Publisher's Synopsis
So, you want to be a minimalist. Congratulations! The moment you realized this, you already got a step ahead of the game. However, in order to make a real shift in your life, you need more than just a thought. To put it simply, action. And it's not that demanding. If you are willing to live a minimalistic lifestyle, its literally a piece of cake. First, you need to draw a clear picture of what and why you need to go for such a lifestyle. Becoming a minimalist person is about letting go of all those unnecessary things that clutter both our home and our mind. As Antoine de Saint-Exupery once stated "what is essential is invisible to the eye." To detach ourselves from materialism, we must assume that minimalism is a way to come to terms with our deepest desires, not just some sort of spiritual path that will automatically change our lives. Usually, we tell ourselves that we need to be rich, buy a huge house and get a fancy car. Nonetheless, beneath all those preconceptions about success, what we really need to attain happiness is often intangible. In this sense, minimalism is a lifestyle that will lead us to detach ourselves from anything that clutters our spaces and that hinders our perception of reality. Also, minimalism is a whole philosophy based on learning to cherish life just as it is, with its ups and downs. So, the foremost step towards minimalism is to get the unnecessary things out of your House. Of course, it doesn't mean living in an empty house. Only, figure out what are the things that are no longer in use and terminate them. Likewise with your Brain. There is but slight difference between the shambles of thoughts muddling in your brain and the jumble of things accumulated in your living space. Be it an old piece of furniture or a keepsake, every object has some or the other story linked to it. Your attachment to these memoirs is the primary reason we are holding on to them so possessively. So, get rid of duplicates. Discard your beliefs and notions from the past. In one word, declutter. Just Like Time There are many lessons to learn from time. No matter whatever is happening, irrespective of the situations, time keeps on moving. It comes, passes over and whoosh! jumps across our heads sweeping beneath your heels. With every tick of the clock, time just walks away. While you are busy typing on the crystal monitors sitting in your cubicle, second by second it is washing away the years off your life. What a minimal approach points to is take out some time, be it a few seconds everyday to reflect upon your life. Floss out the unhealthy tasks and habits and indulge in simple tasks like meditation, warm bath etc. With time, move on and explore new things. Remember, things can be purchased. Time can't be. Closing Thought Not excess, nor less, being minimalist is all about simplifying your life. It starts with your willingness to change your habits for better. Withal, in the end, what matters most is how happy and content you are. Take it easy.
