The Minimalist Living Irony That Changed My Life For The Better
The minimalist living irony that changed my life. As a beginning Minimalist, I started doing without more stuff and began to notice a few things. There is a minimalist living irony at work. As I began not eating at every impulse, I noticed how much delicious food I would see on the ground or in the garbage.
One day, as I ignored hunger, I saw a perfect bag of bagels near a garbage can. On inspection, I discovered a few were my favorite raisins and cinnamon. I was going to take a few but was afraid there may be something wrong with them.
The minimalist living irony is at work again. I would have gladly had those bagels for lunch if I was not sure where my next meal was coming from.
I also made a conscious effort to use public transportation, and I have come to find out that public transit goes almost everywhere I need to go if I do not mind walking a little more.
This takes more time, but I get some exercise and am not stressed out sitting in traffic. I am usually napping, reading, or checking out the ladies. LOL.
I am a field engineer for a telecommunications company in NY and NJ, so I travel to job sites daily. I would often hear about the person that is highly stressed out, they leave the big house and things they worked hard for to go relax and unwind.
Why is that? This usually means they seek a more minimalist existence.
Some go away on a trip that may include one or two bags of possessions and a stay in a single hotel room. They leave everything else behind. Interesting! People also go camping to relieve stress and relax.
Again, they leave the home and toys they worked for and are stressed about living in a small cabin or an even smaller tent in the woods. This is the ultimate minimalist living irony.
They, or should I say we, may have it all wrong. Maybe we should live a more stress-free life and give up some of our possessions, toys, and responsibilities to live happily.
As I tried this, it was less painful than I thought. It is actually not painful at all. I want to turn my minimalist living irony into a more happy reality.
How did the powers get us to willingly run on this hamster wheel and reward them with profits? My plans are in their beginning stages. They may seem severe, so I will go slow and reveal them as I proceed, but I must say I’m loving it more and more as I go on.
