Fill your life with stories to tell, not stuff to show.
The simplicity/minimalism movement is a beautiful community. And I enjoy any opportunity to promote writing that encourages people to live more by owning less.
I invite you to fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee or tea. Find a quiet moment this weekend. And enjoy some encouraging words to inspire more simplicity in your life today.
The 7 Practical Minimalist Lifestyle Tips that Taught me How to Live Simply | Undoubted Grace by Ashley. “Minimalist techniques by themselves, without the hard work of changing our hearts, became an idol.“
Why Choose Minimalism? 5 Things To Consider | The Good Men Project by Dianne M. Daniels. “Minimalism isn’t about throwing stuff away — it’s about your mindset, your values, and yes, your life.”
How to Tackle a Mountain of Tasks | Zen Habits by Leo Babauta. “What I’ve learned is that once you get started, and start having fun with it, you’ll see some progress, and then there’s a snowball effect where you keep getting encouraged by your progress.“
Harnessing the Power of Regret | No Sidebar by Emily McDermott. “Pink’s findings of how the desire to live with ‘no regrets’ is harmful, and potentially even dangerous, gives us a wealth of knowledge about how the power of regret can be harnessed to allow us to live a more intentional, purpose-filled life.”
7 Quotes That Forever Changed My View of Money | Joshua Becker on YouTube. There is more to money than simple 1’s and 0’s. There is also the effect it has on our lives and psyche—both positively and negative. How we think about money matters. With that in mind, I thought it would be helpful to share the seven quotes about money that changed my view of it.
I feel I have accomplished everything in stuff but stuck in a rut over things . Nothing seems real or happy. I am overweight and divorced three times would like to try being mimalist to find meaning and wake up to the real life any suggestions would be great.
Yep–I agree with John P Weiss above…..this class and webinars have helped me develop a relatively new mindset of stuff..especially the very emotional stuff that will mean nothing to generations coming along belong me…I did not need so much “decluttering” help —but instead have developed new mind sets ——- and emotional reactions to things—–memories of people will always be with me, hanging on to tangible things is not needed most of the time……
I agree with John’s comment. Ashley’s words resonated with me. They spurred me on to start a clearing out project I knew I was long past tackling. Looking at the project gave me anxiety because I knew I was over the burden of all the objects. I’m grateful. Thank you for these articles Joshua.
The first article by Ashley resonates. If you merely tidy up without adopting the deeper mindset and values of minimalism, you’re likely to slip back into a cluttered life.