Slow living
- autism, busyness, Decluttering, Health, mental health, Mindfulness, minimalism, productivity, Self awareness, self care, Simplicity, Slow living
Doing Nothing and Letting Go of the Guilt
Doing Nothing and Letting Go of the Guilt photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash When it comes to minimalism most people assume it’s all about decluttering and living with little. But what if I told you that it’s also about doing little? In today’s world it seems as if everyone is busy and rushed. So many times when I’ve asked colleagues what their plans are for the weekend, it’s about fulfilling a jam-packed schedule. Even the ones who say they plan to relax tell me the next week that they’ve actually ‘been really busy’, and there’s a knowing smile, a ‘me too’, and ‘it never stops does it?’, from…
- Consumerism, Decluttering, Home, mindset, minimalism, Self awareness, Self growth, Simplicity, Slow living
Minimalism: The Ultimate Life Reset
Photo by KAL VISUALS on Unsplash We all want to live bigger, better lives. We want to be bigger, better people. The envy of our neighbours, friends, and co-workers, and the influencers of our social media feeds. More than anything, we want to feel happy and satisfied. So what do we do? We chase the buzz of the latest must-haves. We upgrade our tech while our current still serves us perfectly. We buy flashy cars for our driveways and the biggest homes we can get based on how much the banks will lend us. We fill our wardrobes with trends that we chase but never catch up with (or particularly feel good in). …
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The Truth About Our Treasures
Photo by Erriko Boccia on Unsplash The less I’ve lived with over the past few years, the more I’ve realised I can live without. I never needed all those gaming figurines to prove I enjoyed videogames. I never needed a huge collection of memorabilia and mugs. I didn’t need shelves and shelves of books to prove I love reading, and I never lost the knowledge I’d gained from parting with them. My identity was inside me, never on the outside. Back when I relied on the objects I’d collected to express my identity, the irony was that I never got a real chance to be who I was because I spent most of…
- Consumerism, Decluttering, Gratitude, Healing from the past, mindset, minimalism, Self awareness, Self growth, self help, Simplicity, Slow living, Stress, Time
5 Benefits of Less
Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash As I’ve built my decluttering muscles and let go of more and more stuff from my life, people have asked me questions, some curious, and others fearful. The curious wonder what minimalism is and how it is that I’ve got rid of so much stuff. The fearful ones tend to ask, “But you’re not going too far with it are you?”, or react with horror and say things like, “You won’t have anything left!” And my answer to them is this: with minimalism, I have only gained. The more stuff I let go of, the more I gain in terms of time, sanity, and self awareness, extra…
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Extreme Minimalism isn’t Extreme
Photo by Daniel Hering on Unsplash I’ve been a minimalist for 5 years and over time have found myself attracted to extreme minimalism. Extreme minimalists go all out, choosing to own only the essentials while freeing up their new time and space for fulfilling passions such as travel ,career, or simple peace and tranquility. Some examples of extreme minimalists are Fumio Sasaki who wrote Goodbye Things, Youheum from Heal Your Living, and Anja on Anja’s Artworld. Extreme Minimalism does have limitations, and it’s especially challenging to achieve if you have a family, but it’s absolutely possible. It’s also one of the most freeing lifestyles you can adopt. To be honest, I don’t even…
