Minimalism has many benefits and one of them is a sense of lightness, here’s why:
How would you feel if you were lighter?
You feel lighter for letting go: Although your things aren’t physically on top of you- they can get on top of you all the same. Having an abundance of things can feel burdensome and when they are gone, there is an imaginary weight that feels like it’s been lifted.
There is lightness in not having a to do list for your stuff: Once you’ve purged- the little and often approach is enough from then on. You no longer need to worry about that yearly spring clean, the quarterly wardrobe clear-out to create room for the next season’s pieces or the declutter to make way for Christmas gifts. You no longer need to plan your year around stuff management.
Old habits leave with your old things: As you rid your home and yourself of unnecessary items, the drag of old tendencies fade alongside. Habits like excessive online shopping, competing with neighbours, friends and family as to who has the best stuff and the pull of the new and updated piece of technology on its release date all go out with the trash or the donation boxes.
Your social circles become lighter: Once you embark on this way of life, you notice who spends time with you for the right reasons and who the fair-weather friends are. You spend less time with those who drain you and more time with those who lift you up and it’s freeing.
Your time feels lighter: Your days are no longer bogged down with searching for your next purchase, cleaning around endless amounts of stuff, decluttering or planning in your next shopping trip. You are free to use your time to explore your passions, spend it with those you care about the most and schedule in experiences.
The emotions associated with wanting more stuff are a heavy load to bare: Jealousy, resentment, lack of fulfilment, envy, anger, worry, entitlement, impatience and they have something else in common- they are all negative.
…And so are the words: Debt, hoard, unnecessary, extreme, excess, oppressive, heavy, crowded, snowed under, dragged down… I could go on.
Remove this negativity from your life by minimising and find out how light you could feel.
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