#daytonlove

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day 1

Four weeks ago, I purchased my first minimalist text.

I had picked up a copy of the text (found here http://www.theminimalists.com/lml/) and began to read it at my favorite coffee shop approximately six months ago. The first few chapters spoke to me, but I placed the book down and continued on my way, not giving the book another thought until four weeks ago. 

When I first made my way through this book, I had the feeling that what I had read struck a chord in my life. But then I read the text again, and again, and again. And every time I found something new that had been missing from my life. Or something that I had been spending far too many waking hours worrying about.

Then I realized that the solution is to get rid of all of the distraction, the stuff, and start devoting time and energy into things that are really important, so that I can be sure that my life is not lived in vain, and that I am spending my time doing something worthwhile to myself and to others.

This is the beginning of the journey for me to live a more meaningful, deliberate, and dedicated life.