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Turning Left- Why it’s Worth Pursuing the Lonely Path of An Unconventional Lifestyle
When you live an unconventional lifestyle, such as minimalism, the journey can be a lonely one, particularly if nobody around you understands. This goes for anything, whether it’s quitting your job to run your own business, quitting alcohol, getting up at 5am every morning to write, or spending hours sketching and painting when you could be doing any other number of fun, distracting things. It’s easy to find an online community, but as far as your life beyond the screen goes, you’ll often find that you’re pretty much on your own because 99% of people choose the easiest or well-trodden way most of the time. It’s too scary to go…
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Is It Really You? – The Masks We Wear and 10 Questions You Can Ask Yourself
All of us wear masks. The professional self we use at work, or to talk with our clients. The sweet-talking parent we use with our three year old The always dependable friend who’s everyone’s support post The perfect self-help guru who needs to set an example The sensible teacher The brand-name rich guy The party-goer A mask is something we wear to suit the situation we’re in and it’s natural to switch from one to the other depending on the situation. For example, the professional CEO would , perhaps, switch to family mode when getting home. The sweet-talking parent might become foul mouthed in front of friends, once the child…
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Starting from Scratch: How Minimalism Empowers You to Change Your Future and Be True To Yourself
One of the greatest things about being a minimalist, is that it forces you to think about the things in your life which are most meaningful to you. That’s no easy feat because at first glance it might seem like everything you own deserves a spot in your heart and your home. In the not-so-distant past, I thought the same way. Every keyring, every old party invitation, and every trinket felt significant. But once I figured out what was causing me to hold on to these relics, I felt lighter than I’d ever felt in my life. And after moving house a few years later and having to unpack all…
Minimalist Thinking, Maximum Living
