Be more with less.
A metaphor the poet in me has pondered on
for some time, but I think I figure it out
and I’m actually going to ask u to participate
in a little exercise with me that I fell is
going to help lay the foundation for this
conversation.
Alright.
Ok, I want you to stand in front of a mirror
and if you don’t have one, hit pause and
go find one.
Ok you ready, now I want you face your reflection
and I want you to ask yourself who would I
be, If I had nothing but myself and this mirror
in front of me.
How would you answer that question?
See the reason I’m asking you to participate
in this exercise with me or at least think
about this question, is because it changes
the narrative around this minimalism journey
we’re traveling.
Instead of it being about owning less things,
it makes it about the person we see in the
mirror.
You or I.
And when we focus on ourselves rather than
the things we own.
We naturally start to notice how much we don’t
need.
Ok, I can sense you’re looking at me or
my reflection a little funny, so let's break
this idea down together a little bit further.
See the point of this exercise was to get
you thinking about you and your relationship
with the things you own.
Because honestly if you’re struggling to
identify who you are or who you would be,
if you lost all of this.
Then that right there defines the type of
relationship you have with the stuff you own.
Now I don’t want you mad at me because I’m
saying all of this out of love, but if your
identity and how you view your life is based
on a status, symbol or logo.
Then I want you to hear me when I say this.
You can be more with less.
See life has endless possibilities but it
can only be more when we have less to manage,
worry about or rely on.
Here’s how we do it.
Number one is by managing our relationship
with stuff.
See this journey is not about how much or
how little we have or own.
Instead it’s our relationship with what
we have or own that matters.
And we should never allow these things or
desire for them to consume us so much that
we lose ourselves and no longer recognize
that reflection we see in the mirror.
See things in life come and go all the time.
It’s constantly changing around us, but
who you are should be constant.
Remember the most luxurious life you can live.
A life of more.
Is one that’s filled with less
Alright.
Number two is by disconnecting from possessions.
See apart of being more with less is having
more mental space and freedom.
And the only way to achieve this, is through
letting go.
Fully disconnecting mentally from the things
you’re decluttering in your lives.
Now here’s a quick exercise for you to try
that will help you disconnect.
I want you to grab a pile of things that you
no longer need or use, but may have an attachment
to.
Including those “I might need this someday
items.”
Now the objective is to let go of 1 or 2 items
in this pile or more, depending on your comfort
level.
But before you donate it or throw it away.
The key is saying out loud why you decided
to let it go.
Doing this not only helps you disconnect mentally
but it also makes decluttering a little more
impactful.
Ok.
Number three is by building clarity and focus
around what’s important to you.
See when you no longer have clutter taking
up mental space in your life.
You now have the time and freedom to focus
on more fulfilling things that matter to you.
Like traveling or creativity or learning new
skills and building valuable relationships.
Whatever that thing is for you right.
Just know it takes more mental energy to maintain
more than it does to enjoy less.
Let that sink in for a minute.
In fact the next time you look in the mirror
I want you to tell yourself that I can be
more with less.
And then I want you to take that mindset and
start letting go.
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