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How 3 key life pillars have been transformed by minimalism
I now have a lot less waste and a lot more time
Having adopted a minimalist lifestyle for more than eighteen months now, meaningful shifts in my life have become easier to identify. Minimalism is analogous to a diet at first. Positive changes are noticed almost immediately but unlike many popular diets, minimalism is a tool that offers long-term sustainable health benefits. Following the initial six-month period of being a minimalist, new ideas and routines cemented themselves into daily habits. When such patterns are regularly repeated, day after day, week after week, it is a rewarding process identifying and comparing new routines with old ones.
How I live my life now is remarkably different from my pre-minimalism days in regard to my approach to all aspects of my life. My intentions are far different from what they used to be, I now know my true passions and values and I’m more deliberate with the things that I do.
Yet there are three key pillars of my life which are all probably interlinked or related where minimalism has really made a significant difference.
Food
Pre-minimalism
Before minimalism I had little routine regarding food, shopping and my diet. Shopping was…
