{"id":36290,"date":"2016-12-16T02:31:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T10:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?page_id=36290"},"modified":"2016-12-16T02:31:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T10:31:54","slug":"own-nothing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/own-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Own Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hanoi, 2016 #cindyproject<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153To own nothing is the beginning of happiness” – Diogenes\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Freedom is owning nothing.<\/p>\n

Not having anything to worry about.<\/p>\n

The more things you own, the more things you need to maintain, and stress out about.<\/p>\n

Everything is on loan<\/h2>\n

Of course I \u00e2\u20ac\u0153own\u00e2\u20ac\u009d a lot of things. But a mental trick I try to do \u00e2\u20ac\u201d imagine like I just have it on loan. This way, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get attached to it.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even own my own life. I treat my life on loan. While I have my life on this short-term loan, I need to spend every minute trying to help empower others.<\/p>\n

And ultimately, the only thing we own is our own mind, our opinions, and our personal ethics.<\/p>\n

So learn to slightly detach yourself a little bit, every single day. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t become overly attached to your possessions, your home, your friends, family, children, or your own life. Because one day you will lose them.<\/p>\n

Death awaits us all. Let us gratefully use our life to the best extent we can serving others, and return our life with gratitude when our term is up.<\/p>\n

Always,
\nEric<\/p>\n

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