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Until the age of 18, I strongly followed the Catholic faith while obtaining my kindergarten through twelfth grade education at private Catholic schools. Throughout this time, I learned life skills that I still apply today. With those skills, I learned that if anything was wrong, I could turn to the heavens and ask God for help.  This habit hindered my growth and development. It wasn’t until I minimalized my prayer and took action towards life solutions that I began to see more progress at accomplishing my goals.

I have been an atheist for 8 years. For me, doing this allowed for focus towards accomplishments to grow. By PRAYING LESS, I started to realize I could and should DO MORE. My religious up-bringing was helpful in that it generated positive relationships and understanding. However, the prayer always seemed to be my way of establishing an excuse and blaming another. Whenever something wrong occurred to me, I would pray to the heavens and hope that my wishes would come true. Often, I relied on this god to “answer my prayers” and they ended up not coming true. By no fault to any god, man or woman was this, but my own. I was the reason my accomplishments were not as I dreamed. My actions or lack thereof generated what ended up being predictable results.

When those entering the world of minimalism think of becoming a minimalist, much of the focus is on the physical things in life. What we, as minimalists or those just looking to simplify the chaos of our lives, must understand is that our thoughts, manners, beliefs, and actions can also be simplified. If we take more accountability for our success or failure and not rely on others as much, we can minimalize unproductive time and maximize all actions.

This article is not meant to down religious beliefs. It is to point out that despite all of our hopes and dreams, there is no one but the person in the mirror that will light the fire of progress or, in this case, productivity. It is up to you and I to make success a reality. The longer we wait for our prayers to be answered, the likelier it is they won’t.

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My apologies for going over 400 words….

David Damron
The Minimalist Path