Before adopting minimalism, I struggled a lot, I wanted to have it all, I made a lot of comparisons with people, which be my classmates or my friends who lived in luxury, and it wasn't funny, I didn't stop there, when challenges of life hit me so badly, I would always cry and look at people who were enjoying their life and marriage, I kept on thinking that it was all my fault that I couldn't make it, I lived my life on regrets but in all honesty, it wasn't my fault.
Gradually, this thinking kept piling up, and It got my emotional and mental health so badly that I sometimes got lost even on a trip, one day, I forgot where I was going, and people had to help me realize that I was in the wrong place. This whole thing affected my mental health, my financial progress, and my relationship with others.
I decided adopt minimalism and that has been the best life ever, yes the change didn't happen in a twinkle of my eye but gradually as I adopted the lifestyle of living on less and focusing on what is more important I saw myself improving in my mental health, my financial life, and my relationship with others.
Being a minimalist helped me to always ask myself questions like "Does it really matter? Should I waste precious time thinking about this?"
Instead of thinking about someone or something that disappointed me, I focus on a way out. I am always ready to try out new things, and that alone gives me joy.
My financial life.
Minimalism helps me not to look at the next person as to how she dresses and what she has acquired in life, minimalism has helped to focus on my ability, and it has made me more intentional in the little I can do financially and gradually I see myself growing financially within my range not in comparison with what anyone can do or what someone says, I set my goals based on my income and my strength and gradually I achieve those goals with less stress.
My emotional and mental health.
I face the reality that yes marriage is not for me, it didn't work which means I should move on to the next phase of life, deliberating on the past or looking at people who are claiming to enjoy marriage will take me off my foot and take away my inner happiness, joy and beauty, that can get me sick mentally, minimalism has helped me see myself as a special person who deserves self-love, I replaced those non-important thoughts with lots of good music, and this has improved my mental well-being.
It helps me to improve my relationship with others
Before now I always had issues with people because I was always sad, in fact, I almost became saddest due to my lifestyle then but when I adopted minimalism the difference was clear, I can build a relationship with anyone because am not looking at what you have achieved both in marriage and financially rather am focused on what I can learn from you not to compare myself which ruin the relationship, I also have more willingness to forgive others and focus on the good they do.
In summary, I will say that living on less and staying focused has lots of benefits, I have lost interest in so many things because am now so intentional about myself and my happiness, I don't do impulse buying again just because I want to please the people out there, I don't even take up any job that will stress me and get me exhausted just to please anyone, I do what I want and what I can do at my pace and according to my strength.
I now live with less stress, am always happy, I have that filling if being fulfilled and enjoy inner joy, and have balanced mental health, adopting minimalism has a lot of benefits that can help to extend one's life span.
Much 馃挒 love everyone.
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