It took me moving to Tunisia to take time to install a water filter on my shower.
Why? To soften hard water and take care of skin and hair. Of course a shower filter does not make the water drinkable if it is not but it really helps with its quality.
The forest has a very magical power: it is one of the few places where human beings can really reboot their systems and feel renewed.
I have been living in Paris since I am 17 years old.
I love the freedom you can enjoy in big cities like Paris and London.
I am comforted by this familiar environment. Paris holds most of my memories.
There is always someone awake in Paris, whatever the time of the day. One store will be lit up. I can hear voices most of the time. I feel surrounded by people even if I do not know them.
However, I love myself even more than Paris. I am leaving Paris because I need fresh air, blue sky, chilled people and natural spaces.
I never thought I would be asking myself such a question: which climate suits me best?
However, as I discover how my home influences the clarity of my mind, I realize that the weather can increase or decrease my energy levels.
I am always cold in Paris, France. When it gets hot, the sky turns into thunder and lightning and the air is heavy and unbreathable.
I spend the major part of my adult life living in tiny flat where black mold (the worst one) was present somewhere in a corner.
Sometimes, life makes us reflect a bit more upon our lifestyle decisions, notably under which climate we live. The aim stays unchanged: having so much good energy that we can fulfill our mission joyfully and serve others.
As always, serendipity is around me: just as I get ready to move abroad, I read a book about minimalism and decluttering.
Please find below my 10 reasons why you should read about minimalism and, should you read French, I recommend the book entitled “L’Art du minimalisme“.
1. The inside of our home is a mirror of the inside of ourselves
This is such a fascinating idea.
I was aware that the food I eat and the way I think had influence over my external circumstances.
Now, everything makes so much more sense. I understand that the place where I live also contributes to how I feel and how my life unfolds.
Taking care of our space is a way to get a healthy body but also a healthy home.
2. Making space to welcome life
Cleaning, tidying and getting rid of old stuff allows a new energy to enter our life.
It seems only logical to clear space in order to welcome new opportunities.
3. Having more
Letting go of materialism and choosing not to buy more possessions as a way of comforting ourselves: this is true wealth.
Our life is bigger and more spacious when it is not cluttered with objects.
4. The luxury of the best
Choosing to consume less and better means deciding to get only the very best.
Only one object but a quality one, which we can keep over a long period of time, can replace so many superfluous and cheap material stuff.
Allowing ourselves to get the very best is a way to prove our intrinsic worth to ourselves.
5. When shall I throw away something?
A good rule of thumb is to donate, sell or throw away any object which has not been used over the last year.
If I spot a dress in my wardrobe which has not been worn for a year, it will go.
6. Objects and people cluttering our life
Minimalism is far more than a neat and tidy home.
Surrounding ourselves by the necessary and getting rid of the superfluous is a good way to have a clearer mind, notably as regard to the people we choose to have around us.
My space as well as my time are very precious. Consequently, I choose not to stay in draining relationships.
7. Minimalism means more space then more time
An uncluttered and tidy home will be so much easier to clean. Housecleaning will be much less time-consuming as a result.
8. Minimalism = less stress
Getting rid of the heavy load of possessions which clutter our home is a way of feeling lighter and reducing stress.
What fascinates me is the link between our material life and our spiritual life. They really go hand in hand and influence each other.
9. Increasing our wealth
Being a victim to the advertisement industry which aims at creating needs makes us poor.
Committing to buying an object only when we really need it increases our wealth.
10. What is the most precious thing on earth?
Health of course! No object can ever replace health. Less stress, more health.
Let’s be brave enough to give minimalism a try. Its amazing results can change our whole life.
Before I was eating 100% raw vegan, I was not as sensitive to the air quality around me.
Now I feel like living in an urban concrete jungle has to come to an end for me.
I have been living in big cities since I am 17 years old.
Now I need pure air as much as I need pure food.
Nourishment is not only what we put inside our GI tract but also which air we breathe.
I need to breathe. I need air. I need oxygen and purity.
My friend, my sister, becoming sensitive to your surroundings can actually help you to move towards more self-love. Moving out of the city can also be an act of self-care.
Cleaning our body by getting rid of toxins accumulated into the intestines is worth it.
However, taking care of our home is also important. It is a reflection of us as well.
A decluttered home brings us clarity so we can make better decisions.
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