The joy of less | Kim Coupounas | TEDxBoulder

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @eolsons
    @eolsons Год назад +3

    AWESOME - SHE HAS HER PRIORITIES IN ORDER!

  • @winewoman224
    @winewoman224 2 года назад +2

    I was born in 1960. I am a professional chef and I can tell you that learning how to cook is the most satisfying thing for my health, happiness and the planet. Eating fresh food locally grown is the answer to saving our lives, families and the planet.
    Our world is a corporate obscenity for the sake of profit of the few.

  • @mommalynnette8190
    @mommalynnette8190 3 года назад +6

    I never had fertility issues, but I did lose a baby at 7 months of pregnancy. I understand what it feels like to hear your baby's heartbeat, see her on the sonagram, and fall in love with her as all us mommies do. Thank you for your talk. I figured out some things about myself and my stuff. That's invaluable. Thank you.

  • @terryannsweeney4428
    @terryannsweeney4428 7 лет назад +139

    This is my year to declutter, get rid of things I don't use that are in boxes in the back of the closet, clean out the basement, and stop shopping! There is not one single thing I need to buy. Your video was very inspirational and helpful!

    • @andrew4635
      @andrew4635 5 лет назад +10

      Hey, I saw you posted your comment a year ago! So in case you needed an opportunity to reflect and review, here it is. How'd it go? :)

    • @Cate7451
      @Cate7451 5 лет назад +20

      Well I started 4 months ago. Hauled bags of stuff away. All my outside the closet stuff seems to be receding. At first it was frustrating as it went so slowly. But it has actually gotten easier to get rid of stuff. It feels good to give away stuff to people who could use it,
      Or to a second hand store that does good in the community. I found long lost treasures and stuff that I just wondered where it was.mmmm I feel proud and my house is tidier. I' m looking forward to the sorting moving to the back room and freeing my summer clothes. Decluttering is something that I'll always be doing its part of my routine now.😄

    • @Ms-Jones
      @Ms-Jones 5 лет назад +3

      Cate7451 awesome

    • @JosephineMarch7
      @JosephineMarch7 4 года назад +5

      Cate7451 Congratulations! I am starting that jorney now after moving to a bigger house in the country and realizing how all the stuff that I have collected in years and thought it had a great value to me actually is a clutter that make me stressed and overloaded. I am listening to talks about minimalism to motivate myself and cant wait for having a tidy home where I will feel light :)

    • @southernsoul152
      @southernsoul152 2 года назад

      5 years later… your comment has me cleaning up and out my closet and basement! 💗

  • @farooqparekh7951
    @farooqparekh7951 Год назад +3

    No words can do justice to appreciate this talk.

  • @rationalbushcraft
    @rationalbushcraft 9 лет назад +70

    Backpacking is exactly what brought me to a minimalist life style. My first backpacking trip was to an island. When getting off the boat you had to line up and pass the packs down the line as they were being taken off the boat. When your pack got to you, you would place it behind you and keep passing. Well everyone know right away who the new guys were because our packs weighted twice as much as everyone else's. I learned on that trip what things were really necessary and what were not. From their I found the beauty of going lighter and lighter and getting by with less and less and started to apply that to my whole life. Anyway I just thought it was weird I got to the same place the same way.

    • @vivianp5962
      @vivianp5962 5 лет назад +4

      I learned the same way. Backpacking in the states.

    • @beccismith4454
      @beccismith4454 4 года назад +2

      Cool. Kind of makes sense. Backpacking, also other kinds of traveling, is the time when you are living and generally enjoying life without all the trappings of home… New perspective... openness... 💗😊 Great!

  • @josephlogan
    @josephlogan 10 лет назад +148

    What a courageous act to step onto a big stage and say, "I don't have all the answers, but my questions get better the more I ask them." This is a moving and personal example of how we might all become more interested in learning ways to live better without necessarily having it all figured out at once.

  • @casperdewith
    @casperdewith Год назад +4

    Wonderful talk. And it doesn’t even end in ‹thank you› - see, you don’t need it! The joy of less.

  • @JonPeacock
    @JonPeacock 5 лет назад +51

    I have downsized over 50% of my stuff lately and it feels incredible, life changing really

    • @SEANMCAD
      @SEANMCAD 3 года назад

      I was lucky, I grew up influenced to not have a lot of stuff even if i could. In my 20s it was a running joke that if we went into a store I would be the only guy to walk out with nothing. When we had days of touring the town it was very rare that I would buy something. Later in life, it turned out I retired at 51 while my friends at the time ended up in deep debt. when I moved into a travel trailer for my retirement days, it was super easy.

    • @DrLewis82
      @DrLewis82 3 года назад

      I did the same, Jon. It was/is still an amazing feeling.

  • @saragrayce2035
    @saragrayce2035 5 лет назад +10

    Beautiful talk. Many woman struggle with your fertility issues but don’t speak about it. Thank you for speaking about this

  • @JosephineMarch7
    @JosephineMarch7 4 года назад +12

    What an awesome awesome talk! 7 months ago I quit my job to calm down from big stress built up in years. Learning to let go of expectations and perfect image of a succesful me, reconsidering priorities and finding a way to reach them. Calming my mind and sorting my thoughts. Basically to live in the moment, accept life with all it brings, accept myself with all flaws and limitations, stop being hard and harsh to myself, learn to be kind to myself. Thank to that I am finally kinder to my husband and other people too. Live a simple life which to me is a happy life. And hoping that maybe, after all, I might have a baby. Thank you for this inspirational honest and hopeful talk, Kim. Congratulatios on your baby and the journey you have walked and shared. Much love to you!

    • @hanguyen-fm8xv
      @hanguyen-fm8xv 2 года назад +1

      I hit the rock bottom and did the same thing as you in 2019 and 2020. Im back to normal life but I keep to myself now.

    • @JosephineMarch7
      @JosephineMarch7 2 года назад

      @@hanguyen-fm8xv Good luck to you

    • @hanguyen-fm8xv
      @hanguyen-fm8xv 2 года назад

      @@JosephineMarch7 thanks! 😊 same to you!

  • @deborahbowman2919
    @deborahbowman2919 10 лет назад +37

    Kim shares deeply from her personal and professional experience. She offers us wisdom with humor and heart.

    • @pibblesnbits
      @pibblesnbits 9 лет назад +1

      +Deborah Bowman I feel like you leave the same comment on every Ted talk video on youtube.

    • @GymClubHouse
      @GymClubHouse 7 лет назад

      she was greedy and she paid the price with her health. health is wealth. money is to live not to chase over your health.

  • @happynaturalist1793
    @happynaturalist1793 7 лет назад +133

    It's actually wonderful to hear "buy less stuff" from a business woman who owns a company which sells stuff.

  • @fingers14
    @fingers14 6 лет назад +17

    Great talk. Wanting more = less.
    The simple things give us life.

  • @janiem6347
    @janiem6347 2 года назад +3

    “Less doesn’t mean lack” 👍👍

  • @yarnpower
    @yarnpower 5 лет назад +12

    Wonderful presentation of basic truth...things and money beyond necessities don’t matter, people and nature do.

  • @jirihozpodebrad23
    @jirihozpodebrad23 3 года назад +6

    Very good and powerful speech! Delighted for her family dream finally becoming true

  • @Starry_Night_Sky7455
    @Starry_Night_Sky7455 8 лет назад +24

    I think to sum it up, get your priorities right, because time is precious. Don't waste your time which is essentially your life.

    • @SEANMCAD
      @SEANMCAD 3 года назад

      that perspective she gave at first I rolled my eyes at but that was not fair because I was lucky. Having less items just kind of was in my DNA at a young age, influenced to me not by my parents but more by some friends. So for me its just an obvious way to live, not something one really needs to decide on when to do. Like choosing between a nice tasty ice cream that is also healthy vs a dish that tastes bad AND is bad for me. notreally a hard choice. but again, my life perspective is different

  • @megfeldman
    @megfeldman 10 лет назад +59

    I LOVE this talk. It is such a brilliant blend of personal, heart-filled story, savvy business philosophy, and social commentary. When I saw the photo of you and your son I wept! Thank you so much for sharing yourself and this wisdom. All of us in this more-obsessed culture really need it. May it contribute to a growing movement toward less, and balance, and wellbeing for us all. Thank you Kim!

    • @ludyliebig
      @ludyliebig 5 лет назад

      ‘6

    • @cockeyedoptimista
      @cockeyedoptimista 4 года назад +2

      I found it sort of stress-making and overdramatic. I agree wholeheartedly with the concepts, but her emoting was sort of upsetting to me, don't need it right now; felt manipulative or something. She's just communicating her passion, I guess; it's probably authentic; it just stressed me too much. Also, maybe the baby was just a coincidence, who knows. It was a beautiful photograph, though. Happy for her. Actually, her final question spoke right to me - tho for me it's along the lines of clutter, commitment: I actually Do need more money (I don't even have a real place to live!) and I need less Laziness and Indecision so I can have More people and good health in my life! Etc! Change is hard..)

    • @chrisoliva530
      @chrisoliva530 2 года назад +1

      @@cockeyedoptimista agree. I like the concept and then felt a bit manipulated...

  • @Maximus-gp7td
    @Maximus-gp7td 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for your honesty...

  • @reginadonohue2318
    @reginadonohue2318 7 лет назад +4

    Thank you Kim. Congratulations on finally becoming a mother!

  • @prepperjonpnw6482
    @prepperjonpnw6482 6 лет назад +4

    One of the best and most powerful Ted talks I have ever had the privilege of viewing.
    And I noticed that not once did she say the name of her business.
    Respect for her courage to share her most painful experience.
    I will be sharing this video with a select few of my family and friends

  • @user-dp4bu8jy4b
    @user-dp4bu8jy4b 5 лет назад +6

    Brilliant message. God bless her.

  • @saronspeak9832
    @saronspeak9832 10 лет назад +56

    This was pretty freaking inspirational.

  • @dianenicolelhertzler1622
    @dianenicolelhertzler1622 5 лет назад +5

    Beautifully expressed with sincere and honest vulnerability. Thank you Kim Coupounas.

  • @sutats
    @sutats 2 года назад +2

    Less is more. Always is, always has been.

  • @danalissy5811
    @danalissy5811 4 года назад +3

    Luxury is not what you think ! Luxury is FREE TIME !

  • @sherrilynnsimmons9417
    @sherrilynnsimmons9417 5 лет назад +5

    What a treat and blessing to run across this TedxBoulder and see you Kim. This is Sherri, your sweet angel's Guide for a season there in Boulder!! So wonderful to hear your story that testifies to the power we receive when we let go of chasing emptiness. I don't remember if I shared my favorite phrase with you during our conversations "Less is more..." but now I know it totally resonated with you! I particularly loved the photo of your sweet family!! Bless you guys!!

  • @Rvlove
    @Rvlove 10 лет назад +30

    Kim, thank you for sharing this wonderful message! Since stepping out of the "More cycle" we have consciously pared back on our lives and now choose to live in a way that's more aligned with our values - freedom, balance, joy, fun, travel, and above all - experiencing more of the country, the world at large, nature and people. By living more simply (ie. not poor, simply unencumbered by more) we now lead a far richer, more meaningful life - with the time, space and energy to enjoy it! Thank you for being a role model and an inspiration.

  • @gerryvalentine1602
    @gerryvalentine1602 10 лет назад +21

    This is a really great talk! Kim Coupounas gives brilliant insight on what our culture of "more" is doing to people, society and the planet. She challenges us to reconsider our perceptions of "less" and that really means. A very heartfelt talk, where Kim courageously shares her own life experience, and how it helped her discover the value of less. This talk is a "must watch."

  • @kreuter4547
    @kreuter4547 8 лет назад +12

    WoW!! May you always have more abundant Joy of Less! Excellent!!

  • @marrion25
    @marrion25 8 лет назад +6

    This one is so far the most inspirational TEDx talk I have listened to. Bless You

  • @KairyMarquez
    @KairyMarquez 5 лет назад +3

    Excellent!! Bravo

  • @wayofthinkin
    @wayofthinkin 9 лет назад +13

    Best TEDx talk that I have viewed. This resonates with me. You ROCK Kim !! Thank you. , Dean

  • @lisamarshall4232
    @lisamarshall4232 5 лет назад +5

    This was so compelling. It’s my desire to get to this point. I run a pediatric therapy clinic which does great things, however it can be very stressful. My husband and I are not on the same page with “less” and I think it is all rooted in fear. Great talk!

  • @tr1ckster726
    @tr1ckster726 2 года назад +3

    Love this message. Incredible stuff.

  • @Coolcatsbricks
    @Coolcatsbricks 5 лет назад +8

    Thank you for sharing your personal story. You have a lot of wisdom & strength. I am SO HAPPY you are a mom. Life is a GIFT especially a BABY :) God Bless you & your family :)

  • @MrCinagro
    @MrCinagro 10 лет назад +17

    Kim, this message has resonated with everyone I know. Thanks for being brave enough to take us through the real stuff that got you (eventually) to your realization. No sugarcoating, no egoism. That lessness of your talk has made the message bigger than it ever would have been had you shouted it out to all of the us as The Think You Must Do. Brava! I have always told my kids (who in turn remind me now, dammit) that the universe will give us the same lesson relentlessly until we finally learn from it and move on. Yours is the perfect example. Thanks!

  • @juliannacalifornia
    @juliannacalifornia 2 года назад +3

    There are ways to consume without creating clutter. Pay for a massage or a facial. Go to a good movie or theatrical performance. Pay for someone to do your yard work. Services help move the economy, without creating more stuff

  • @rva
    @rva 8 лет назад +7

    thank you lady x

  • @AScrapOfKindness
    @AScrapOfKindness 6 лет назад +3

    Was listening as I worked on decluttering. I had to sit down and watch/listen... twice. Thank you for such a beautiful and inspirational presentation.

  • @gowrishankarkn6499
    @gowrishankarkn6499 4 года назад +1

    And honestly it has taken a huge toll on your life to understand that LESS IS MORE. You have succeeded in teaching the American citizens what your Padre could not teach in Centuries. Hope America learns a few lessons from India as to what it means to understand what - Less is More.

  • @jujubar722
    @jujubar722 10 лет назад +20

    A lovely and wonderful talk. So glad I got to see this. You rock!

  • @JayJay-wu1qy
    @JayJay-wu1qy 3 года назад +2

    Less is more. 💞

  • @jeanninegottwald9775
    @jeanninegottwald9775 3 года назад +3

    I am speachless! Such a great talk! Thank you for sharing your experience and your thoughts with us. Your story really touched my heart! I wish you all the best with your family. :)

  • @joyeveryday3290
    @joyeveryday3290 7 лет назад +1

    Thank you Kim for sharing your experience and how you found positive solutions!!!

  • @tracymcdonald118
    @tracymcdonald118 6 лет назад +6

    Such a wonderful outlook on life you have, I wish you well, thank you for the inspiration to change my life.

  • @rajap8320
    @rajap8320 3 года назад +2

    Very inspiring presentation. 👏👏👏👏

  • @des1180
    @des1180 8 лет назад +6

    what can you have less of to have more joy? Love. it.

  • @julianvergara4428
    @julianvergara4428 4 года назад +3

    I am speechless. this is so formidable

  • @OurHumbleLife
    @OurHumbleLife 9 лет назад +13

    Beautiful speech

  • @brandylovesvintage3067
    @brandylovesvintage3067 8 лет назад +51

    wow, i didn't expect that. beautiful ted talk.

  • @mackenziepope7836
    @mackenziepope7836 10 лет назад +7

    Such a great, emotional talk.

  • @rosabalderasbarrios4219
    @rosabalderasbarrios4219 7 лет назад +4

    Very insiteful and genuine!

  • @cryptolanka4109
    @cryptolanka4109 5 лет назад +4

    It was simple , short and most worthy talk! Thank you.

  • @deepcreekfooter
    @deepcreekfooter 10 лет назад +15

    excellent and thought provoking: thanks for sharing

  • @zahraizzati430
    @zahraizzati430 4 года назад +3

    waaw, i think just watched one of the best ted talks

  • @bliss9745
    @bliss9745 7 лет назад +3

    Wow! I wasn't expecting this. But I'm so glad I heard it. How lucky am I?!!

  • @daniesavage
    @daniesavage 8 лет назад +13

    Powerful testimony. Thank you for it. : )

  • @aubreyodom468
    @aubreyodom468 5 лет назад +4

    This was beautiful to listen to thankyou

  • @youtubeuser9938
    @youtubeuser9938 3 года назад +2

    Love from india 🇮🇳♥️

  • @veganchaatparty
    @veganchaatparty 8 лет назад +4

    Super Superb!! Super Superb!! Super Superb!!
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @ameliaschofield5680
    @ameliaschofield5680 6 лет назад +3

    Absolutely beautiful talk!

  • @n.d8001
    @n.d8001 7 лет назад +4

    I needed to hear this. Thank you for sharing your exoerience

  • @samzadworny
    @samzadworny 7 лет назад +2

    One of the best talks I've seen!

  • @halfwayknowing3789
    @halfwayknowing3789 5 лет назад +2

    The single most important skill a masterful salesperson possesses is the ability to sell when it appears he/she is not. This is done by identifying and targeting specific emotional responses associated with the demographic being "sold," as it were. "I'm in the business of selling you things but what if... imagine... what if we all bought fewer things. And when we did buy things, we bought from brands and companies that were aligned with our values." As in... her company.

  • @goldiefreeman8693
    @goldiefreeman8693 6 лет назад +3

    What a beautiful story 👍❤️

  • @raphaelauston4818
    @raphaelauston4818 5 лет назад +3

    You nailed the talk. I love it.

  • @mamaseyeah
    @mamaseyeah 6 лет назад +3

    This is what I need. Thank you for sharing!

  • @jeanbb3283
    @jeanbb3283 7 лет назад +1

    Kim thank you for the wonderfully inspiring honest real talk!

  • @Niko227ful
    @Niko227ful 7 лет назад +3

    What can I have less of to make room for ... ~Brilliant Kim Coupounas

  • @luciejobin8677
    @luciejobin8677 6 лет назад +3

    Thank you!

  • @Autumn_Forest_
    @Autumn_Forest_ 7 лет назад +32

    When I think of having a simple life, the LAST thing I think of is a baby lol.

  • @selah71
    @selah71 5 лет назад +3

    Less is more!

  • @vanlalhruaiiswansi5182
    @vanlalhruaiiswansi5182 8 лет назад +7

    Astounding !! my oh my .... !!

  • @Vintagebeliever
    @Vintagebeliever 7 лет назад +4

    Beautiful! Good word!

  • @valerieking797
    @valerieking797 5 лет назад +3

    Powerful...thank you

  • @mariadionisiodionisio3062
    @mariadionisiodionisio3062 4 года назад +2

    Beautiful beautiful thanks 🙏

  • @junekerns
    @junekerns 5 лет назад +3

    Rejoicing that you had a baby!!!

  • @elizabethdavidson3304
    @elizabethdavidson3304 2 года назад +2

    Amen!

  • @petmomful2260
    @petmomful2260 6 лет назад +2

    Excellent talk!!

  • @SC-vb2ui
    @SC-vb2ui 2 года назад +2

    Divine ⛲🙏⛲💚

  • @prokritychowdhury8174
    @prokritychowdhury8174 5 лет назад +3

    very important, many thanks

  • @chandniprusty7289
    @chandniprusty7289 6 лет назад +3

    wow such a powerful speech

  • @KM-nq7ez
    @KM-nq7ez 4 года назад +3

    Great Talk.

  • @olga.aleksandra777
    @olga.aleksandra777 8 лет назад +4

    Thanks. Such a great video.

  • @catfish9539
    @catfish9539 5 лет назад +3

    Very powerful.

  • @marinawilkinson5840
    @marinawilkinson5840 7 лет назад +4

    Excellent! 💙💙💙💙💙💙

  • @juliannacalifornia
    @juliannacalifornia 2 года назад +2

    I love this

  • @wadisanaa
    @wadisanaa 6 лет назад +1

    this is easier said than done ....but transformative if successful .

  • @elgabenedicta
    @elgabenedicta 8 лет назад +5

    well said. thought-provoking

  • @chaslillyhope9472
    @chaslillyhope9472 5 лет назад +2

    Amazing!

  • @zacharythomson2152
    @zacharythomson2152 7 лет назад +2

    thank you so much for this speech... wish one day we all will understand that that less is more - konsumerism kills :(

  • @misskitty4296
    @misskitty4296 5 лет назад +3

    Brave woman

  • @unzahid
    @unzahid 4 года назад +3

    powerful words.

  • @abulaylatu8173
    @abulaylatu8173 9 лет назад +2

    very great talk less more than more for first time

  • @SublimeLullaby
    @SublimeLullaby 5 лет назад +4

    Less is more

  • @AnaGarcia-fh7iw
    @AnaGarcia-fh7iw 6 лет назад +3

    Wow this hit me hard wonderful speech

  • @nadine3397
    @nadine3397 2 года назад +2

    Amen 🙏🏼

  • @DrLewis82
    @DrLewis82 3 года назад +2

    Wow. ❤️