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Quote of the Day - November 23, 2021

Quote of the Day – November 23, 2021

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understanding minimalism

Minimalism is not solely an aesthetically driven thing that includes decluttering. It’s a lifestyle. A mindset. A way of being that—by default—may have some aesthetic turnout (if that is part of your interests) and may include decluttering (if you’re transitioning towards internalizing the lifestyle), but is not defined by those two things alone. In hand with that, minimalism allows an individual to develop and maintain their own sense of style. It’s not there to strip you of your creativity but to allow you to express your creativity under the ideals that: less is more, practicality trumps excess, and intention is more progressive than attention.

I call myself a minimalist to allow others to know why and how I live my life the way I do. It’s not entirely to define myself but to describe and explain my actions and outlook (in a nutshell). There isn’t a particular “look” when it comes to being a minimalist because any one can be one, just as much as anyone can be an activist or a friend or a humanitarian.

There’s a strong sense of individualism that inherently creates a collective movement within humankind. By being mindful of your own life, your own relationships, and your own possessions/creations, your actions become subjective and direct, but the interpersonal and environmental factors, impacted by your autonomy, helps create a world that is collectively mindful. Albert Einstein said it best:

“The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”

Hence, why minimalism is such a down-to-earth approach towards changing the way we live currently because it’s a matter of attitude, thought, habits, and existent.

The simplicity that minimalism encourages, is purely a means to overcome and avoid 1) unwanted mental and emotional stress, 2) dissatisfaction with life and the self, 3) harmfulness towards the environment and personal well-being, and 4) unnecessary difficulty in “maneuvering” through life.

Minimalism adores life (and all its pleasures, dynamics, functions, and beauty), yet it accepts and considers the most basic factor of death. We are humans, not meant to outlive our Earth or create products that will. We are humans, meant to appreciate our sense of self, our physical, emotional and cognitive abilities, our surroundings, and what we do within these surroundings. Minimalism encourages you to be the most human you can be, by being an ideal that is based on personal well-being, pro-social progression, and environmental health. Minimalism encourages you to thrive towards internalizing the basics of living a fruitful and pleasing life because it sets simplicity as the standard foundation for it all.

Necessity becomes simplicity. Excess becomes waste. Survival becomes sustainability.

It is a practice.

It is a lifestyle.

It is intention.

It is aspiration.

It is minimalism.