Over the past couple of months, I’ve touched the surface of minimalism. I’ve talked a little about the benefits and how to get started. Today, I’d like to go a bit deeper and to truly explore the biggest benefits you can receive when you set your intentions and center your priorities. Although it may seem…
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These days, it is easy to get caught up in the rat race of spending money for everything. It’s hard to know which expenses are necessary and which can be cut back on. There are many different ways that you can save money without having to sacrifice your lifestyle and we’re going to show you…
Simplify! Simplify! This is the message of Henry David Thoreau in his beautiful book Walden. In it, he writes of giving up all his worldly belongings and traveling to the woods of Massachusetts to build a cabin, live from the land and meditate. We do not have to go to this extreme to become close…
Let’s cut to the chase. Minimizing takes setting emotions and attachments to material things aside. That’s not always easy to do and some can’t manage to do it at all. Our Attachment to Stuff Our attachment to stuff is almost always associated with memories. That picture your son drew the first day of kindergarden. The…
Starting the path to minimizing can be overwhelming when you look at the whole task as one. Breaking it down into sections is the best way to approach the task. Where do I start? How many times have you looked at that closet, drawer, cupboard or room and just closed it back up because the…
When you google minimizing, the results can be overwhelming. It’s good to remember, as with any new thing, starting small is a great way to start on this path. First, think about why you want to make the change to a minimalistic lifestyle. Make a list of what’s important to you. Does making this lifestyle…