I got rid of almost everything I own. This is how it's changing my life

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[kostisth]

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

[kaw]

"Who was I trying to impress?" The minute you discover these beautiful words, that's when you are free to truly live. Wear your crocs to Costco, own a single Yeti mug for coffee and fill it with water when you're done with coffee. Stop worrying that other people think your house looks bare, I'll be the one laughing when I'm not dusting my precious moments. Live your truth :) Thank you!

[Vivalajuicykay]

This has to be the best video on YouTube right now. So honest and inspiring. I am a mom of four moving because of domestic violence and just watching this made me realize I need to let go of a lot of things especially to over come the trauma. Enjoy this new journey ❤️


Update: my rapist was caught and is serving time. I pray I can get some peace

[gordonause]

I did this in 1993 at the beginning of a one-year road trip. Even when pared down to the barest of "needs", at the end of the year I realized I had only used about a third of what I brought with me. Very eye-opening. And very freeing. Capitalism is a plague on the planet.

[SimplyBeautiful]

When we were downsizing, I was surprised that I was mourning the loss. But, what I realized is that it had taken me decades to finally afford what I wanted instead of only being able to buy the necessities. Now I was having to let those go and go back to almost nothing. It only worked because I had a better dream.

[kikiscorner]

My husband and I did the exact same thing. Fitted our lives into 4 bags and moved to Canada. Sold cars and everything we own in 4 weeks, it was a huge rush as Covid was hitting. If we waited, it would take years before we could make our move. It was a now or never move. That's how my minimalism journey started and never looked back

[sandbagger]

Amazing how when we are young, we buy stuff to define ourselves, but when we get older, we are stuck with stuff that has no meaning. Takes energy and organization to get rid of stuff (harder than acquiring stuff). If you can find your passion, you will find that things lose much of their meaning. You can be happy creating, just being, or being with someone. My wife and I have given ourselves three years to downsize before we move to the west coast. Can't wait to get there but dreading the move.

[gilidominitz]

One of my most wearing items was lost this week. I used to dance in those pants, go out, chill.. I recognised myself wearing them for so long... and got very attached eventually. Now I realize that losing them holds an opportunity to say goodbye to that period of time, and to let go... knowing that it does not make me less of a wonderful human being because I miss wearing them.
Thank you, your present and spirit today really gave me the company I needed 🧡🦋

[happylistener]

Yes. Congratulations!. I’m happy for you. These marketing/consumerism schemes don’t work on me. I abhor shopping and parting with my hard earned money. I have never been materialistic and always a saver. Happiness is innate. Everything on this earth is temporary. External events and people are just the icing on your cake. After losing my Mom to cancer at 62, I realized just how short life is. I’m so grateful for all my blessings. Living frugally within my means, being a minimalist and buying only the necessities: food and shelter, I comfortably retired and happily left the rat race workforce debt free and stress free. It’s comforting having the cash to buy what I need when I need it. Retirement is good. Be safe and God bless.

[oliviabeltran]

Seriously, I don’t even have anything to add. You took all the thoughts about things and minimalism and decluttering that have been floating around in my head for months and said them out loud! Have fun on your new adventure, Sophie! 🤗💗

[beckyshell]

People move into a house or apartment then they buy things for that place. Then they "need" more and "nicer" things. Then they need a bigger place to hold all their stuff and more and nicer things for the new space. Everything you own you have to carry in one way or another it all weighs you down. I think throughout history "things" were hard to get because you had to make them yourself or trade services to get the items. With industrialization came cheap easy goods and the yearning to have more and more. It is very liberating to unburden yourself of unnecessary items., fewer things to have to manage, clean, store, and organize.

[abigailtrumbo]

I'm in this process right now. I was already practicing minimalism, but this last move has made my husband think about it too and realize that we don't need to impress anyone, we need to have a life that works for us.

[supergran]

Some very interesting observations and experiences. As an older person, I appreciated what you said about the whole process of emptying your house being exhausting. That is one thing I don't want to pass on to my children when I'm gone. What a terrible legacy for your children - having to get rid of all your stuff! You're a young person. Imagine what an accumulation of possessions you would have by the age of nearly 70!

[Bravosmom]

What a beautiful video ! Thank you !
There’s a great quote: “A rich person is not one who has the most, but the one who needs the least!”

[chezsonson]

Filling up our lives with a bunch of stuff and filling up our time with consumption is just a way for us to escape boredom or a general lack of It's just too scary to think about what we REALLY want to pursue, or even the fact that we keep putting off pursuing those dreams, so we keep shopping

[marywall]

I really enjoyed the lessons you mentioned about not attaching to “things”. I am from Oahu, but live in Alaska now. My home is small, and my faith has been a huge part of letting go of things. I also work directly with the homeless community, and witnessing how much stuff people carry around or choose not to, has been humbling.
Good for you and your husband!

[extraordinary_woman]

I’ve have watched so many videos on decluttering and I think I’ll keep watching them until I’m where I need to be with this.
also it’s nice that you and your partner feel the same way and could make the change together.

[SustainablyVegan]

Your videos make me feel all the good emotions. A beautiful video with beautiful words, and very relatable right now as I'm decluttering my whole life too to move abroad. I hope your trip was safe and stress free x

[TheAnimalsMagicShop]

Doing Konmari a number of years ago opened my eyes to what really matters which is pretty much nothing compared to those you love. I love the Shaker mindset of having just useful things, but that those useful things are beautifully made. Portugal is said to be one of the most peaceful places to live in the world. I'm glad to see you are bringing your dogs.

[mihaelaclaudiap..]

I am moving as well on Sunday back to Italy, leaving behind my house in England. I will leave the furniture in and only take with me 2 suitcases. It's indeed an overwhelming feeling, I sometimes feel like crying because of too many emotions going through me now! I am very excited as well to go back, Italy it's my world, my family and my dog is there, I love that country more than any other country on this planet and on Tuesday I will be on the Amalfi coast so I cannot really complain, but still it's a huge change that simply touches you! And yes, all this moving taught me that I don't really need lots of material things to feel happy, the more I go in time, the less I need really, less stuff makes me feel free and light! I can relate so much with this video, big life changes for both of us! I am in good company ha, ha! Much love sweetheart, stunning video as always! xxx