{"id":3153,"date":"2016-02-24T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2022-09-14T09:47:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:47:31","slug":"minimalism-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalism-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimalism is Nothing but Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0inspiration to simplify my life\u00a0had nothing to do with a desire to be more organized, or to live with less. I always wanted more. I wanted a bigger closet, more stuff, more money, and more work. I went through decluttering phases, but never really connected with the idea of creating a simpler life until things got too complicated to handle.<\/p>\n

After my MS diagnosis in 2006, I began to eliminate all the stressful things that made me feel tired, and eventually sick. A few years later when my life was feeling lighter, and I was much healthier, I decided to simplify further. I could see that there was something more in less, something more than decluttering, paying off debt, and letting go. That’s when I discovered minimalism. The word scared me at first.<\/p>\n

Simplicity felt light, but minimalism felt empty and extreme. I wanted colorful art on my walls and purple shoes in my closet, but that didn’t fit into my definition of minimalism. I thought minimalism was empty, black and white, and unfulfilling. I thought minimalism was nothing.<\/p>\n

I was wrong.<\/p>\n

Minimalism has invited me to be discerning when it comes to \u2026<\/p>\n