For the last eight years, I have been compiling and publishing curated articles that inspire simplicity. At first, it was an exercise in communicating to Becoming Minimalist readers the most popular articles I sent out on Twitter.
But over the years, it has become more than that. It has become a place where people (every other week) come for a dose of inspiration. And it has become a place to promote and encourage writers around the world who are publishing content about minimalism, simplicity, and intentional living.
I think you will enjoy this collection of articles hand-selected for you this weekend. Grab some coffee, tea, or lemonade and be inspired to live a simpler life today.
Wearing One Dress for 100 Days | Christian Minimalism by Becca Ehrlich. I wore one single dress for 100 consecutive days, for at least eight hours a day. I found it to be life-changing.
Subtract: Why Getting to Less Can Mean Thinking More | Behavioral Scientist by Leidy Klotz. In our striving to improve our lives, our work, and our society, we overwhelmingly add. We overlook the option to subtract from what is already there.
Get the Biggest Cardboard Box You Can Find: How to declutter your home as lockdown eases | The Guardian by Stuart Heritage. Desperate to have a proper clearout after more than a year of semi-confinement? These expert tips will help you reclaim your living space.
The Joy of Decluttering | No Sidebar by Taylor Buonocore-Guthrie. For twenty years, my powder blue vest sat in my closet, in the dark, going unworn. And within a few days of being given away, it was with a new owner, bringing joy to another person. Yes, how delightful.
7 Reasons We Buy More Than We Need | Joshua Becker on YouTube.
The ‘powder blue vest’ story really resonated with me too.
As it’s the new season of Spring I feel inspired to go and give some life support to a bag of dresses that I have held onto for years and know, deep down, that I won’t wear ever again. I’d be thrilled if I saw someone else wearing them, they deserve better. They ‘treated me well’ and I should do better by them.
I loved the story of the “powder blue vest.” I feel that way about so many unworn items of clothing in my closet. If someone were to come to my house and see my closet and say they wanted anything inside of it, I would gladly hand it over to them. But I sometimes get bogged down in thoughts of donating something and it “getting lost in the crowd” and made into rags or put into the landfill. That’s why I keep it in my closet–at least it’s “safe.” I need to have more faith that someone will give my items a new home and will find happiness from them. I loved reading about that possibility!
Spent 6 weeks laying in our guest room with cast on my leg. I’d look at all the “stuff” on the walls and nightstands and think, “Way too cluttered.”
After removing 75% of items from the room it’s now a calming, restful place.
Thank you.
It feels great to own less, that’s for sure!
It really does!