Putting It All Together & Living Minimally

A person doesn’t become a shopaholic overnight. It’s something that has to be practiced on a regular basis over many years. It’s a title you have to earn through dedication, but it’s not necessarily one to be proud of.

Similarly, you shouldn’t expect to become minimalist overnight. It’s not just a process, but it’s a lifestyle for you to embrace indefinitely.

Minimalism will impact every aspect of your life positively. You must have had a reason to pick up this book in the first place, but I’m sure you won’t object if the effects improve your finances, relationships and your overall future, will you?

When it comes down to it, being a minimalist is not about purging your home or decluttering, though those can both be very useful parts of the process. The psychological impact of all the items you own changes how you experience your life.

If you have a lot of items that don’t serve any purpose beyond creating more work for you to clean, organize and care for, your possessions will start to own you. On the other hand, if you carefully choose and invest in each item you own because of the value they bring to your life, you will find yourself living each day with more happiness and less anxiety.

The more you value how you spend your time and money, the more respect you show for yourself. As a happy by-product, this will also be the best way to respect the entire world, in regards to environmental and social impact. That’s not too shabby for a recovering shopaholic, is it?

Living more minimally in all aspects of your life will improve your health, giving you even more momentum and ability to take on the hard parts of life that you have less control over.

If you spend less time stressing over how to function in the midst of your eclectic belongings, you’ll have more time to devote to keeping yourself healthy, whether that means eating better or getting more exercise.

But the mental and emotional burden of overwhelm will be lifted automatically by the process of transitioning to minimalism. It’s fairly common knowledge these days that your psychological health has a huge impact on your physical health and well-being. Reducing your stress will have the most delightful trickle down effect, and you won’t ever want to return to your high-anxiety producing shopping habits again.