When we walk a separate path we will always spark query in others.

Last night I was reading an interesting book, “The 4 – Hour Work Week” written by Timothy Ferriss. The objective of the book is to cut back on the hours we work and reclaim what really counts most in our life – living.

It’s funny how once we become aware of a condition – confirmation readily appears. Yesterday my son asked me, “Dad when you had lots of money wasn’t your life easier than today?” My reply, “Certainly not!” I went on to explain that the more we have the more we need and the faster the rat race closes in on us. With more we have, we have more repairs, more maintenance, more expenses, more, more, more.

Now I have it made – I have nothing to hold me down – one duffle bag. I am free to go where I need to go and of greater importance I have the awareness to follow my intuition and trust the direction that I’m pointed in.

Back to the book, Timothy equates the first 10 minutes of sorting through his clothing like choosing which child should live or die. How could he ever throw out things that at one time were good enough to spend money on.

For me, when I took this leap of faith – I determined that others needed all my extra clothing more than I. What do I mean by extra clothing – more than 5 outfits. OMG!!! I can hear the gasps now. But you see, no longer do I concern myself with impressing others with my external wares, I now concern myself with warmth and comfort and who I am as a person.

Speaking of confirmation – as I was beginning to write, a friend of my son’s girlfriend stated that she had just read an article where a group of women are wearing the same clothes for 30 straight days (of course they are washing them) – but they are loving it – they can change accessories like a belt or shoes, but the clothes remain the same. I guess they’ve all learned what I’ve learned – that a smaller wardrobe cuts back on all the wear and tear of deciding what to wear – now all they have to do is shave their heads.