A MINIMALIST approach to living

A MINIMALIST approach to living

Rilke: "We have to go into the wilderness" to see with new eyes.

What does one really own:  thoughts |  body | personal History | The moment one lives in | one’s aspirations | one's Actions | The way one  chooses to live life |  one’s Cultural influences | one's Senses | one's Desires | one's knowledge | one's capacity to reflect | one's Voice | one's achievements.

Having a small capacity to bring in an income  in this current economyic climate, can be a catalyst to re-evaluate ones relationship to the meaning of ‘success’, ‘wealth’ and ‘value’ of ones possessions to bring happiness and the meaning of 'Home'. Perhaps this raises questions about the need to ‘make do with less’.  As an artistic impulse, using 'Social Sculpture' transformative practice as a strategy and inspiration to live a more intentional, conscious and experiential life.  Being thrifty could also be part of a ‘processwork’ to rethinking progress and material V immaterial. 

Minimalist priorities:

1.       To adopt A minimalist philosophical approach in our lives to achieve a more contented, tranquil, fulfilling and purposeful experience.

2.       To invest more time in the invisible things of life: love, hope, and faith, experience. Films, exhibitions, walking, creative workshops and relaxing.

3.       To Financially Purposefully decide to own fewer possessions as an important step in reducing financial commitments and up keeping and renewing to a minimum.

4.       To save time on managing finances, cleaning things, tidying things, freeing up headspace from managing and juggling financial arrangements.

5.       Possessions – we only want things that we use regularly and that serve our daily needs and are special to us. And that don’t create more work for us.

6.       Clothes. We will share the wardrobe giving us both just one small clothes rail each.

7.       To have gratitude and always find good in any circumstance to express positive mindset and gratitude.

8.       To bring out the best in others, and those who inspire others to become the best they can be should be.

9.       Integrity that the little things in life will affect the bigger things as well.

10.    To have optimism towards others. See the good in everyone. There is simply no way to bring out the best in others if you haven’t seen it first.

11.    To always have a positive approach to the definition of what failure means.

12.    To have more mental and physical breathing space.

13.  To use Minimalism as a process to reconsider what is important in our lives, and re assess our attitudes to ownership. Inner peace and calm is a higher priority instead of owning/renting our own place.

14.  To explore the ritual of conviviality of alternative living arrangements. Where quality of friendships, connections, relationships and cultural experiences are our definition of success.  It is our alternative to the expected mass conventional conditioned way to live.