Even though we have more things than most, why am I still craving more out of life?

Maybe it’s because we spend so much time on things, that we don’t take the time to experience life!

http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/04/six-psychological-reasons-consumer-culture-is-unsatisfying.php

This leads me into my next segment, the pursuit of happiness and how Buddhism classifies the correlation of our unhappiness with our connection to material things.

http://buddhism.about.com/od/basicbuddhistteachings/a/attachment.htm

“non-attachment is exactly the opposite of separation. You need two things in order to have attachment: the thing you’re attaching to, and the person who’s attaching. In non-attachment, on the other hand, there’s unity. There’s unity because there’s nothing to attach to. If you have unified with the whole universe, there’s nothing outside of you, so the notion of attachment becomes absurd. Who will attach to what?”

http://buddhism.about.com/od/basicbuddhistteachings/a/greed.htm

“I release the past with ease and trust in the process of life” Louise Hay

http://www.mysimplerlife.com/decluttercalendar.htm — This is a calender to help you declutter your life, even if it’s just one day at a time!

Or use this blog to help you reuse some of your clutter and make it a more useful part of your everyday life! http://unclutterer.com/

And last but not least, an article to help you identify why your clutter makes you shudder!

http://thehealthylivinglounge.com/2010/01/15/let-go-of-your-emotional-clutter/ “Remember clutter is anything unwanted, unloved, broken, unused, doesn’t work, expired or doesn’t fit.  It is both healthy and helpful to regularly simplify your work and living space by clearing clutter.”

http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2009/05/01/how-being-materialistic-can-actually-make-you-happy

http://thecleanlife.hubpages.com/hub/How-Living-A-Simple-Life-Can-Be-A-Happy-Life

These articles elude to the American vision of abundance and how we almost strive for abundance, yet when you have less lavish material goods with the same fundamental properties (like a house with the same view as a mansion off of a cliff in the aforementioned article)  people tend to have the same or even more happiness.

In my readings this week, I switched topics somewhat. I am now reading the book called Consuming Passions. This book is more like short stories of people’s personal experiences with food. As we discussed in seminar this week, people interact differently with each other when they are in different spaces. I never really thought of us interacting differently, but it is so true. The way I interact with people in  classroom versus my kitchen are totally different because of the space and the vibe. I believe people interact with food and have different connotations with it, because of specific memories they hold with it. For example a lot of people like white rice, it is somewhat of a staple for many.  To me white rice is disgusting because I link it with specific memories to when I was a child and it reminds me of certain things. When I taste it I just remember my parents trying to force me to eat it as a child and I HATED the taste. Even though my taste buds have radically changed since I was a child I still can’t stand the taste of white basmati rice. In Consuming Passions it tells stories of people and integrates recipes into it.  I enjoy this book quite a bit and its very similar to Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. When I finish this book by Friday I plan to cook a recipe out of it!

In my readings this week, I switched topics somewhat. I am now reading the book called Consuming Passions. This book is more like short stories of people’s personal experiences with food. As we discussed in seminar this week, people interact differently with each other when they are in different spaces. I never really thought of us interacting differently, but it is so true. The way I interact with people in  classroom versus my kitchen are totally different because of the space and the vibe. I believe people interact with food and have different connotations with it, because of specific memories they hold with it. For example a lot of people like white rice, it is somewhat of a staple for many.  To me white rice is disgusting because I link it with specific memories to when I was a child and it reminds me of certain things. When I taste it I just remember my parents trying to force me to eat it as a child and I HATED the taste. Even though my taste buds have radically changed since I was a child I still can’t stand the taste of white basmati rice. In Consuming Passions it tells stories of people and integrates recipes into it.  I enjoy this book quite a bit and its very similar to Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. When I finish this book by Friday I plan to cook a recipe out of it!

In my readings this week, I switched topics somewhat. I am now reading the book called Consuming Passions. This book is more like short stories of people’s personal experiences with food. As we discussed in seminar this week, people interact differently with each other when they are in different spaces. I never really thought of us interacting differently, but it is so true. The way I interact with people in  classroom versus my kitchen are totally different because of the space and the vibe. I believe people interact with food and have different connotations with it, because of specific memories they hold with it. For example a lot of people like white rice, it is somewhat of a staple for many.  To me white rice is disgusting because I link it with specific memories to when I was a child and it reminds me of certain things. When I taste it I just remember my parents trying to force me to eat it as a child and I HATED the taste. Even though my taste buds have radically changed since I was a child I still can’t stand the taste of white basmati rice. In Consuming Passions it tells stories of people and integrates recipes into it.  I enjoy this book quite a bit and its very similar to Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. When I finish this book by Friday I plan to cook a recipe out of it!

In my readings this week, I switched topics somewhat. I am now reading the book called Consuming Passions. This book is more like short stories of people’s personal experiences with food. As we discussed in seminar this week, people interact differently with each other when they are in different spaces. I never really thought of us interacting differently, but it is so true. The way I interact with people in  classroom versus my kitchen are totally different because of the space and the vibe. I believe people interact with food and have different connotations with it, because of specific memories they hold with it. For example a lot of people like white rice, it is somewhat of a staple for many.  To me white rice is disgusting because I link it with specific memories to when I was a child and it reminds me of certain things. When I taste it I just remember my parents trying to force me to eat it as a child and I HATED the taste. Even though my taste buds have radically changed since I was a child I still can’t stand the taste of white basmati rice. In Consuming Passions it tells stories of people and integrates recipes into it.  I enjoy this book quite a bit and its very similar to Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. When I finish this book by Friday I plan to cook a recipe out of it!

In my readings this week, I switched topics somewhat. I am now reading the book called Consuming Passions. This book is more like short stories of people’s personal experiences with food. As we discussed in seminar this week, people interact differently with each other when they are in different spaces. I never really thought of us interacting differently, but it is so true. The way I interact with people in  classroom versus my kitchen are totally different because of the space and the vibe. I believe people interact with food and have different connotations with it, because of specific memories they hold with it. For example a lot of people like white rice, it is somewhat of a staple for many.  To me white rice is disgusting because I link it with specific memories to when I was a child and it reminds me of certain things. When I taste it I just remember my parents trying to force me to eat it as a child and I HATED the taste. Even though my taste buds have radically changed since I was a child I still can’t stand the taste of white basmati rice. In Consuming Passions it tells stories of people and integrates recipes into it.  I enjoy this book quite a bit and its very similar to Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. When I finish this book by Friday I plan to cook a recipe out of it!

In my readings this week, I switched topics somewhat. I am now reading the book called Consuming Passions. This book is more like short stories of people’s personal experiences with food. As we discussed in seminar this week, people interact differently with each other when they are in different spaces. I never really thought of us interacting differently, but it is so true. The way I interact with people in  classroom versus my kitchen are totally different because of the space and the vibe. I believe people interact with food and have different connotations with it, because of specific memories they hold with it. For example a lot of people like white rice, it is somewhat of a staple for many.  To me white rice is disgusting because I link it with specific memories to when I was a child and it reminds me of certain things. When I taste it I just remember my parents trying to force me to eat it as a child and I HATED the taste. Even though my taste buds have radically changed since I was a child I still can’t stand the taste of white basmati rice. In Consuming Passions it tells stories of people and integrates recipes into it.  I enjoy this book quite a bit and its very similar to Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. When I finish this book by Friday I plan to cook a recipe out of it!

In my readings this week, I switched topics somewhat. I am now reading the book called Consuming Passions. This book is more like short stories of people’s personal experiences with food. As we discussed in seminar this week, people interact differently with each other when they are in different spaces. I never really thought of us interacting differently, but it is so true. The way I interact with people in  classroom versus my kitchen are totally different because of the space and the vibe. I believe people interact with food and have different connotations with it, because of specific memories they hold with it. For example a lot of people like white rice, it is somewhat of a staple for many.  To me white rice is disgusting because I link it with specific memories to when I was a child and it reminds me of certain things. When I taste it I just remember my parents trying to force me to eat it as a child and I HATED the taste. Even though my taste buds have radically changed since I was a child I still can’t stand the taste of white basmati rice. In Consuming Passions it tells stories of people and integrates recipes into it.  I enjoy this book quite a bit and its very similar to Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. When I finish this book by Friday I plan to cook a recipe out of it!