Hello fellow minimalist, I am happy to locate this community when I needed it most. I never knew we have a community lite this that will help one to talk and do. You know one can say, I love simple life but not knowing he is not living simplified life. Minimalist requires intentionally removing things that are attached with, things you love doing so much and give them less attention or throw it away completely if it item or decide not get more of it. I am going to share with you that habit I have which I have been struggling over the years to stop. Don't laugh at me🤦♀️. Is not really easy to say no to old things so as to move on with new life. Don't stop reading until you get the whole gist. Here is the link of
Post @chichieze, @precious-01, I know you will like it. This story will not be funny if I don't tell you my story before this minimalist journey, let's dive in.
Before I embark on my minimalist journey.
I look so simple each time you see me, I also said to myself, you are living a simple life, but was that really true that I live simple life. Why the question?, it is because I love buying clothes and shoes so much. You know I don't really love jewelry, make up or buying expensive hair so I thought I was living simply life. I was a tailor and a hair dresser then, so I buy clothes almost every week especially when there is new style in town. As a tailor, I will love to sample it and this led me to buying some materials that I don't really need and some styles I will not like to wear again. Clothes was packed in one bag and the other, sid I give them out, not at all because I said to myself, when I have time, I will change the style. No space in my room. What of shoes , another Wahala for me, give to my siblings, they don't wear the same size with me. Burn them, no because I always keep them clean. Hmmmm, it wasn't easy for me to let go this habit but one day, things changed.
My reasons for hoarding such items.
You know as a woman, I love coming out with new clothes and shoes from time time, i feel board wearing one clothe or shoe for a long time thinking that people will know me with colour of my clothes. I didn't know it is not the most important thing in life until one day, I attended a business seminar that thought me how to focus on the most important thing in life. A question was asked, who among you here will go on a canopy walk with heavy load? Who want to go far with so many bags on his shoulder? All this question was coming directly to me especially when he asked again, women, take mind back, enter your bedroom, how many clothes do you have that is up to 6 months and you have not put them on. OMG, na me this man dey talk? I began to reason it and said to myself, you need to give some things out to free your room just like you will free your mind to learn new things. That was how my journey of minimalist started.
My fear of being judged as a minimalist if your secret is revealed?
At first, I thought it won't be possible, I was also afraid if people reject my gift or they just accept it without using it. What if my friend who buys like me ask me why I'm doing it, what will I answer her. What if I later need those things, but I tell you, if you don't remove old things, they will go on there own.
My feelings about my bad habit and my goals to overcome it.
Had I know is always at last, I can't go back to the past but I learned from the past. It wasn't a good habits acquiring what I won't use that is not important to me. I have also learn to be generous too because as I started giving out some things, it draw people to me and I won't stop giving again. My goal to overcome it completely is to check very well if I really need what I want to buy. My needs comes first now than my want. I am more organized , categorize, prioritize and maintain a good habit of possession.I have removed emotional attachment to possession. This and many more has helped me in an amazing way.
Conclusion
Minimalist is the way to go, I have overcome buying of clothes that I don't really want but has it ended, Just like everyone I am still fighting some other things which with time I talk more on them. Till then friends, let's all continue to simplifying our lives.
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