Its odd. When I had little, I wanted much.
Now I have much more, none of it matters.
I guess thats why I set up several businesses, although never did have my heart in the rewards side of it, it was more about creating worthwhile things. So moved on when they were running. I am probably the only boss in the UK who got a thank you letter from one of the staff I sacked! let alone the ones who stayed with me...
I have few clothes, we never eat out- even self cater on holiday - my car is beat up, even though I could buy new, some of our furniture is still what we were given by relatives when first married ! Its not deliberately imposed suffering, I have just never wanted stuff!
A really good website we use is "freecycle" in which when we throw things out we no longer have need for , we give them to others who want them. It depresses me how many charity shops are scared of their own shadows, litgiation wise, they will not take electrical things at all, and some will not take such as child puschairs!
In fact the only possessions I have that mean much to me, are my small wallet rosary, and my collection of books on christianity generally lives of saints, and my specialist interest in some of many phenomena like eucharistic miracles, such as fatima , akita , cochababmba ( a long list of similar interesting things) and marys house in ephesus (that is a fascinating tale!) .
Maybe start a topic on Minimalism and Non-materialism. I think it would be a great way of helping others to appreciate what we have and help others who are fortunate to share the things they don't want anymore. It's a long shot but it would help with worries and stress and everything else that we feel if we haven't got what we don't really need.
