A common misconception is that there are hard and fast rules when it come to minimalism. Certainly there are some that practice minimalism that choose to live by a challenging set of rules- but this is not the definition of minimalism. Minimalism is unique to each individual and family.

So why the rules?

Let's talk about that and how to choose what works for you. 

Exploring minimalism and analyzing "empty" and "space". 

The space between our things is where we live. And if we want to truly live we need to create space for living. Space for motivation. Space for stillness. Space for relaxation.

Do you use your space to store items...or do you use your space to live?

An unfinished project, like a deferred decision can sit around long enough that we don't even see it anymore. It becomes a distraction of unspoken items on our to-do list without us even being consciously aware of it.

In this episode I address unpainted doors that I left sitting in my house undone for years, and how it felt to finally get to that project. 

What are those un-done projects doing to you emotionally? For me, everything that I pass that I haven't gotten back to yet is a silent to-do list, chanting to me. Sometimes we don't even see those unpainted doors anymore because they have been there so long...or so we think. They represent a physical reminder that something is not quite finished. When you finish those items your ability to relax in your space will increase because there is nothing left there waiting for you.

In the fall we harvest the crops that were planted in the spring. We preserve nature's bounty through the winter months. And we must harvest the memories of sunshine, the smells of the autumn and the songs of birds and bugs for the gray overcast days of the winter. To hibernate in the cold will be its own form of loveliness, but we gather and store now these perfects moments of luxuriously comfortable temperatures. A memory to warm us in the cold.

How much time do you spend looking at your life? How Meaningful is each and every moment? Let's slow down together for a few minutes, relax, and look at our lives. Slow down, simplify.