Hi greenbeans...when one collects so much stuff, it actually clutters the mind and prevents us from being free to creativity. It's a wonderful feeling to enjoy beauty but not owning a lot of it. Does that make sense to you? I know sales and advertisement makes us purchase things that we really don't need, just want. But once we pass that "lust" state of mind, then we can begin to see clearly a difference between "wants" and "needs".