too many shoes?

So I went shopping for shoes today. Didn't find anything. Augh. I think part of it was because of my new revised budget and I now have a heighten sense of what's a Need and what's a Want. Lately I've been thinking about how much we live in excess, and how it's so relative, even within our small city (not just in relation to all the other countries and economic states). I heard of a girl who has 40 pairs of shoes lining her front entrance. But I also know of other people who get by with only 2 pairs of shoes all summer.

Excess can be in many different terms too - not just in material things. It can be in food, in habits, even in complaining about excess! When does avoiding to live in excess become excessive?

And then I see some who don't worry about not buying too much, but at the same time, don't worry about having to have every single thing they can get. I love those people. They're just ok with who they are, and they're not so focused on themselves and their habits. Sometimes you just gotta let it ride...

So no shoes for me. But maybe a new pair of jeans next week. I'm still working on not being so excessive with all my analyzing about excess.