I’m not much of a hoarder. I don’t collect things either. But I was far from a minimalist until Nov 2021. A major life choice have made me decide to slowly embrace the minimalist lifestyle.
It was a slow process of sorting, prioritizing and choosing what to keep. That resulted to donating shelves of books, selling half my kitchen online, and setting up a Poshmark store for my purses and clothes. 🤭
I like this new lifestyle. Owning fewer things than before makes it easier to pack the place and relocate anywhere we want. It is also easier to search for something I need.
🎒 I’ve always practiced travelling “light”. Now, I’m doing my best to “live light”, too.
Minimalism isn’t just about things. We should also sort, prioritize and get rid of 🖤 emotions, habits and thoughts that don’t add value to our lives.
The challenge is in knowing which ones we should keep and which ones we should leave behind.
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I am a minimalist of sorts. I sort through everything and keep the parts of those things that I want or that have taught me things about myself. If indeed the whole of that thing isn't needed, out it goes, but as often as not, parts stay and parts go.
One example might be silverware - I had nearly two full sets for eight + serving utensils. I didn't get rid of all of it, just cut it down to enough for 10, plus one set of serving utensils... could have cut it down further, but that would mean I'd have to wash dishes more often. I also went through all my tools and hardware and got honest with myself. A good third are now gone. Went through emotional baggage and person by person, relationship by relationship I sorted and kept lessons learned, good memories and shucked the bad. Well, maybe not shucked, but put them away in tightly sealed boxes. I don't think it's possible to leave them... they are and will always be part of me. Still, they no longer drag me down.