Comments on: Stuff Isn’t Always the Enemy http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/07/725/ Have less, enjoy more. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:22:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Cheryl http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/07/725/comment-page-1/#comment-6186 Cheryl Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:42:19 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=725#comment-6186 To me, it's all about joy and beauty, i.e. my definition of happiness. If I simplify my life to surround myself with only those things/people/activities I LOVE, bringing me joy and beauty, or things/activities that have a PURPOSE that bring me joy and beauty, then I am as simplified as I need to be. To continue to remove those things/people/activities from my life would seem counterproductive. I would then have LESS joy and beauty. But, to each his own, and I take what comments from others that are helpful to me, that help me achieve joy and beauty, and leave the rest behind. Peace on your journey. To me, it’s all about joy and beauty, i.e. my definition of happiness. If I simplify my life to surround myself with only those things/people/activities I LOVE, bringing me joy and beauty, or things/activities that have a PURPOSE that bring me joy and beauty, then I am as simplified as I need to be.

To continue to remove those things/people/activities from my life would seem counterproductive. I would then have LESS joy and beauty.

But, to each his own, and I take what comments from others that are helpful to me, that help me achieve joy and beauty, and leave the rest behind.

Peace on your journey.

]]> By: Kellie Wardman http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/07/725/comment-page-1/#comment-5598 Kellie Wardman Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:26:49 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=725#comment-5598 I enjoyed this post and the comments--I recently wrote a piece about stuff as well--"All Stuffed Up and Nowhere to Go." It appears that many of us are thinking about this! http://kelliewardman.com/journal/2009/8/3/all-stuffed-up-and-nowhere-to-go.html I enjoyed this post and the comments–I recently wrote a piece about stuff as well–”All Stuffed Up and Nowhere to Go.”
It appears that many of us are thinking about this!

http://kelliewardman.com/journal/2009/8/3/all-stuffed-up-and-nowhere-to-go.html

]]> By: Paula http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/07/725/comment-page-1/#comment-5492 Paula Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:26:43 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=725#comment-5492 I enjoyed your post - I found it over at FrugalDad. My attitude towards "stuff" and consumption seems to be closely related to my state of mind. More peace, less desire to shop. When I'm feeling stressed or frustrated, I have more of an urge to shop. If I wait it out - do something else - it usually passes when calm returns (ideal situation). If I succumb to the urge, I try not to remove tags or lose receipts for at least a few days. Chances are that I may decide I didn't need it after all! I enjoyed your post – I found it over at FrugalDad. My attitude towards “stuff” and consumption seems to be closely related to my state of mind. More peace, less desire to shop. When I’m feeling stressed or frustrated, I have more of an urge to shop. If I wait it out – do something else – it usually passes when calm returns (ideal situation). If I succumb to the urge, I try not to remove tags or lose receipts for at least a few days. Chances are that I may decide I didn’t need it after all!

]]> By: Foxie@CarsxGirl http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/07/725/comment-page-1/#comment-5488 Foxie@CarsxGirl Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:37:07 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=725#comment-5488 Oh. My. Gosh. I think I love you! ;) (Kidding, really.) This sooooooo needed to be said. I'm serious. I am TIRED of the "holier-than-thou" attitude some people get when it comes to stuff. This is an awesome reality check. Like, seriously, are you going to hate on me for spending a $1 on a hot wheels car that I tack to my wall? I mean, it's that evil stuff and all... (Or my sports cars, I think people have a field day with that one.) I don't buy a ton of stuff, I just buy the stuff that I feel contributes something to my life. How it should be, right? Oh. My. Gosh. I think I love you! ;) (Kidding, really.)

This sooooooo needed to be said. I’m serious. I am TIRED of the “holier-than-thou” attitude some people get when it comes to stuff. This is an awesome reality check.

Like, seriously, are you going to hate on me for spending a $1 on a hot wheels car that I tack to my wall? I mean, it’s that evil stuff and all… (Or my sports cars, I think people have a field day with that one.)

I don’t buy a ton of stuff, I just buy the stuff that I feel contributes something to my life. How it should be, right?

]]> By: Weekly Roundup - Hands Off My Clunker Edition | Start Living Frugal http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/07/725/comment-page-1/#comment-5483 Weekly Roundup - Hands Off My Clunker Edition | Start Living Frugal Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:20:54 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=725#comment-5483 [...] Stuff Isn’t Always the Enemy. A nice perspective on the accumulation of stuff. Nothing wrong with a healthy collection. It’s when it becomes an unhealthy hoarding habit that it becomes a problem. (@On Simplicity) [...] [...] Stuff Isn’t Always the Enemy. A nice perspective on the accumulation of stuff. Nothing wrong with a healthy collection. It’s when it becomes an unhealthy hoarding habit that it becomes a problem. (@On Simplicity) [...]

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