We often hear that minimalism involves reducing the stuff in our lives, but this goes beyond material things. It’s about focusing on what matters most and what gives us true satisfaction in life. This can also be experiences and people. There are many benefits of minimalism when it comes to improving your frame of mind and leading to feeling calm and satisfied. Let’s explore just a few of the big ones.
Spend Less
When you make a concerted effort to rid your life of physical possessions and to keep what you do own to a minimum, you’ll spend less money. You’ll begin to consider your purchases far more carefully than you once did to avoid filling up your home with unnecessary clutter.
Know What Matters
By paring down your possessions and the people in your life, you’ll be forced to decide what matters most. You’ll gain more value from what you allow into your space, and you’ll start to really prioritize. This brings a great deal of satisfaction and peace.
More Freedom
No longer beholden to your things, you’ll start to feel less attached to what you’ll soon realize doesn’t matter much. This is quite freeing. You’ll find this sense of freedom is invigorating and rejuvenating to your soul.
Make Room
By purging all the things that don’t matter, you’ll be clearing space for what does. You won’t feel smothered and overwhelmed by your surroundings or by the non-material things that stress you out. You’ll have room for more meaningful stuff, people, and moments.
Improved Mood
As a society, we’re taught to value materialism and to collect stuff. The more practice we get with releasing what no longer serves us and deciding what matters most, the calmer and more peaceful we will feel. You might even notice that you’re happier overall and have a sunnier outlook on your life.
Increased Confidence
Once you begin to let go of what’s no longer necessary, you’ll begin to gain a great deal of confidence. You’ll feel more secure in your decision-making, and you’ll begin to feel motivated in your capabilities. You’ll likely fear failure less due to your decreased attachment to things and your new perspective on what matters most.
Yes, a life of minimalism leads to calm and more satisfaction in life. It also comes with a host of other wonderful benefits you’ll start to see rather quickly as you purge things and pare down.
This article was written by our partner coach, Megan Camacho, founder of Balanced Mother Coaching. Megan created Balanced Mother to help support working mothers who struggle with guilt whilst wanting to love their career and motherhood too.
You can contact Megan via her partner coach profile page.
January 15, 2023
