{"id":7211,"date":"2012-03-22T08:49:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T15:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becomingblog.wpengine.com\/?p=7211"},"modified":"2019-10-25T01:54:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T08:54:01","slug":"how-simplicity-appeals-to-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/how-simplicity-appeals-to-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"How Simplicity Appeals to the Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.”<\/em> – Carl Jung<\/p>\n Over the past two years, I have had the privilege to write <\/a>and speak<\/a> often on the topic of simplicity. The simple message that there is “more joy in pursuing less than pursuing more” has been presented to audiences in various venues, has been discussed in small group settings throughout the country, and has been a constant conversation piece in my one-on-one relationships wherever I go.<\/p>\n And through it all, I have found that the message of simplicity appeals and resonates with the heart. In fact, the number of people who have told me that I am wrong and have flat-out argued against me can be counted on my fingers – that’s less than ten over the recent years… and I can distinctly remember each of them.<\/p>\n I have come to believe and understand that minimalism, the intentional promotion of the things I most value and the removal of everything that distracts me from it, is a message that appeals to the heart and resonates with the soul. It is an invitation that is appreciated, desired, and often accepted when offered.<\/p>\n In short, simplicity appeals to our heart because:<\/p>\n Our heart knows that possession don’t equal joy.<\/strong>\u00a0We know intuitively that happiness is not found in owning more. Instead, happiness is found in the pursuit of our lasting passions.<\/p>\n Our heart recognizes freedom when we experience it.<\/strong>\u00a0Possessions burden us… often far more than we realize. The heart desperately longs for freedom and the opportunity to be tied<\/a> to things of true value.<\/p>\n