Wanting More, Needing Less

What is it about people that make us so difficult to satisfy? It never seems to be enough. I, for one, am so tired of filling my life with meaningless stuff. I seem to be, like so many other people out there, gorging myself on things.

Am I trying to justify my existence? Do I believe that the more unnecessary objects I own the more I matter?

I think that I, and a whole lot of people, have a seriously warped sense of reality. I’m coming to realize that life isn’t about all the rubbish. It’s not about how big the job is, how much money I earn or how good looking I am or could be (with the right surgery). It’s not about the car I drive, the restaurants I’m seen in or the people I’m seen with. It’s about seeing the world as it really is, valuing yourself for who you are not what you have. Stress is not something to wear proudly. It’s not a badge of achievement. It’s a life-threatening symptom of the very skew lives we lead.

We all spend so much time chasing down the ‘more’ that I think we completely miss the point. We fail to see the gifts that life gives us everyday.

Love, joy, laughter and happiness have no place in the world of more.  Sincere smiles and magic moments are found in the places of less. I think it is time we reassess our priorities and start making some fundamental changes to our world.