Ever worried about too much house debt? Too much stuff in storage? Wanted a simpler life?I came across the cutest houses built by the Tumbleweed Tiny House Co, in Sebastopol, CA. They are sturdy structures with attractive styling, a warm friendly feel, an amazing number of amenities inside, and they are transportable. They sell for around $40,000.
The tiny homes caught my eye because I thought, “Wow! Now there’s a simple way to live!”
Housekeeping would be a minimum. There is little house to keep. Imagine how small the utility bills would be? And the cost so much less than a typical house. No staggering debt to labor under.
I thought of Thoreau in his tiny house next to Walden Pond. It was all he felt necessary, to thrive as a writer.
Our basic human needs are very minimal, honestly, when properly appraised. We are spiritual beings which thrive on love, intellectual engagement, thinking, and doing good.
We do not need a large house to live Life. We don’t have to take on a large debt to be happy. (Something sounds wrong here!!) We don’t need scads of consumer items to be content. We already have what we need to be fulfilled built into our being as children of God. It’s our spiritual completeness, our divine wholeness that satisfies. It’s spirituality understood and honored that makes life a joy.
A house of 150 square feet will not meet the needs of most families, but I love the idea it presents. It challenges conventional wisdom that says more is better.
Less is often better. Less debt, less worry, less matter thought-taking…sounds good to me…
"Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it."
3 comments:
I've read about this guy before, and I just love these little houses. My husband and I have spent years trying to "un-stuff" and reduce our living space as we head toward a home powered by alternative energy. I've got friends who sort of raise an eyebrow when they see our little 950-square-foot cottage, but all I can think is, "This is so much more than we really need!"
Even before I started heading back to CS, I bristled at conspicuous consumption. As your hole-in-the-boat analogy the other day showed, "It's mine" and "I can afford it" are not valid excuses for wasteful or selfish behavior -- especially when you know that your actions are affecting others.
If you haven't read it, the book "Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn," by Hannah Holmes, has some wonderful insights into the impact of a "stuff"-based existence on other lives.
Evan:
This idea of posession of worldly material things becomes less important as you follow God's direction in helping others,
This is terrific! I love those small houses. I have been thinking about something like this but just had no idea of where to find them - and now just look - they come in several options!
Wonderful!
- from Texas
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