Slow growth
Not being too frequent on here with articles does not mean I won’t write anymore, it just simply means in regards of myself that I became more content with myself with my thoughts and enjoying life.
Recently came to me the thought of how long can I pursue minimalism, what is the goal? Of course, like everyone, I also wanted to achieve some tangible goal, x number of items, x amount of stuff and once I achieved it, then just some sort of magic price will be obtained and bumm minimalism is done, ticked and moving on.
Well let’s put it simply it is not like that at all, it is more of a lifelong commitment of fighting consumerism and myself, my thoughts and trying to live a sensible life in unreasonable conditions called crony capitalism where the daily struggles are including a permanent fight against entire marketing departments online on the internet be it an online store or pop up ads on social media or be it offline on a side of a road or plastered on buses or on buildings. This seems like a never ending daily fight. I chose this and since i’ve moved to Switzerland I instantly became better at it, even though my shortfalls are still present, just an example; looking out for gifts for loved ones as the festive period coming at us and don’t want to leave it for last minute and yes it does include materialistic things, the question is more like; are they going to use it? Is it useful? Do they need it? So the requirements are changed, I became more thoughtful.
On the other hand I also evolved, the clutter also reduced, clothes are still a struggle, but less of a burden. electronics are provided by the company what I use for myself including phone and laptop, so indeed I have less things to worry about and yeah was gifting away items to friends/family this year which I still think the best method of getting rid of things you don’t need and offer it to others that can have a good use of it.
So growing into a minimalist lifestyle takes time and just because it goes slowly it does not mean it doesn’t happen at all. A marathon also starts with the first steps. Recently had visitors and the first thing they mentioned that we don’t have much stuff, these things are really heartwarming. Even though simple things such as one thing in and one thing out sometimes are hard to keep up with and I’m constantly struggling to part with items, but striving for the most minimalist way of living is an ideal that is really close to me and probably will be for the foreseeable future.
As a last sentence to close my little monologue; slow growth is still growth, one item at the time, one step at the time in the right direction, keep doing it diligently and it will bear fruits.
Yours sincerely
To/Minimal
