Be more with less.
A metaphor the poet in me has pondered on for some time, but I think I figure it out
and I’m actually going to ask u to participate in a little exercise with me that I fell is
going to help lay the foundation for this conversation.
Alright.
Ok, I want you to stand in front of a mirror and if you don’t have one, hit pause and
go find one.
Ok you ready, now I want you face your reflection and I want you to ask yourself who would I
be, If I had nothing but myself and this mirror in front of me.
How would you answer that question?
See the reason I’m asking you to participate in this exercise with me or at least think
about this question, is because it changes the narrative around this minimalism journey
we’re traveling.
Instead of it being about owning less things, it makes it about the person we see in the
mirror.
You or I.
And when we focus on ourselves rather than the things we own.
We naturally start to notice how much we don’t need.
Ok, I can sense you’re looking at me or my reflection a little funny, so let's break
this idea down together a little bit further.
See the point of this exercise was to get you thinking about you and your relationship
with the things you own.
Because honestly if you’re struggling to identify who you are or who you would be,
if you lost all of this.
Then that right there defines the type of relationship you have with the stuff you own.
Now I don’t want you mad at me because I’m saying all of this out of love, but if your
identity and how you view your life is based on a status, symbol or logo.
Then I want you to hear me when I say this.
You can be more with less.
See life has endless possibilities but it can only be more when we have less to manage,
worry about or rely on.
Here’s how we do it.
Number one is by managing our relationship with stuff.
See this journey is not about how much or how little we have or own.
Instead it’s our relationship with what we have or own that matters.
And we should never allow these things or desire for them to consume us so much that
we lose ourselves and no longer recognize that reflection we see in the mirror.
See things in life come and go all the time.
It’s constantly changing around us, but who you are should be constant.
Remember the most luxurious life you can live.
A life of more.
Is one that’s filled with less
Alright.
Number two is by disconnecting from possessions.
See apart of being more with less is having more mental space and freedom.
And the only way to achieve this, is through letting go.
Fully disconnecting mentally from the things you’re decluttering in your lives.
Now here’s a quick exercise for you to try that will help you disconnect.
I want you to grab a pile of things that you no longer need or use, but may have an attachment
to.
Including those “I might need this someday items.”
Now the objective is to let go of 1 or 2 items in this pile or more, depending on your comfort
level.
But before you donate it or throw it away.
The key is saying out loud why you decided to let it go.
Doing this not only helps you disconnect mentally but it also makes decluttering a little more
impactful.
Ok.
Number three is by building clarity and focus around what’s important to you.
See when you no longer have clutter taking up mental space in your life.
You now have the time and freedom to focus on more fulfilling things that matter to you.
Like traveling or creativity or learning new skills and building valuable relationships.
Whatever that thing is for you right.
Just know it takes more mental energy to maintain more than it does to enjoy less.
Let that sink in for a minute.
In fact the next time you look in the mirror I want you to tell yourself that I can be
more with less.
And then I want you to take that mindset and start letting go.
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