Bags And Boxes

There have been times in my life, not so many years ago, that I have been homeless. I found myself letting all my possessions go and simply taking the "essentials" with me and relying on friends until I could find a place to live. After these times in my chaotic past, I began to see what was really important in this world and what was just plain vanity and unnecessary. 

Things are just that...things and it's the people and the stuff that you can't put on a shelf or hold in your hand that really matter. I figured out that whatever possessions I had, they could always be replaced. I learned to be a minimalist and value the intangible things in my life and not to sweat the small stuff because it only complicates life. 

I ask, dear readers, if you found yourself facing homelessness and could only take a few bags or boxes with you...What would you put into those bags and boxes...? What's really important to you...? Would it be things of a physical nature or more spiritually minded...? How important is it to have the physical representations of your spirituality to put on a table or desktop...? Does it make you any less spiritual if you do not have these objects...? Can you feel connection to the divine from within...?