David Lee Roth has a song titled "A Little Ain't Enough." When it comes to possessions I can't say I agree with DLR. During our first six weeks in Norway (as a family) and the last two weeks in France we essentially camped out in our own home--lawn chairs, folding table, air mattresses, one pot, one pan, minimal dishes, five sets of clothing, etc. While the experience took some adjusting it became evident that we can live on minimal possessions. At this time our sea shipment has not arrived and we are living with a modestly outfitted household of rental furniture again proving that we can survive without a full household of items.
Our experiences have cause me to ask myself why do we as a Western culture strive for more stuff, not out of necessity but for the sake of having more stuff? Do we buy large homes because we have so much stuff or do we buy more stuff because we own large homes?
Anyway, more experiences to provoke thought and self-evaluation.
By the way, when our shipment does arrive our house will not be full; multiple moves and living in small houses with little storage will motivate you to evaluate what is important and then reduce/simplify.
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