Materialism in the extreme - The more i spend, the less real I feel...x

Hey there Pop Pickers,

I'm in a materialistic hyperspace right now. I can spend money on totally unnecessary things at the best of times, but this is out of control. I need to go into consumer hibernation, and I've not even looked at the Christmas commercial countdown yet. 

Money is, of course a concern, but there's a much more important negative reaction that I associate with my frivolous big spending. It feels like the more i spend, the less real I feel. 

I’ve always had little respect for money parse, that will probably never change. I don’t respect pound notes, they’re just a distraction from what we really feel about ourselves. Obsessing over money is just a mask to distract us from other core issues a lot of the time. But, when I’m indulging in wasteful practice, I feel like I’m pushing myself away from the people I love, the world I want to see change. I think that greed is the worst of all the sins. I’m not greedy actually, but I tend to have pretty much whatever I want, which could be misconstrued as me being greedy I guess.

I’ve arranged a big party for my 40^th in February. You’re all welcome. It’s an expensive event, no doubt. But, it’s a special birthday and I really want to celebrate with people in an environment that everyone will enjoy. This past year has been so humbling that creating something memorable for the people who’ve supported me, given me positive energy and genuinely acknowledge how important this milestone is for me, seems like the natural thing to do. Not an excessive self indugance, well not completely anyway.

My new car is naughty. No defence, it’s just pure indulgence. I like it though. Enough said.

So, amidst all this excess, I need balance. I need to focus on the important things, not the consumables. Thinking about how less fortunate people could have made better use of the funds I spent on a new washing machine make me realise I need to be kinder, more generous with my love and less focussed on the Jez show. It’s time to make sure that this year finishes as strong as it has been for the first 11 months, but with altruistic intent. I want to ensure this festive period I give everything I can to those who need it the most. I need nothing, I have everything I could ever want right here in the people who share this life with me. Money and greed attract only hollow relationships and deter the most beautiful souls.

So, thanks for letting me show-off a little, I promise you’ll never be second best to a new fridge freezer, even if it does make its own ice cubes…

One Love

Jez

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