Minimalism – the intentional promotion of the things we most value
and the removal of everything that distracts us from it – requires a
conscience choice. It is a counter-cultural lifestyle that begins with
the decision to pursue it. For me, that occurred over a Memorial Day
weekend while cleaning my garage. The juxtaposition of my possessions
piled in my driveway with my son playing baseball in the backyard
caused me to finally realize my belongings weren’t adding joy to my
life… they were detracting from it. At that moment, we intentionally
decided to live with less.
But this world that we live in is not friendly to the pursuit of minimalism. Its cultural tendencies and never-relenting advertising campaigns constantly call us to acquire more, better, faster, newer, and trendier. The journey towards minimalism becomes a road that requires daily inspiration – a consistent re-centering of focus on the things that are the most important.
To that end, here is a list of 7 places to find daily inspiration in your pursuit of minimalism:
1. Simplify Your Life:
A Tumblr blog that provides quotes, images, and links on a daily basis inspiring readers to simplify life.
2. Simple Links:
Links and images collected by Leo Babauta posted on an almost daily basis.
3. Becoming Minimalist Facebook Page:
Our Facebook page provides links to our newest articles and inspiring quotes every single day.
4. Twitter (Joshua Millburn, Courtney Carver, Dave Bruno, Joshua Becker):
Four minimalist tweeters that offer minimalist inspiration as it strikes throughout the day.
5. Zen Habits Archives:
There’s a reason Zen Habits is considered to be among the most thought-provoking, life-changing blogs on the Internet. And with 5 years of archives to choose from, you’ll find plenty of inspiration every single day.
6. Unclutterer:
Unclutterer is a blog that I read often when we first became minimalist. Their team of writers publish daily and generally stay focused on removing clutter from our lives. Interestingly enough, I eventually found the blog design to be a bit too cluttered for my preference… but I did find it helpful to my journey during the initial phase of decluttering our home and life.
7. Take a look outside:
If we pause for a moment, stop the hustle and bustle of our lives just long enough to see, we can observe in nature amazing ways that it lives the ultimate minimalist existence.
But this world that we live in is not friendly to the pursuit of minimalism. Its cultural tendencies and never-relenting advertising campaigns constantly call us to acquire more, better, faster, newer, and trendier. The journey towards minimalism becomes a road that requires daily inspiration – a consistent re-centering of focus on the things that are the most important.
To that end, here is a list of 7 places to find daily inspiration in your pursuit of minimalism:
1. Simplify Your Life:
A Tumblr blog that provides quotes, images, and links on a daily basis inspiring readers to simplify life.
2. Simple Links:
Links and images collected by Leo Babauta posted on an almost daily basis.
3. Becoming Minimalist Facebook Page:
Our Facebook page provides links to our newest articles and inspiring quotes every single day.
4. Twitter (Joshua Millburn, Courtney Carver, Dave Bruno, Joshua Becker):
Four minimalist tweeters that offer minimalist inspiration as it strikes throughout the day.
5. Zen Habits Archives:
There’s a reason Zen Habits is considered to be among the most thought-provoking, life-changing blogs on the Internet. And with 5 years of archives to choose from, you’ll find plenty of inspiration every single day.
6. Unclutterer:
Unclutterer is a blog that I read often when we first became minimalist. Their team of writers publish daily and generally stay focused on removing clutter from our lives. Interestingly enough, I eventually found the blog design to be a bit too cluttered for my preference… but I did find it helpful to my journey during the initial phase of decluttering our home and life.
7. Take a look outside:
If we pause for a moment, stop the hustle and bustle of our lives just long enough to see, we can observe in nature amazing ways that it lives the ultimate minimalist existence.
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