Want vs Need

What is the difference between a Want and a Need? To me a want is something I would like to have – a need is something I have to have like food, water, and clothing. I think many of us get the words mixed up. We say we Need to have X when in all actuality it would be nice to have it but I do not NEED it. We all have things in our life that we feel like we have to have. For some it is money, others is Fame but these are all just false beliefs. These things may make us happy in the short-term but over time they loose their attractiveness and we find another “Need”. I admit I am guilty of this. I sometimes have to really challenge myself. Do I really need those cupcakes or is toilet paper more important? I think most of us deal with this dragon of Want frequently. Bottom line is “What do I need in my life to survive – bare minimum” – after that it is all Want. So the challenge for today is to ask yourself this very question – “want vs need?”