I lost everything I owned in a fire. This is how it reframed my thinking about owning material things.

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I lost everything I owned in a fire. This is how it reframed my thinking about owning material things.

Helen Chandler-Wilde lost everything in a fire.Helen Chandler-WildeHelen Chandler-Wilde's belongings had been packed up into storage while she stayed with her parents after a break-up. But then she got a call that a fire at the unit had destroyed everything she owned. Losing everything was hard, she told BI. But it reframed her thinking about how much you really need to be happy. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Helen Chandl…