Does having less possessions equal us having more happiness? I mean surely if it did then we would all have less in our lives, right? I mean obviously we must believe that ‘stuff’ is what brings us happiness if we continue to keep shopping in store, and online for more, and more stuff to fill our homes, and our lives with!

Or is this continuous need to purchase, and own more ‘stuff‘ a sign that no matter how much we buy we can never make ourselves truly happy with possessions, and objects?

I have written previously on this topic  “Could you live with less?”  Today I wanted to share a short TED talk video with you titled “Less stuff, more happiness“, in which Graham Hill’s discusses how we should think about reducing our need for endless possessions, oversized homes, and also how we should consider our carbon footprint. If you are unsure what TED is click HERE. I highly recommend you watch it and would love to hear any feed back on this topic, so please leave me a comment below.

Thirteen months ago we downsized our home by quite a lot, (of course no where near as much as Graham Hill did, but then again with 3 kids I couldn’t quite live in his home), but I admire what he is saying here. I can also honestly say that having a smaller home has made me happier. Yes I gave up my huge dream kitchen, and my master bedroom that resembled a luxury hotel, but living with less space, and possessions was the best decisions we made for our family. We tend to spend a lot more time together, and I love that! I also love that it forced me to think about what possessions held value to me emotionally. What ‘things’ inspired me, and brought me comfort. Having less space made me value the things I do have more. I think it made my children think about that too, now don’t get me wrong, they still have a room full of stuffed toys, but they were able to donate the ones (a lot), that didn’t mean as much to them, it was a good lesson for them, and us.

What do you think?

Thanks for joining me, love Mac xx