Minimalism is certainly often discussed around here. One thing this community has made abundantly clear to us is that each one of us has their own unique understanding of it. So, in order to broaden that understanding, we are returning to the MINIMALIST Daily Themes... with a twist.
Instead of narrowing it down to one single day, we are generously expanding each theme across an entire week, to give you more time to tell us all about your practice, and how the respective theme fits into your minimalist lifestyle.
We are ONLY looking for authentic minimalism.
We want to know how the weekly theme impacts or relates to your minimalist experience, so let's talk a bit about how we define minimalism.
Minimalism actually started out as an artistic movement in the 1950s and '60s. Through it, creators sought to strip their art off needless frills and bows, and boil down to the very essence.
That's what minimalism, as a life practice, is. Removing the unnecessary, so you can cultivate more conscious, at-the-essence living. It's a bid for freedom. It's a means of escaping our overwhelming materialist society, keeping consumerist anxieties at bay, of simplifying our material existence so we can focus more on the core.
While the blockchain is an excellent place to meet new people and learn from one another, we do have some rules on what we DON'T define as minimalism:
Now that the fine print's out of the way, let's talk about the theme itself.
A lot of people talk about mindfulness, mindful living, eating, etc. So we're aware there are a lot of personal definitions of mindfulness out there. We want to know more about yours.
If you ask us, mindfulness can mean meditating and practicing yoga, but it can also mean listening to your breath when life gets chaotic. It can mean remembering to chew your food, not just swallow it. It can mean anything because it's a personal definition, relating to your personal experience.
Perhaps you've had a revelation relating to mindfulness recently, and would like to talk about that.
Maybe it's something you're trying to integrate into your minimalist lifestyle, but are finding it hard. Here's an opportunity to share about your difficulties.
Since minimalism is a way to practice and encourage a more conscious, aware style of living, it has a strong relationship to mindfulness. For some of us, just the practice of minimalism alone invites mindfulness into our lives by stripping away unnecessary distractions.
So maybe you want to tell us about how embracing the minimalist lifestyle has made more room for peaceful living.
We are (as you can probably tell) a pretty live-and-let-live community around here. However, we do have a couple of minor rules, to promote healthy engagement.
Also, please also observe our updated community rules.
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