Shopping

 You see something you want to buy.  You don't absolutely need it, like food.  But you want to possess it.  It fills up a space in your life.  Some people fill up the space simply by shopping and buying such things.  What if you let go of that desire to purchase or have something?  You might feel uneasy.  A space in you is now unfulfilled.  This inner void has a positive dimension to it.  It can open you to an experience of God as you understand God or don't understand God.  This space of "nothing" can open you to a need for God.  Try meditating when the restless urge to shop strikes at you.  At first, this will seem impossible, yes.  But if you can be patient and stay with the effort to be still and silent, at least on the outside, you may realize after a while that shopping was only a space filler within you.  And you will be the richer for it!