A Material Girl, In A Material World. & I hate it. I hate that I rely on material possessions as much as I do. The main thing that has brought this to my attention, as of late, is
How am I meant to travel the world with 27 suitcases full of junk?
I want to be able to pack light & easy, so that I don't have to constantly be worried about losing things, or needing things. I want to be able to jump up and move on to the next destination without too much stuffing around! All I really need, is clothes, and even they can be bought anywhere.
Essentials= Money & a Passport
& that's all. That is literally all I need to do what I want to. & you know what, I HAVE those things! I am ready. Although, I guess I could use some MORE money. But back to the point...
I realise that I rely so much on my phone, for getting places, for taking photos of everything, for the time, for contacting people, for listening to music, for a torch, for a calculator, for checking dates, etc, etc, etc. & don't get me wrong, it's fantastic to have this device that you can basically use for everything, but lately I have been feeling like it's almost a part of me, and I don't like it. I want to be able to leave it at home sometimes, or in my bag or pocket even. I want a few days- phone less.
As for other material possessions, I want to cut down- especially when packing! It's like I think I'm going to need everything I own whilst I'm away, and so I just try to pack it ALL, just in case.
From now on, I'm going to make a conscious effort to cut down on material items. I don't want to bring anything travelling with me that I will be devastated to lose, apart from my camera of course.
It's ridiculous how emotionally invested we all are with objects, including things like pieces of paper and old socks. Why?! I get that some things remind us of nice memories, but if the memories were so nice, we shouldn't need reminders. It's handy to have things that you need on you, at all times, incase you DO need them, but most of the time we just end up regretting packing so many things, because it just weighs us down, and we don't even use them.
We have come to believe that 'Material Things Are The Best Measure Of Our Quality Of Life'- meaning the bigger our houses, the nicer our cars, the more money we earn and have = the better we and everyone else thinks our lives are. We live in a consumerist world, where all that matters is money, and things that money buy, making us care less about the good things in life.
Like love, and quality time, and nature, and air, and trees, and peace, and serenity.
I want to start living in the moment, rather than taking a photo of something, or experiencing it through a screen. I want to start living life without any baggage- LITERAL baggage. I don't want to be, A Material Girl
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