A great blog @lynnecoyle1 and in answer to your question. NO! We don't need all of the ' Stuff' that we habitually gather and trip over or have to store, clean and move when we need to accommodate even more stuff. I have downsized on a few occasions especially when my husband and I went to live in China. I learned very quickly that we can enjoy life just as much, if not more when we de-clutter.
I once worked for an extremely wealthy couple and observed how unhappy the wife was surrounded by antiques, designer clothes, servants, gardeners etc, etc. And no doubt she carried that unhappiness into all of the homes they owned around the world. Although the word 'enough' is clearly described in the dictionary they could never grasp that concept and I truly felt sorry for them.
Those flowers are called, "Pink Allamanda, " Lynne. We have them here in Australia as they love tropical climates. The yellow ones are beautiful too.
Lovely to catch up with you again. xx
It's so sad when people continue to search for happiness in store bought goods, or at least try to fill the void when they're unhappy. I feel sorry for that woman too!
Pink Allamanda! Thank you @trudeehunter, and it was nice to see you too!
"Things' will never satisfy us Lynne as I'm sure you are well aware of. And some of the happiest people I have known have so much less material wise than the average westerner and they are generally very 'giving' people which says a lot in my opinion.
Those are the kind of people that we have met here @trudeehunter! They have so little, but are so happy. In Canada/US, there's some of the wealthiest people and the highest number of those on anti-depressants etc. People are searching in all the wrong places!
So true Lynne. The investment of time, love and compassion into other peoples lives has eternal effects, whereas the high that one experiences from acquiring material things lasts for such a short period of time. Hence the need to keep chasing those temporary highs.
Wise words @trudeehunter 😅 ...I'm realizing that you and I are preaching to choir though!
Well, at least we know how to make sweet music together @lynnecolye even if we are our own biggest fans. (lol)
hahaha @trudeehunter, that's about it 😎