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Today, The Minimalist Path would like to offer insight into what many minimalists are trying to share with many of you…A New Lifestyle. Everett Bogue of Far Beyond the Stars and the recent author of The Art of Being Minimalist offers his thoughts on taking the next step into a lifestyle design that involves minimalism more. I hope you enjoy and pick up a copy of The Art of Being Minimalist.
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Eventually everyone needs to make the decision: do I keep dabbling with minimalism at an amateur level, or do I take it pro?
It’s like any art. You can paint only on the weekends (throw out a box of stuff here and there.) That’s fine, you’re an artist — but you’re not a professional artist.
You’re not making a living from your art. You’re not doing the work every single say.
Like being an artist, you can decide to be a minimalist full time.
You can chuck all of your stuff and actually go on an adventure, instead of continuing to dream about what one would be like.
Being a minimalist at this extreme isn’t for everyone.
The cessation from possessions at this level can leave some people feeling disoriented, or worse, absolutely lost. Some will say they can’t do it for various reasons; children (having kids never stopped Leo or Joshua from going pro), their job, their location — there are infinite reasons to decide not to change.
These people need their creature comforts, they need to know they have their stuff is there for them when they’re feeling down. There’s nothing wrong with that.
Amateurs still love their art, they just haven’t learned how to take it above and beyond (yet).
There’s always the option of turning pro, and making the decision to take minimalism to the next level.
- You can actually live with less than 100 things.
- You can actually get that clutter off your floor.
- You can actually throw away (or recycle) stuff you don’t use once a month.
- You can decide to stop shopping, and opt out of the endless cycle of consumerism.
- You can decide live and work from anywhere, move whenever you want, or travel indefinitely.
It’s a decision everyone makes eventually. It comes naturally to some, to others the idea terrifies.
For those who make the choice to turn professional, the rewards are far greater.
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For more from Everett Bogue check out Far Beyond the Stars and The Art of Becoming Minimalist.
Click here to get a copy of PROJECT M-31: Simply Your Life in 31 Days
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