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.
So 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.
Why I Rent a Tiny Apartment Rather than Buy a Big Home | FEE by David L Veksler. For one hundred plus years, Americans have been told that owning a home embodies the ideal, an essential life goal.
How Getting Rid of My Stuff Saved My Motherhood | The Balanced Life by Allie Casazza. “I had had enough. I decided I wasn’t going to let this be my life, and this overwhelm and depression wasn’t going to rule me any longer.”
I’ve Downsized 3 Times In The Past 18 Months. Here’s Why I’m Happier Than Ever | Mind Body Green by Amie Tollefsrud. “To an outsider looking in, it probably seems like we’re struggling. We don’t have many of the modern luxuries that most Americans have. In my opinion, we have more.”
32 Things I’ve Learned Through a Year of Minimalism | No Sidebar by Lisa Avellan. Minimalism has given me the gift of perspective.
This is a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! I hope to read more of your post which is very informative and useful to all the readers. I salute writers like you for doing a great job!
Joshua, you never cease to amaze, delight, and help us! I have your book & your course, but you are so kind
to provide even more resources.
This list of “encouraging words” is SO inspirational!!
Thank you and bless you for your commitment to helping others.
Hi Josh! Thanks for sharing the post from my site! I’m a big fan of your blog so this was a really fun surprise! Best, Robin
You are very welcome.
Hi Joshua,
I did a half way closet purge. I took out a lot of clothes that I didn’t need and were annoyingly hanging there and just put them in a different room. Doing that is kind of a relief. I’m not sure what desicion to make with them (e.g. sell, donate), but at least it’s all half way gone while i decide. I feel better already!
32 things I learned in a year of minimalism: “new things are not as satisfying” . How true is this. The more I eliminate, the less I desire!
Maybe a photograph of designer coffee and professionally manicured nails isn’t the best lead-in for minimalism articles.
[Just kidding! Sort of.]
Really starting to feel biggest drag with home ownership. Rentals are dismal in this area, and love my house, but all that goes with it…yard and upkeep is just pain.
Goal is four more years and I’m ready to downsize and simplify and move.
I continue to purge, keeping what I love and use. That has helped tremendously.
Lately husband doesn’t seem into the household projects either,but takes him longer to realize it than it does me. I figure one project a season. In order to maintain upkeep and improvements to make house sellable.
Two things Zoe shared from the folks who took the Uncluttered course really stood out: Less time cleaning/more time with family and more time to pursue one’s passions. Clutter and endless stuff stifle better living! I’ve found I have more time for my writing and artwork thanks to minimalism.
I love Veksler’s perspective and am saddened by the way he is treated for choosing to live with less. There is a simple joy in the way he and his family have chosen to live, and it serves as an example to those of us who live such constrained, self -contained lives.
Regarding the very good Zoë Kim article — private means private. Nothing from the private FB group should be made public, even a paraphrase of others’ comments. In fact, this alerts me to something I should already know — a private FB group is only as private as the members’ understanding of and commitment to holding what other people write as private. Then again, the reality today is, anything posted on social media, even in a closed group, appears to be fair game.
Hey Bette, thanks for the comment, but I disagree. I found nothing in the article that leads me to believe somebody else’s personal privacy was compromised.