This is for those of you who live close enough to Rainbow Resale to donate your excess, your clutter, your unloved objects yearning to breathe free. . . the “one in, one out” rule can save you from the tyranny of possessions.

Every time you bring something new home, send something old to Rainbow. It’s as simple as the law of gravity or the angle of repose. It’s a physical law of the universe: you can only hold so much stuff in the same space. So if you buy a new suit, you know there’s an old one that should go. If you acquire a new set of dishes, give the old set away. New TV? Use the box to pack the old one.

You’ll have less to dust, less to trip over, less to worry about. We’ll thank you, you’ll thank yourself, and the wealth will be shared. What could be better?