I almost never loan out pens. Everyone knows there's a big chance that when you give someone your pen, you might not get it back. I have plenty of pens in my book bag, purse, car, you name it. But sometimes I just attach this silly emotional connection with my pens, and I feel like they must stay in my position.

Sometimes, I have two pairs of sunglasses in my car at once. One on my face, and one in the sunglasses holder. I don't want to get rid of one of them, because what if I lose the other one!?

This is the type of thinking that gets me in trouble and usually turns my focus towards myself, causing me to be selfish. I and many others have this unconscious need to turn objects into things with feelings - things that will be hurt if we let them go. Or we think we absolutely cannot function without maintaining possession of this object. So, when a friend breaks a pair of sunglasses or forgets a pen for a test, it's harder to be charitable and let them have your extras. If we truly saw our objects as just that, objects, then it would be so much easier to be generous to others. So, I proclaim, objectify your objects! It will make spring cleaning, clothing drives, and garage sales so much easier.

One object I think a lot of us struggle with objectifying is our phones. My phone is an object, just some metal and glass with a computer chip fit together. It has no control over my interior self. So, why do I get annoyed when it goes off every 10 seconds with another email or GroupMe notification? Why do I feel lost or like something is missing when it's not in my pocket? I'm working on becoming less dependent - and objectifying my phone.

I've thought about this "objectifying my objects" idea quite a bit lately, and I still have some questions about it. Like, what is the hardest object to objectify? Are there any objects that we shouldn't objectify? Just some food for thought.