Living a minimalist lifestyle can be a challenging thing and one with a big step as it requires a change in one's mindset, allowing the shift to happen to have a well-improved life. From decluttering to detaching yourself from an item, creating space for what matters and most importantly being intentional about living your life, this can be hard sometimes but as time goes on, we learn to adapt and embrace such a simple life that requires no stress. In the end, happiness is always the goal.
Minimalism is a big thing and a huge step. Yes, I agree and accept that but many times, I find it hard to let go of some things in my possessions even when I know they are taking up space and depriving me of the quality life I wanted. I am someone who has imbibed the minimalism lifestyle and the benefits are what I keep enjoying but there is a challenge I am still battling with and hard to let go completely.
Whether it is a gift from a loved one or something I bought with my money, I find it hard to let go easily even when I know it isn't useful for me anymore. I tend to keep it for a longer time with the hope that I might need it later, but after some months of revisiting it, I think over and over again just to be assured I don't need it before I finally part away with it. It's hard to let go of some items in my possession and adding more would make the whole place jam-packed.
There are things I easily let go of as there is no emotion attached to them, these are stuff that do not bother me even after taking them away but I find joy afterwards seeing they are gone or perhaps being gifted to another person.
Minimalism is all about freeing those spaces by discarding some unnecessary items to allow space for newer ones, either by gifting them out or discarding them away completely. I have found that I tend to attach myself strongly to something and find it hard to move it out of the way. Just like this shoe. I bought it last year but I can count the number of times I have worn it.
I got it when I wanted to go for my National Youth Service Corps but never used it for the three weeks in camp. When I continued my service this year, I hardly put it on more than 4 times and just placed it among the rest of the shoes. I have had the thought several times to dash it out but I just couldn't.
Anytime I clean my shoe space and my eyes see the shoe, I shake my head not wanting to discard it but I know it is taking up the space for new ones that will be coming later. Some weeks ago, my sister bought another shoe (sneakers) for me and even though I knew it was time to do away with this shoe, knowing there was another one to replace it, it was a hard thing. Besides, I hardly wear it out.
It took me a deep thinking to finally give it out today. Some children came around for tutorials this morning and I finally let go of the shoe since it fits one of them with her using almost my size. She felt so excited which I could see on her face, I was relieved seeing what had happened. I felt the excitement too and that alone had cleared the doubt of whether to still keep it or dash it out.
Seeing the space empty, I felt at peace with myself and no longer would there be me trying to hold onto the shoe anymore since it is not in my custody again.
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