More is not always better.
Sometimes more becomes less.
And sometimes less becomes everything.
I just finished sipping a tall glass of carrot juice on the rocks.
If you have never tried fresh carrot juice, consider it sometime.
It is sweet.
Refreshing.
Clean.
Simple.
It leaves behind a pleasant taste and a few vitamins for good measure.
Nothing fancy.
Nothing extravagant.
Just one of life’s simple pleasures.
AAHHHH…
THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE.
I use it as a treat.
A reward of sorts.
Not because it is expensive.
Not because it is rare.
But because I do not have it all the time.
That is the secret.
If you overdo almost anything, you eventually cheapen it.
The magic disappears.
The appreciation fades.
The special becomes ordinary.
LESS IS OFTEN MORE.
Think about it.
A sample is enjoyable.
A feast can become uncomfortable.
A taste can satisfy.
Gorging can diminish the experience.
SAMPLE…
DON’T GORGE.
I am reminded of a multi-millionaire who had a favorite delicacy shipped in once a year for his birthday.
Fresh jumbo Caribbean shrimp.
Prepared exactly the way he liked them.
A true celebration.
Someone asked him why he didn’t enjoy them more often since he could certainly afford it.
His answer was simple.
“I wouldn’t enjoy it as much.”
What wisdom.
He understood something many people never discover.
Anticipation has value.
Appreciation has value.
Moderation has value.
When something becomes constant, it often loses its power to delight.
This principle reaches into nearly every corner of life.
Selective travel instead of constantly chasing destinations.
Meaningful intimacy instead of endless pursuit.
Quality meals instead of mindless eating.
Working smarter rather than endlessly working harder.
A comfortable life instead of endless accumulation.
A few trusted friends instead of hundreds of shallow acquaintances.
One reliable vehicle instead of several that add complexity.
Decent clothes that serve their purpose instead of chasing labels and status.
The list goes on and on.
You get the picture.
As I wrote in Pearls for the Soul:
“The soul is rarely nourished by excess. It thrives on appreciation.”
— Richie Naggar, Pearls for the Soul
We live in a world that constantly tells us more is better.
More money.
More possessions.
More attention.
More followers.
More choices.
More consumption.
More everything.
Yet many of the happiest people I have ever met were not drowning in abundance.
They were enjoying what they already had.
They had learned gratitude.
And gratitude transforms ordinary things into extraordinary experiences.
The pursuit of quantity can become exhausting.
There is always another mountain.
Another purchase.
Another goal.
Another comparison.
Another reason to be dissatisfied.
Quantity never says enough.
Quality often does.
QUALITY OF LIFE VERSUS QUANTITY OF THINGS.
THERE IS NO CONTEST.
Quality creates depth.
Quantity often creates clutter.
Quality creates meaning.
Quantity often creates distraction.
Quality creates satisfaction.
Quantity often creates appetite.
One nourishes.
The other consumes.
Go for the depth.
Go for the meaning.
Go for the satisfaction that comes from simplicity.
Go for gratitude.
Go for experiences that touch your soul rather than impress your ego.
Taste without waste.
Enjoy without excess.
Appreciate without possessing.
Remember that everything you have is on loan.
The house.
The car.
The money.
The titles.
The possessions.
Even the body you are using right now.
We are merely caretakers passing through.
Perhaps the secret is not to gather more.
Perhaps the secret is to appreciate more.
Because in the end, the richest life is not measured by how much you accumulated.
It is measured by how deeply you appreciated what you were given.
— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
when you feed the soul, you feed everything.
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