"Daughter, even too much water is bad."

When thinking about writing this post, I was remembering this phrase from my mom. The truth is that for me it is complex to stop fulfilling what I feel is right or what makes me feel good. As part of my minimalist lifestyle, I am a tidy person and I like to be tidy.

I like to sweep and tidy up my environment every day (it's small, but it gets messy very easily). I feel that seeing everything tidy gives me peace and speeds up my work. For example, when I go to look for something, I know exactly where it is so I don't waste time searching and rummaging through every last item of clothing or object to find something. Then time, space and energies are more efficient. Well, I think so...

My husband asks me why I have to do that every day, because I want to have everything neat or because I want to throw away everything that I think is not useful or is not being used 😁 The answer is: it makes me feel harmony, that is, I feel good.

But being objective in this matter, and this is what made me think about this week's question, I think I have taken things a bit to an extreme.

I'll explain...

I get up, and after doing the things that matter most to me, like reading, meditating, and praying, I set about rearranging everything I see that is out of place. Then I unpack around nine o'clock or later. As a result, I start my workday later and sometimes I feel that the day just doesn't run smoothly. Then it's time to make lunch or if I have to go out, the hours get shorter.

In conclusion, I have been thinking that if I didn't put myself in the position of fixing every day, maybe the day, my energies and time would be more efficient. I would finish my to-dos faster, like my sewing jobs, and they wouldn't pile up. Now I think: would anything really happen if I didn't do this today and/or tomorrow?, Would I stress out those I'm with by not doing or having things the way I like them? Could what I like actually be keeping me from doing what is most important? 🤔

I am taking the time to meditate on these questions because the truth is that doing something, anything, takes time, energy and resources. But if I spend my energies on constantly seeing everything right, what I would fear most is that I myself would be undermining my minimalism and that when I go to do the other important things, I would already be tired.

That's why I try to remember that, although it's great to be proactive and responsible, because a person with those characteristics could be someone reliable and productive, I don't want to be or put others on the ropes.

I am completely sure that this style has brought me many more blessings than challenges. I just have to keep learning to maintain balance, and to be reasonable, without sacrificing the peace that my simple life gives me 💜