“Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need – a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing.”
~ Jerome K. Jerome
I have traveled extensively, and the one lesson I have finally learned, is the benefit of packing light. A few years ago I went to Paris for my birthday, and only took a small carry-on bag, not a suitcase, just a shoulder bag. I was only going for 4 nights, so I figured if I needed anything beyond what I was wearing, I would just buy something there.
It worked great. It was an amazing sense of freedom, compared to constantly worrying about your bags and your “stuff.” Instead, as soon as I arrived, I was freely wandering the city in search of adventure.
How many times have you gone on vacation, only to return home and once again discover, that you did not use half of what you packed? Every time, I would assume.
Over the past year, I have expanded this concept to my everyday life.
Living out on the road, in a small RV, has taught me many lessons, but the best one is that “less is better!”
It not only works, but the benefit of simplicity continues to expand with the less “stuff” that you have! Life becomes simple. Your life becomes simple. It is a relieving concept. It expands your day. It slows down time. With less to worry about, you have more time to do what you want to do.
Simplify your life. Get rid of your crap! You will be glad you did!
Next post, I will share a recent experience I had, when I finally got rid of the last of my crap. OUCH!
