Being a minimalist isn’t entirely about throwing out all you have and settling for less. Ask any minimalist, there is no settling and very few things get thrown out (apart from when you transition from being a stereotypical consumer *see end).
Being a minimalist is about being satisfied with what you have. It’s about living in Zen, not trying to live in it. After all, you know what they say about Zen. The only Zen you find on the top of the mountain, is the Zen you bring up there.
Being a minimalist does not mean you can’t have wants, it just means that your wants are the same as your needs. The reason so few can become minimalistic is that it takes a powerful mind and an even more powerful understanding of what you need to live, to be content, to be happy or whatever word you want to use for a quality of life.
Being a minimalist isn’t completely about having money, saving money or spending money. A minimalist can save all the money they make but it doesn’t bring them happiness or excitement in having a lot of money. What it does bring is freedom and peace. Minimalist’s think neither of having money saved or spending the saved money.
Being a minimalist is a mental state. A state in which is content and happy with the avoidance of negativity, arguments and emotional attachments.
Being a minimalist does not mean that they can carry all of their possessions in a backpack or suitcase. It means that whatever the size of case it takes to contain their items, it bears no weight.
Lastly, being minimalist is about minimizing to a degree you’re comfortable with, a phase in which you are free.
Stay Positive & Try Freedom, Not Torture
Garth E. Beyer
