Fumio Sasaki, in his book Goodbye Things, says minimalism is not about counting things, it is about only having what is beneficial to your life (and only you can decide that, and what that is will change at times). And he is not concerned about evangelizing for people to become "minimalists" but rather to help people unburden themselves. I do evangelize for people to read/listen to his book as I love it, but it may not be particularly beneficial for everyone. I believe we all make mistakes about stuff because I absolutely believe that every acquisition, no matter how carefully considered, is an experiment; and almost every acquisition has a limited useful life (it wears out, no longer works, our life/body/climate changes, etc). I believe minimalism is about being flexible as well as living light.
If we don’t label ourselves, we don’t get things wrong. I have learned from some minimalist principles, but others are absolutely ridiculous and amount to an anorexic mindset, only with things instead of food. What I have learned is to free myself of carting around family heirlooms nobody wants or cares about. That was huge for me.
Some of them may seem anorexic to you, but it is beneficial for them, they are actually much happier having MUCH less stuff than most middleclass people in the US (which is not the norm for the rest of the world).
I think some principles can be too rigid, although I'm not sure if there are 'universal' principles as such. To me, it seems they're more the ones that people come up with for themselves and feel other people should adhere to as well.
Agree. I adopted minimalist principles last century. Minimalism is about trying new things and making mistakes. That’s how we learn. Policing others would distract me from minimalism. I’d prefer to focus on myself or encourage them.
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Fumio Sasaki, in his book Goodbye Things, says minimalism is not about counting things, it is about only having what is beneficial to your life (and only you can decide that, and what that is will change at times). And he is not concerned about evangelizing for people to become "minimalists" but rather to help people unburden themselves. I do evangelize for people to read/listen to his book as I love it, but it may not be particularly beneficial for everyone. I believe we all make mistakes about stuff because I absolutely believe that every acquisition, no matter how carefully considered, is an experiment; and almost every acquisition has a limited useful life (it wears out, no longer works, our life/body/climate changes, etc). I believe minimalism is about being flexible as well as living light.
Yes, being flexible, flowing with it. The moment we become rigid, things become more of a struggle.
Well said, I agree with you one hundred per cent !
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If we don’t label ourselves, we don’t get things wrong. I have learned from some minimalist principles, but others are absolutely ridiculous and amount to an anorexic mindset, only with things instead of food. What I have learned is to free myself of carting around family heirlooms nobody wants or cares about. That was huge for me.
Some of them may seem anorexic to you, but it is beneficial for them, they are actually much happier having MUCH less stuff than most middleclass people in the US (which is not the norm for the rest of the world).
I think some principles can be too rigid, although I'm not sure if there are 'universal' principles as such. To me, it seems they're more the ones that people come up with for themselves and feel other people should adhere to as well.
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Agree. I adopted minimalist principles last century. Minimalism is about trying new things and making mistakes. That’s how we learn. Policing others would distract me from minimalism. I’d prefer to focus on myself or encourage them.
Mistakes are so important for our learning, so it's a shame we can be so afraid to make them - myself included!
Let us be gracious to ourselves. 🥰 God is Love.
I’m working really hard to release judging in myself. It is quite a process.
It is...for me I think it's lifelong. So easy to slip back into judgement.
excellent vid!
Thank you! ❤
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People who are criticizing in this way others, are most likely not perfect, they are looking for "guru" online that is perfect and sort their life
Yes, I tend to avoid people that call themselves gurus!