TED - Is your stuff stopping you? | Elizabeth Dulemba

1. Stuff makes us feel safe.

2. Stuff gives the illusion of permanence. 

3. The Marketing Machine tells us we should have/keep/get more stuff. 

4. We’re worth more than how society values us, which is how much we contribute to the economy. 

5. Become a “conscious keeper”.

6. Donate your stuff. 

7. Be honest about all of the costs of storage. 

8. The relief of finally being liberated from stuff. 

9. We are all “renting” in this life — we “own” nothing.

10. What happens when you are free of stuff — apartment in Blois overlooking the Loire, etc.

11. Realize that the stuff that we keep in our lives affects how we live our lives.

You can go every where if you have less stuff. Then makes ur self so mobile. 

Comments:

1. I am a stuff person, I love beautiful things. my husband is an experience person. We have a big house and one day he requested to be located to a different state and his boss agreed. We sold the house and almost everything we had... and took a break in the transition. 6 weeks living in Europe, with only 25L backpack each. Laundry each night and live so simple in hotels, airbnbs, we realize we could live only with a few shirts, socks, underwear, a smartphone and a boiling water pot for tea. It changed our lives forever, I no longer enjoy the mall and looking at/buying stuff but now enjoy spending time that promotes experience. 

2. Realized a few years ago I had accumulated too much stuff in my apartment, plus the place was too big since my son moved out.  I found a rented room walking distance to work, for literally a quarter of the price, that included utilities.  I sold several collections of books, glasswear, art, four bicycles, donated lots of clothes and furniture, etc.  Then I put everything in my SUV in two eight-mile round trips and moved!  My life is so much better.  I'm neither a hoarder nor a minimalist.  I still have numerous footwear, books, etc.  The difference is that I wear and read them, not just have them for the sake of having them!  Let other people enjoy the books, the glasswear, and art.  Like you, I also had a health issue that has improved with downsizing.  I walk or ride my one bike to work three of five days a week, weather permitting.  I come home to my micro-kitchen and cook the pre-planned dinner for the day.  I buy food no more than two days ahead.  Cleaning takes about 30 minutes per week!  I've more time to pursue hobbies, go to museums, parks, or just curl up with music and a book.  Everyone should periodically evaluate how they are living.  Do your living conditions suit your life situation?  If not, determine what will be a better fit and make changes accordingly.  You won't regret it