I minimized my life into a carry-on.

Finally got the call from the vet yesterday! Next time you see me, it’ll be on O’ahu!! Thank you guys for following my crazy journey. It’s such an honor and privilege to be able to call this my work. Feeling really grateful today. I hope you enjoy this video and see you in the comment section :)

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[MalamaLife]

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you enjoy the video ( I apologize for the audio quality in advance 😅)

[bonnielouuu]

My dyslexic behind read that as, "I minimized my life into a crayon" 😂

[Bethany-folt]

About ten years ago, my town went through a massive tornado and had major destruction. My home was not hit, but I watched my neighbors lose everything. One family, I will never forget, was hanging around the foundation of their home, cleanup of the house needed to happen, but they were in borrowed lawn chairs around a small camp fire they made, and the only possessions were a few flowered plants that somehow survived, replanted in pots, and they were making hot dogs and just talking and laughing. Yes, they lost everything, but everyone was safe and they could rebuild. Seeing this changed my view of my possessions. I can honestly say that if I would ever be in that situation, I would act the same way as them.

[suzanner]

Great video. My father always said: “the more things you own, the more they own you”. I have found that to be true.

[jasminealixandranorth]

I've been a minimalist for many decades, holding on to a few things that held value to me - photo albums, a small box of sentimental items from my father. A few Scandinavian chairs, an indoor hammock - and a handful of Japanese dishware. Two months ago my 17 year old Bichon Havanese dog passed away. I realised that all these years of minimising should have been done in one go - after my little dog passed in January (she was the love of my life), I came home to an empty apartment. The few things that I have kept had lost all meaning. She was the heart of the apartment - all material possessions pale and ultimately mean nothing when you lose something living and tangible.

[jtwanger]

Your videos are literally the most relaxing thing. Every time I watch I can feel my blood pressure go down and my heart just relaxes

[IEVAKambarovaite]

I did go through a period where for 9 months I was backpacking with just one backpack. This helped me realise how little I needed. I still call myself a minimalist, but I definitely have too much stuff.
But I also Iove having my little things. I love having that sanctuary. You're an inspiration x

[leebradford]

Right there with you. It is easy to get rid of things that truly don’t matter. We gain so much more. I had cervical cancer at 38 and I am nearly 41 and I am clear! But during the time when I was sick, I got rid of a lot of stuff. I’ll never run myself into the ground again. It isn’t worth it x

[thewanderingstarseed]

I e been minimizing for years now and I’m finally stuck with dealing with my childhood items. I tell myself “if my house were on fire, would I run into the house to grab these things?” The answer is no, but it’s still so hard to part with them. I will get there. Thank you for always updating us on your beautiful journey ✨

[ritchiewong]

Hi Sophie 👋,

I think I should be thanking you simply because I feel like I learned a lot from you, especially when you and your husband embarked on your journey to move to Portugal.

One lesson from one of your previous videos that I will never forget is, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

Sending you lots of love!!! ❤️❤️❤️🤗

[subhiksharengan]

Honestly today was crappy. I felt terrible. But then your video came. Damn I realised how much I had and how happy I can be with what I have. I love being a viewer of this channel and navigating my life through your videos

[lillysummer]

I have severe pain and symptoms similar to a urine infection since 2015. And Malama helps me a lot with my anxiety. When I think of her I think of the good in this world. Malama is like a flower. So beautiful and so healing. Her courage, her voice and her words are so helpful. Thank you Malama! For your videos and your help. I too hope to be a minimalist that I am able to fit everything in one bag one day.

[fleurvdelft]

Every time I see something like this I think it's so cool, but also I don't think I could ever do it. I rotate most of my hobbies and even if I haven't practiced one in a while I will usually come back to it at some point. A lot of my "things" are hobby related e.g. art supplies, crochet and knitting needles (+yarn), cameras, climbing/workout gear, instruments, bike, camping gear (stove/tent/pots), etc. to name a few. I've decluttered stuff before and had to buy it again because I became interested in a hobby again and essentially paying double. I personally find that feeling of freedom in having the things I have, the freedom of picking up an old hobby or freedom of having many creative outlets available whenever I feel like expressing myself. I don't think the meaning of freedom is the same for everyone and a lot of people seem to equate freedom with just the freedom to move/travel. I think minimalism is beautiful, but I honestly don't think it's for everyone and I think it's maybe even slightly condescending describing people as being "stuck" in their lives when they don't chase the same kind of freedom you do. Their definition of freedom might be different than yours and that's perfectly ok.

[zara]

Following a house fire we lost all our belongings, very suddenly. At first it was so traumatic, just horrible, but now 6 months later I have a lot less *stuff* but honestly feel so much more free than I did before.

[Pwpwowososo]

I remember packing 2 suitcases filled with my kids clothes and a couple of their favorite toys when we decided to leave the States and move back to the Philippines.
My kids were still young, ages 8, 5, and almost 2.
I told myself I will try to see if we’ll like it there and stay for 6 months.
6 months turn into 1 year then 2 and now 6…
We let go of a lot of things.our house, cars.
Simplified our lives, and realized we didn’t need much to be happy as long as we’re all together.
Now we get to visit other asian countries, experience their culture, food .
My kids are learning Tagalog( filipino language) I have my own garden lots of cats which we rescued. And I’m the happiest I’ve been all my life.😊

[CharVillena]

I love hearing about your Minimalism experience, Sophie! I resonated so much with this video. I, too, went to the extreme in the first couple of years of my Minimalism journey. I’m an Artist and I’ve never met another Minimalist Artist, so I had a tough time getting rid of my art supplies. Eight years in, I’ve found my happy medium. I now have the perfect amount of supplies for what I create.

We get so caught up in other people’s way of living a Minimalist lifestyle, that we forget to focus on what brings value and joy in our own lives. There’s no one size fits all, and I love seeing other Minimalists live their life most authentic to them. Everything we’ve learned in the beginning were meant to be experimented with. I feel like if we set strict rules for ourselves, it’s no longer enjoyable. At least, that has been my experience. If something is not in alignment with who we are, then we can let it go and take what resonates the most.

I hope your move back to Hawaii is a smooth process! Also, I hope to somehow bump into you in San Diego 😊

[sakinastraveldiary]

I didn't even care much about my wedding dress because if my husband is with me and happy then that's the greatest gift from that wedding that happened.

[kaceykelly]

Not sure why this showed up in my 'feed' but glad it did! Just hearing some of your most basic comments and suggestions were incredibly valuable to my current life circumstances. Please continue with this most valuable work...

[lioness]

Very important lessons. When I started minimalism, I went to the extreme too, and ended up having to buy some stuff back that I had gotten rid of. Now I have balance and peace in my home, even though I ma moving in a month, but I know moving will be easy, since me and my spouse don't have much. Beautifully made video, thank you!🌟

[LauraFaceyFace]

This was so interesting. I really enjoyed your sharing how stressful over minimising can be as well as some of the downfalls (laundry all the time). This still doesn't take away from the positives but just give a more realistic idea .