Minimalism

Amy and I spent the weekend in New York City visiting some friends and family. It has been about ten years since I’ve visited the city and a quite a lot has changed since then. From the moment we landed at LaGuardia, the entire environment felt rushed and bustling. Even in a downpour, there were people absolutely everywhere, going who knows where. The trip was fun, and provided some valuable new perspectives on our minimalism journey.

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Intentional living is the conscious pursuit of living in alignment with our core values and beliefs. Much like ‘minimalism’, the term ‘intentional living’ can be interpreted many different ways which, justifiably, can be totally overwhelming. For those who are looking to start making positive changes in their lives, I’ve created this list of questions to ask about various situations. I promise that if you take a moment to consider these questions, you’ll be on your way to the lifestyle you desire.

Personally, intentional living means being more conscious about the impact of my decisions. Running the choices I make through my own decision filter keeps me on track, moving towards my ideal lifestyle while appreciating all that I have in the mean time.

Here are 20 questions that you can ask to start living more intentionally:

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Often, we tie memories and experiences in our lives to the things we had during those times. A ticket stub reminds us of our first date with a significant other, maybe an old clothing item that we’ve had since high school. We can have deep emotional connections with the things around us, even if we don’t see them every day. It could be in a junk drawer, or in a box in the basement. It doesn’t matter where it exists, it just matters that when we find it, we feel all the feelings and live that moment again. 

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Well, it’s about eight months in to our minimalist journey and I’m still calming the desire for more things almost every day.

There’s the Canon 70D camera body with the EF-S 10-22mm wide-angle lens that Casey Neistat uses for his daily vlogs. The Zig Zagger skateboard that a friend recommended to me a few weeks ago (even though I have no idea how to skateboard yet). Unfortunately, those are just the ones that came to mind and while I could go on, I’ll spare you the list. It seems that finding things to want still comes quite naturally to me.

I can usually justify things to myself, too.

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“So, do you even have any furniture in your living room anymore?”

Yes – we have furniture because we truly enjoy not having to sitting on the floor all day. I am often asked similar questions from friends and strangers alike when I discuss minimalism with them.

When we talk about minimalism as an idea, many people have vastly different concepts about what it means and that’s perfectly fine. 

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