Even as an advocate for quality over quantity, I must say it takes a lot of will power to be able to stick and live by that philosophy.
Thanks for sharing your personal story. We've been conditioned to love and crave for the finer things of life but we really don't have to hold on to everything. I think we should all experience these things and move on to the next experience!
Oh dear and oh yes! It is a struggle and constant persuasion, more in Europe than it was in Indonesia but at least it's a good start of change. I said it before that I am craving for minimalism and only succeeded in wearing mostly black but my homes always ended up " too much" of everything. It got better over the years though and especially coming with age somehow.