Less is MORE
These days, too many of us feel as though we don‟t have everything we want or need. It is all too common to feel as though we are going without and to feel that painful sense of longing, wishing that we had more possessions, or flicking through magazines and living vicariously through others.
These days, too many of us feel as though we don‟t have everything we want or need. It is all too common to feel as though we are going without and to feel that painful sense of longing, wishing that we had more possessions, or flicking through magazines and living vicariously through others. Programs like MTV „Cribs‟, magazines about interior décor and even YouTube „room tours‟ seem designed to encourage this envy and desire and leave us feeling increasingly dissatisfied with the things that we own. This is no accident, as we will see. When life is tough and we feel bogged down, we often find ourselves thinking that if only we had more, we would be happier.
LESS IS MORE The irony though is that this idea couldn‟t be further from the truth. The reality is that you actually need less to be happier. By adopting a more minimal lifestyle, you can create more space for yourself, own more attractive items and get more enjoyment out of the things you already have. Believe it or not, you already have the means to create the kind of home set-up that will make your friends and family green with envy. You can own a home just like the ones you have been fawning over but you do it by getting rid of things – not by adding more in! And what‟s more, is that when you start to realize this mentality is the way forward – when you start to remove clutter and appreciate the items you own – you‟ll find that you actually become much happier as well.
