by necessity as I am once again on the move from where I call home. I am forced to call into question what I really desire/appreciate regularly outside of merely saying I have an object as a posession. Things come and go in life and this ever shifting tide of ebb and flow is not new. It still not comfortable either.

Material possessions are a mark of worldly success and show how important someone must be. I question myself and am questioned by others as to where my own place in the world is by the things I have. Perhaps it is better to gain a new perspective with stoicism and zen philosophy as I look at the changing world around me. I will keep my minis as they are useful to be painted on and then gifted if they aren’t kept for display. They give me comfort in practice of an art. They also provide me a connection to this great community I have come to hold dear.

The only other collections of size are my movies and books. My movies do nothing as I do not watch them like I used to. That is a sad thought but it cannot be helped. I love my books but do not pore over them like I used to either. I might sell them but the pain of looking back at the last time I did that still haunts me.  Aside from those things there are others that amused me but no longer do so. I might be best served in finding them new homes. Considering the world around me it might be a very good time to relieve myself of some things before any craziness ensues in the future.

In all this do we gamers and mini painters need all the stuff that we get? I think that the miniature agnostic systems like Frostgrave might well be looked at for the future and the small skirmish games to keep our hobby alive.  Army games are great for the sheer size and visual mass, case in point the Armageddon weekend event, and make for a delight look upon but then you need to lug all the crap out to play and home again. The trouble with dealing with all the material stuff we collect is how much real estate it takes up.

I guess taking better care that the amount of stuff I keep is what needs to be done.