Our desire for true happiness can never be fully satisfied by our possessions. Every advertisement on screen and every billboard seems to allure us to get “more”. Every purchase we make seems to take up more space, require maintenance and inevitably collect dust.
True contentment is not found meeting all our desires nor is it found in absence of desires. True contentment is found only when you learn to live with only the things you may really need. Minimalism, like Nirvana, can’t be acquired.
Here are three quick tips that can help you on your journey to minimalism.
1. Eliminate the nonessentials
When you feel that you have “too much” of something it’s a sign that it’s about time you declutter. Freedom from external clutter is one chief goal of attaining minimalism. Moving to a new location is often the best time to sort out your clutter whether it be in the form of books, household items, gadgets or clothes.
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2. Spend wisely
Most of the time, purchases are made on spur of a moment, a decision often called “buying on impulse.” Take some intentional steps to establish limits on how much you spend every month. For a minimalist, saving money is not just about altering your spending habits, but it is about the way you discern what your needs and wants are.
The focus shifts from acquiring things to seeking contentment in things that money may not be able to buy like friendship, community, passion and service.
3. Declutter your emotions
The junk and clutter you see around the house may be sometimes less than what you could be carrying in your emotions, never realizing that it could be contaminating you! Minimalism in emotions and thoughts is vital to your lifestyle. All fears, pain, guilt and negative emotions should never be left unsolved. These emotions tend to accumulate and fester if they are not “decluttered’ from time to time.
To live a more balanced and emotionally stable life, the practice of self-reflection is obligatory. This involves confronting those feelings and emotions instead of brushing them aside or holding them as grievances. Identify each negative emotion and either eliminate it or change it. Emotional minimalism is not absence of negative emotions but rather it is making a conscious decision to deal with it positively.
If minimalism could be attained by simply getting rid of unnecessary items and emotions, than the majority of us would have attained it effortlessly. But the heart of the issue is about making choices that create space in your life for things that are good and inspiring.
Think about things that really matter to you and create more space, time and energy for it. Keep minimalism in mind.