So is minimalism worth it?
What do you think?
Yes.
No.
It depends.
What do I think?
Well I'm going to say yes and here's why.
There is no doubt that what it means to be
successful, happy or “living the good life”
has increased tremendously in material terms.
As long as you have the newest this.. or the
nicest that.. you’ll be successful.
You’ll be happy, right!
And you can then gloat about how good your
life is.
This idea has been sold to us for as long
as time has existed.
And its buried itself so deep within our hearts
and minds, almost to the point where we start
to feel bad inside or think less of ourselves
because we don’t have something or can’t
afford it.
And the sad truth is that this message will
control our life, actions and mindset far
into the future as long as we continue to
feel this way.
Thinking and believing that we have to have
everything in order to truly enjoy life.
Now there’s nothing wrong with wanting nice
things.
But at the same time I think that we have
to make sure that we're mindful, conscious
and aware about why we want what we want.
Much like we do when we're working out or
running.
We’re training our bodies to grow stronger
and in those moments we’re always conscious
and aware of why we're doing it and when things
start to get hard.
But we tell ourselves to push through that
pain anyways, because we’ve trained our
minds to think this way.
Now if we’re able to do this.
I know for a fact that we’re able to train
our minds to think differently when it comes
to how we consume and how much we consume
in our daily lives.
See the reason I believe that minimalism is
worth it has everything to do with perspective.
Perspective in life is everything.
It affects how you view a situation.
And then process what you’ve seen.
And then act or react based on what you believe
you saw and how you processed it.
Now if your confused let me clarify.
When I asked you is minimalism worth it at
the beginning of this conversation.
Were you viewing this question from the perspective
of: what would I miss out on, lose or can’t
have because of minimalism.
Or was it from the perspective of: what could
I gain, learn, try or do because of minimalism.
Personally I chose the latter, because I don’t
see what I’m could possibly be missing out
on.
Instead I see everything I can gain because
of it.
Better habits, stronger mindset, healthier
relationships, confidence both internal and
financial and so much more.
So again I ask you, do you think minimalism
is worth it?
Let me know in the comments down below but
also tell which perspective you viewed this
question from initially.
Now I also want to push this conversation
a little further if you’ll allow me too
by leaving you with something to think about.
"Minimalism is not living without.
It's enjoying life with everything you need."
-Ronald L. Banks
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