I think moving is just avoiding the life lesson that’s demanding to be dealt with. Someone is always going to have more stuff. The real work is continuing to look inside and understand why this causes your suffering. Seeing this still active within is a good first step. Keep digging inside and asking what’s behind this. Eventually this post will become a funny artifact of when you used to waste so much time caring—“I can’t believe I was so obsessed with keeping up that I considered moving!”
I think the people you surround yourself with is the most important factor. I try to spend time with people who *could* buy the car, who *could* buy the bigger house, etc...but they don't. And we talk about it together. In a sense, that's just as gratifying as having the things.
Naval has a good quote here...something like, "Not wanting something is as good as having it."
Maybe as humans we always will want the next thing anyway. Although it definitely feels as if you can put yourself in environments where you want less.
Real luxury is living in an oasis - and these are incomparable. You can see a place that's more expensive, know why it's more expensive, and it doesn't change that you have something special and unique. An oasis is a literal or figurative island. It can be Fisher Island between Miami and Miami beach, a home on a private street, a home with a key to Gramercy Park in New York or Cadogen Gradens in London or a rooftop penthouse that has fresh air and an amazing view. Seek out oases. Once you discover them, you will struggle to go back.
I think moving is just avoiding the life lesson that’s demanding to be dealt with. Someone is always going to have more stuff. The real work is continuing to look inside and understand why this causes your suffering. Seeing this still active within is a good first step. Keep digging inside and asking what’s behind this. Eventually this post will become a funny artifact of when you used to waste so much time caring—“I can’t believe I was so obsessed with keeping up that I considered moving!”
That’s a great question to ask, will have to try it
I think the people you surround yourself with is the most important factor. I try to spend time with people who *could* buy the car, who *could* buy the bigger house, etc...but they don't. And we talk about it together. In a sense, that's just as gratifying as having the things.
Naval has a good quote here...something like, "Not wanting something is as good as having it."
Maybe as humans we always will want the next thing anyway. Although it definitely feels as if you can put yourself in environments where you want less.
Real luxury is living in an oasis - and these are incomparable. You can see a place that's more expensive, know why it's more expensive, and it doesn't change that you have something special and unique. An oasis is a literal or figurative island. It can be Fisher Island between Miami and Miami beach, a home on a private street, a home with a key to Gramercy Park in New York or Cadogen Gradens in London or a rooftop penthouse that has fresh air and an amazing view. Seek out oases. Once you discover them, you will struggle to go back.
I feel I’m slowly moving to that direction
That’s why it’s better to be a pike in a pond than a sardine in the sea.