General advice on what is means and how to live a more minimalist lifestyle.
I cannot guarantee you that you’ll never fall, but I can guarantee you this, you’ll always rise up!!! Also, failing means you tried. It is also how you can learn things. So be happy with who you are and what you have. It doesn’t mean you can’t be ambitious in life. Be ambitious in things … Continue reading You Are Enough
Not a new tune but this is a good one from one of the most iconic Canadian bands of the past 30 years: Our Lady Peace. Music is the answer for me in almost all situations.
Why? Just why??
Here are some crazy facts about consumerism and spending.
People love to shop, and we spend a lot of time doing it. We just cannot wait to part with our money. Every year we spend trillions of dollars on clothing, electronics, homes and household items, cars and a billion other products- most of them replacing things that are still working. It’s hard to believe the staggering amounts being spent. Here are some other mind blowing facts about the USA’s consumer habits. But don’t think Americans are alone in this, as they are just an example of how we’ve all become consumers instead of citizens.
1. In 1930, the average American woman owned 9 outfits. Nowadays the average American woman owns 30.
2. 25% of people who have two-car garages don’t have space to park their cars.
4. Since the early 2000’s the home organization industry has doubled in size. It…
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"What do you mean by this Marcus?" I am soooo glad you asked! Allow me to elaborate a bit. What I believe and how I perceive life and the world is not the same as what you believe and how you perceive things. It is based on a hundred or a thousand different factors. Where … Continue reading I Think Life Is Just A Made Up Thing
We own a lot of stuff. According to NPR.org, the average American house size has more than doubled since the 1950s. And these bigger houses now contain about 300 000 individual items. Wow. Seriously, do we need it all? So how does one stop buying more stuff we probably do not even need? … Continue reading What Makes You Want To Buy Something?
Do you like this one? Blow with Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Chris Stapleton
There’s a sense of incompleteness in our lives.
We have felt it since adolescence, at least, if not since early childhood — it’s a feeling that something is wrong with us, that something is missing, or that we’re missing out on something in the world.
It’s a feeling of disconnection or loneliness from others, a sense that we don’t fit in. A feeling of moving through the world in isolation, unfulfilled, without a sense of intimacy with others, without a sense of purpose in what we’re doing.
We crave that feeling of connection and intimacy with others, and seek it in online social networks, but it’s lacking. It drives us to use dating apps to find the perfect someone, but the dating doesn’t bring intimacy. It drives us to look at photos of what other people are doing in the world, read about their adventures, but feel like we’re…
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You can’t get a firm grasp on the fluidity of life. And so we get stressed, procrastinate, feel hurt, get depressed or anxious, get angry or frustrated, lash out or complain. Into this craziness I’d like to suggest the ridiculously awesome practice of surrendering.
Basic goodness is always there, and because of that, no matter what chaotic things are happening around us, we can count on it. We don’t need to prove it to anyone, or worry that we won’t be good enough. It’s freeing.
