Bøger af Valentina Palermo V.

Are you happy with your life? Do you own only things which make you happy or do you convince yourself to keep items we don't need by justifying it with any reason you come up with in the moment? In order to answer this we probably have to ask ourselves what the meaning of life is and if we are living accordingly to what who we are supposed to be in this world. Even if minimalism can't give you a definite answer of what the meaning of life is, it can give you a pretty good idea of what a meaningful life would be for you. There are many paradigms as to how everything works but nobody actually stops to think about them until they're on their deathbed, wishing they had done something different. Don't let yourself be trapped in the fantasy that it will all turn out well because it is you who has to change their way of life in order to live the life you want. Design your life so that you spend every single day surrounded by things and people you love and that you chose to invest in because they make you happy and fulfilled in one way or another. With minimalism you will find out: - How the misconceptions in our society have led us to believe we are supposed to live a certain way and how to break free from them. - Why aiming for less of what isn't adding to our lives will end up adding to all of those activities that do matter. - Why owning less items will set you free from the constraints they set on us without realizing that our things own us. - How to become a minimalist without feeling deprived. - How you can decorate your home in a way that will help you think faster and be more productive using minimalism techniques. - What the right amount of items looks for you in order to maximize your happiness. - Understand that more money will actually be beneficial in your life in achieving your goals and being a better person. - Why things won't make you happy and what you can do to be happier. - How to be mindful of how we spend our time and what to spend it in if we want to be happier and successful by making it easier to achieve all our goals. - Why and how stress is killing you and - The importance of good health and how you can improve your health with minimalism. Minimalism is one of those topics that a lot of people resist because they believe they can't live with just a few items and that is because they place their values and base their personalities off of those items. When you become a minimalist you end up reducing even more after the first stage because you learn that you don't actually need that much and that who you are isn't dependent on anything but your heart and mind, and that it will not change even if you move to another place that's on the other side of the world or even if you lost everything you own the next day. Your value is within you.

Are you happy with your life? Are your possessions bringing you happiness or stress? Are you carrying a debt that helped you finance things you are not even using? Take back control of your life. Minimalism is about learning how to be happy and live fulfilled with less. Less doesn't necessarily mean you live in a van without internet and live from selling handmade bracelets to tourists. Less means the perfect scenario in which you have enough to live happy with objects you need and love. There is a pattern in modern society in which you are expected to spend and finance acquiring luxury items with debt. However true happiness is rarely found in these material belongings. There's nothing wrong with owning nice and expensive things but it becomes a problem when things start to own you. Minimalism is about breaking this pattern and going back to basics. It helps you appreciate non material things such as experiences and skill development. There's no right or wrong answer to how many things you need in order to be a minimalist, as we all have different perceptions of necessities and opinions on how much is enough. Another benefit of minimalism is that it can be used in virtually any area of your life to help improve it. Whether it is lifestyle, travel, fashion, budgeting or decoration, there is always a way to minimize in order to make life easier and more enjoyable for you. Picture it: a decluttered lifestyle in which you can enjoy a cup of coffee without worrying about work or anything else, traveling with just a backpack so that you can focus on the trip and not on taking care of the 140 items you packed, a wardrobe filled with quality items that you love to wear and fit you perfectly, a budget that has been changed so that you are only spending on that which is essential and brings you joy and a flawlessly decorated house in which you can relax without your mind drifting to the "I have to clean ___" thought. Everyone's journey with minimalism is different, some people jump right into it while others take their time to make the transition. Whatever your situation is, you will start seeing positive changes in your life and attitude once you start living the minimalist way. The most important part is that you enjoy this journey and that you reach a point in which minimalism forms an important part of your life because of how much it has helped improve it.