[Music] when I first discovered minimalism I was excited to change my life I read all
the books watched the documentaries and they cluttered every corner of my house expecting
an immediate transformation but obviously it didn't happen overnight in fact it's been a
slow and gradual process that's been unfolding over the past 3 years evaluating our priorities
adjusting our habits and decluttering both our physical and mental spaces these things
take [Music] time I'm still in the process and probably will always be but lately I've
been noticing signs that tell me that I'm on the right track there's this newfound
sense of calmness within me and a growing appreciation for Simplicity and these are
just couple of signs that let me know that I'm truly embracing a minimalist
[Music] mindset the the first sign is that you have a clutter-free home in a way I feel like
clutter is inevitable I still get junk mail I sometimes like to save nice packaging and
things just have a way of coming into our houses without us really noticing but the
difference now is that I have way less of it because I don't let it accumulate
pretty early on I put systems in place like the onein one out rule meaning if I buy one
thing it's usually because I need to replace it so I get rid of the other one in exchange
also I have a declutter container in my closet so if I see something laying around
that I want to get rid of take care of it right away and of course I simply buy way
less we don't have infinite resources but I live my whole life as if I did and then I would wonder
why I'm so tired why I'm exhausted and I always felt like I never had time for myself adapting to
a minimalist mindset really turned things around for me it challenged me to start prioritizing and
to do what's cenal and eliminate the rest now when I have to make a decision I always try to
put things that are important to me first my health values family friends my peace of mind
then I have a whole another tear for everything else life gets messy and chaotic so this mindset
and having boundaries has been incredibly helpful to know what's important for [Music] me this kind
of goes hand inand with my previous point but now I notice that I say no a lot more often
I think it's true that if you don't know how to draw your own boundaries someone else will do it
for you and this will lead to burnout exhaustion so it's very important for us to know where to
draw the line I realized that by saying saying yes to everyone else I'm saying no to myself and
once I figured out that I only have a limited amount of yeses it became very clear that I had
to start eliminating no two coffee dates no new commitments or projects weekend Hangouts and at
first there was that fear of missing out and feeling like I'm not taking advantage of all
of these opportunities but I realized that a lot of it was just in my mind besides my simpler and
less chaotic life has been so worth the [Music] trade-off in the beginning of my whole minimalism
journey I feel like it was really helpful to unsubscribe unfollow skip ads because I would
feel very tempted to buy that thing that was being advertised but I noticed more and more
that it rarely gets to me I don't feel anything I don't feel tempted it's a really cool feeling
marketing is supposed to make us feel feel like we need this product to make our lives easier
better healthier but I've spent enough money to realize that this Chase is never ending no
one knows Our Lives needs and budgets better than we do so now I really don't let outside influence
dictate how I spend my resources if I walk by a cute Boutique gift shop souer shop I just look
and appreciate it for what it is nowadays with social media it's too easy to compare ourselves
with everyone else and go down that rabbit hole and I would be lying if I say that I don't compare
myself but now I notice that I don't live my life based on those comparisons it's kind of
crazy to say this out loud but I don't think I knew how to be genuinely happy for others until
I stop weighing myself against their markers but the more I understand my own values vision for
life I realize that there's no point in comparing because we all have our own Joys priorities and
timing in life everyone is on their unique path even the closest people to us and as soon as we
can internalize this the more at peace we can be with ourselves our human minds are so weird
because sometimes we're very envious about things that we don't even want and so when I feel like
that or when I get to that point I always just count my blessings I practice gratitude for all
the things that I have in my life and it really has become kind of like a reset button for [Music]
me one of the biggest misconceptions about minimalism is that it's all about spending
as little as possible but this has never been my version of it I believe that there are purchases
that can really enhance our lives that can really improve the qu quality of our lives
and even help the people that we love so for me the focus has always been about spending
more intentionally I have no problem paying for my friends and family when we go out because it
genuinely makes me happy I save up to buy quality ingredients because food is everything to me and
I never hold back on investing in my health safety overall well-being yes I spend way
less now but I don't hesitate spending on these things because it truly aligns with
my values very different from my past self that used to impulse Splurge than feel guilty about
it later [Music] on I come from a culture that is very materialistic to a point where material
wealth is almost synonymous with happiness so you can imagine it took years to unlearn this
and even longer to figure out what happiness actually meant now I realized that it's not
that complicated we can be happy all the time many times throughout the day if we choose to
I'm happy when I have some free time when I can connect deeply with others I'm happy
right now making this video because I get to do something that I love and don't get me wrong
material things can also make me happy like drinking coffee in my favorite mug or stepping
out of the house in a nice outfit but now I don't rely on material things for my [Music]
happiness because of minimalism I've had a huge shift to finally feeling like the driver of my
own life I think it started innocently like decluttering and just learning how to get rid
of unnecessary things but I think what I was really learning was how to decide for myself
figuring out what I need what I don't figuring out what I want and what I don't want since
then I started to apply this concept to all areas of my life and lifechanging would be an
understatement I know that sometimes in life there are things that we cannot control um
but I always try to ask myself what are the things that I have control over and how do
I shift my focus on that and this mindset has really been a powerful tool for me like I said
changes aren't obvious right away but sometimes along the road we get signs that we are on the
right track and that is an amazing feeling I hope that you guys enjoyed this video let me
know in the comments what you thought if you have additional points that you want to add
I would love to know thank you guys so much for watching and I'll talk to you soon bye