There’s so much to be said for living a simple, minimal, filtered life (links to related posts below).
+ all of it boils down to how we want to look back at our life when we’re getting ready for the next great adventure.
Loving connection provides the dependable web of intimacy that allows us to cope with life + to live life well. + that is what gives our life its meaning. For most of us, on our deathbeds, it is the quality of our connection with our precious ones that will matter most.
Dr Sue Johnson
We’ve been reading Hold Me Tight by Dr Sue Johnson as part of a communication class my husband + I are taking part in. It is a great book. I highly recommend it for any relationships in life, not just romantic relationships. At the heart of her book, Dr Sue Johnson states that what we crave most of each other is emotional connection.
Though we are programmed by millions of years of evolution to relentlessly seek out belonging + intimate connection, we persist in defining healthy people as those who do not need others. This is especially dangerous at a time when our sense of community is daily eroded by an endless preoccupation with getting more done in less time + filling our lives with more + more goods.
Dr Sue Johnson
+ this is also at the heart of how we are trying to live our lives. Turning away from consumerism. Saying no to filling our lives with stuff. Making sure we don’t over-busy ourselves. It’s distracting us from what is most important.
This is the first step for us. The next comes with using the space that’s created by living a simple, filtered life to realise our purpose + then use that to give back in a meaningful way.
What is it you are hoping to achieve by living a simple, minimalist life? What is your ‘why’?