BUT! there are some external benefits I am attracted to the

After reading a blog post by Malissa Tack "How a Tiny House Will not Make You Happy" I am reminded sant joan de deu of something essential - it is not my external framework which determines whether I have a good life. I know it well, but it's so easy to forget it and remain stuck in Western classical illusions that if I could just change it and in my outer life, then I "arrived at the place that makes me happy ". That is what we face in the commercials we all are bombarded with in the public domain - "if you buy this product or live this lifestyle, then you happy."
It is said that we in the Western world has a certain kind of "happiness hunt" called "The Hedonic Treadmill" / "The hedonic treadmill" where you are constantly sant joan de deu looking for something new that can provide status or satisfaction. The problem is that the "happiness-rus" sant joan de deu we feel when we buy something new items very short, and when we have become accustomed to our new property, facing our "happiness-like" back, and thus begin hunting again on something another who "promises to make us happy." How can you live a life with a lot of material goods, and also wonder why you continue to feel you are missing something.
Granted this illusion - that by changing my outer frames and move in a tiny house, my life will turn into something better - is part of my tiny house dreams. That it simple in the exterior will transform my mind to something more simple and uncluttered, which will lead to surpluses on the internal account. Profits will give me energy to do things that make me happy ......
Malissa writes "... living in a Tiny House will not make you happy. Getting a smaller fridge sant joan de deu two teams just enough food for a week, did not make me happy. Showering in a wine barrel did not make me happy, or cleaner. Taking a top out of my house and not being kunnet bake did not make me happy. Having two take only a more 4 steps to get from my kitchen to my living room hasnt made me happier eventuelle "
In other words, happiness does not come by itself. It is I who must come with the right attitude, so I can close your luck in, but if I am convinced that a single life can help to push me in the right direction, it is a tool I use on my way and so it makes sense, but I have to remind myself it is only a tool, it is not happiness itself. The exterior is just a framework that we fill with our mental settings to life - our "operating system" to speak computer language - and if my system sant joan de deu is called "No-can-li-me 2.0" so it does not matter sant joan de deu how beautiful settings I has, "no-can-li-me 2.0" will still be felt on the inside. So my journey towards simple living is not just about the external environment. It is also an inner journey towards something new.
BUT! there are some external benefits I am attracted to the "tiny house living" because they either lead to I spend less time or money in my everyday life, which is very positive for me. Less space and fewer things means I spend less time cleaning. sant joan de deu Is there anything more boring than cleaning? Occasional! Less time for trivialities means more time for whatever I want. Freedom! Less space means fewer lamps mm. ie less electricity and heat, which means less spending and smaller bills. Money saved is money earned. Less storage space means I have to control my tendency to accumulate things. Fewer things make my home more manageable. I have had the nostalgic "hamstings-trends" for most of my life, and is well on the way to trim the part. Fewer things means that it is easier to find what I have. Less clutter.
Inspirational videos: Happy (trailer) - documentary from 2011. Tells include on The Hedonic Treadmill / The hedonic treadmill I am (trailer) - documentary by Tom Shadyac from 2010. Taking on two questions: sant joan de deu What's wrong with the world & What can we do about it?
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