Let me start with some confessions.
There was a time I was shopping-addicted. I could go for a shopping when I was feeling stressed. It was some kind of stress therapy for me. No matter, what I would buy. It was providing a temporary relief for the stress I had. I could buy things that I would use once or twice. I could buy expensive gifts for people who were not too close to me. I could pay a large amount of money for a fitness package but don’t attend it as it was not suiting my needs. And all this was going on before I stopped working and earning money. And what happened?
First, I realized how stupid I was that didn’t value the money I was spending so generously. And it was not just the money but the hours of my life spent on earning it. Then I fell into deep depression knowing that I couldn’t have things I was used to and couldn’t buy the new things I desired.
Then I started counting every single penny I was spending on everything in order to make savings to buy the things I needed/desired. It was taking so much time to make those savings that I started realizing that the things I needed were not actually needs but whims and that I could live without having them as they didn’t have such an importance and value for me. So I just stopped desiring them.
By freeing myself from the worthless needs/desires, I felt so much peace in my mind. Only after that I was able to concentrate on things that were truly valuable for me and were making me happy.
There was a time I was shopping-addicted. I could go for a shopping when I was feeling stressed. It was some kind of stress therapy for me. No matter, what I would buy. It was providing a temporary relief for the stress I had. I could buy things that I would use once or twice. I could buy expensive gifts for people who were not too close to me. I could pay a large amount of money for a fitness package but don’t attend it as it was not suiting my needs. And all this was going on before I stopped working and earning money. And what happened?
First, I realized how stupid I was that didn’t value the money I was spending so generously. And it was not just the money but the hours of my life spent on earning it. Then I fell into deep depression knowing that I couldn’t have things I was used to and couldn’t buy the new things I desired.
Then I started counting every single penny I was spending on everything in order to make savings to buy the things I needed/desired. It was taking so much time to make those savings that I started realizing that the things I needed were not actually needs but whims and that I could live without having them as they didn’t have such an importance and value for me. So I just stopped desiring them.
By freeing myself from the worthless needs/desires, I felt so much peace in my mind. Only after that I was able to concentrate on things that were truly valuable for me and were making me happy.
