Whoa. I need this message, apparently. I was just reading “Daring Greatly”, the section on “scarcity” and now I read this about 3 hours later. We accumulate stuff because we are terrified of our inner emptiness. We need baubles, iPhones, books, large houses, etc. to distract us and occupy us so we don’t have to face our fears, grief and shame (and whatever other inner demons we are hiding from).

I have a house that’s too big for me full of stuff I don’t want, let alone need. I have been clearing away the clutter slowly but surely and revealing my true self and my true desires and true needs. It’s amazing how much more living one can do with less.

Good luck to you on your downsizing journey! I am slowly but surely on my own journey.