Make Your Needs Your Wants, and Your Needs Few

Make Your Needs Your Wants, and Your Needs Few
Getting rid of clutter, allows you to focus on more important aspects og your life. Shutterstock
Cheryl Smith
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Is that even possible? In this consumerism-obsessed, materialism-driven age of time? Is it possible to make a complete mental transition from being obsessed with what we want to being content with the simplicity of what we actually need? Can a person truly turn their needs into their wants and make their needs few?

I am here to tell you that yes, it is possible and far easier than you might think. My family and I have been in the throes of making this transition over the past few years, and we are amazed when we compare our mindset today with what it was when we began this journey. We are learning what it means to be satisfied with what we need, and it is a beautiful thing to find that the things we want and the things we need are harmoniously one and the same.

Cheryl Smith
Cheryl Smith
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Cheryl Smith blogs at BiblicalMinimalism.com. Her family sold their home, released 90 percent of their physical possessions, got out of debt, and now share their story and their Christian faith on their blog. She is the author of the books, “Biblical Minimalism” and “Homespun Devotions: Volume One.
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