I could have posted this in other forums; however, due to the way I worded #4 in the list below, I decided to post it in this forum.
Having been asked in a PM what things I thought unnecessarily complicate life, this was my answer:
1) Having a lot of "stuff" - which may be okay if you own enough land and have a place to put it all in an organized way - otherwise, it can become a "ball and chain" situation.
2) Getting too "involved" with modern technology - which can "take over your life" if you are not careful.
3) Listening too much to the "talking heads" of the MSM - which will have the tendancy to lock you into their 'narrative' - robbing you of the "living out" of your own life.
4) Not holding yourself to your own priorities with regard to the relationships you have with others - especially when looking for a 'mate'. (I wrote it like this because I believe in and prefer the idea of 'courting' rather than 'dating' - which is more complicated in-of-itself than courting.)
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After thinking about it a bit more, I decided this topic was worthy of starting a thread.
What can you add to this list?
I was a member of the US Army, Infantry for seven years. We spent a lot of our time training, out in the field. We had no luxeries at all. Slept out in the open, ate C rations, drank instant coffee out of a C ration can etc.......... Yet I was happy.
As a part time job, I washed dishes for $1 an after school hours, I enjoyed all the people I worked with. I was happy.
Growing up in a family of 5 children, we shared a black and white TV, had only one car, none of the electronic paraphenalia that kids have today. I was happy.
Lesson learned, you don't need all the materialism of this world to be happy and happiness is what counts!!!!!!!!!!!!