My version of Minimalism
For the last three months, I’ve heard the word minimalism a lot. I’ve seen some YouTube videos and explored different blogs only to listen about living a simpler life and having the barely adequate for their everyday routine along with examples. But is it really what this is all about or does it mean something else? Does it help or does it bring value?
The definition of minimalism is the style or technique that is characterised by extreme sparseness and simplicity (obtained by Merriam-Webster dictionary). This movement was first introduced in the late 1950s with some artists showing interest in an aesthetical, highly purified form of beauty. However, in later years the movement spread in the daily routine of a vast number of people. It is said that minimalism is a way to change your life, a way to make yourself focus on the more essential things in life, on the things that bring value to you.
During the last decade there are more and more people inheriting the minimalism lifestyle. Some of them think minimalism as an active quest to get rid of unnecessary personal things or to challenge themselves to live with less. Some of them live a simple life in a tiny house or an average sized one with slightly more things than the absolute necessary. And some actually know what is necessary and important for them and concentrate on their priorities.
Well, minimalism is more of a lifestyle. A pursuit of happiness by having ambition and desire to achieve something great. Set a tiny goal and after you finish it set another and another. Minimalism for me is not just about materials. It’s about letting go of stuff that do not give you any value. And when I talk about stuff I mean even the tiniest thing in your life that can lead to financial problems, increasing amount of stress or even bad relationships. Letting go of the luxury goods and services that publicly display something you are not. Letting go of emotions that affect you in a harmful way. Have the self awareness to know who you are and what is ideal for you.
The idea of minimalism made me realise that everyone can be a minimalist in their own unique way. For some it works by throwing out personal things like clothing and decoration and for others it’s by not being concerned about the quantity of the stuff but the quality. That’s when you realise that you have a greater purpose than the small unnecessary things you concern yourself with, like having self — confidence, realising who you are and what you want to do with your life. After all, we are people and we figure out what is important, and what we need focus on.