“Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now.” - Maya Angelou On this weekend, four years ago, my life changed forever. The Saturday started out typical: woke up, drank some coffee, ate some break...
“Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.” -Russell H. Conwell I once heard the story of a man who walked ...
“Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero Good parents are intentional parents. They understand their parenting decisions today shape the lives of their children in the ...
“You don’t have to be a “person of influence” to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me.” ...
Welcome to Becoming Minimalist. If you are new to this site, know that you are not alone. In fact, while Becoming Minimalist is honored to have tens of thousands of regular readers, there are thousan...
“You can learn something every day if you pay attention.” - Ray LeBlond Believe it or not, becoming a blogger was never something I planned. In fact, when I tell the story, I always mention Becoming ...
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Lori Lippincott of Loving Simple Living. “If you are facing in the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking.” While I may still be rel...
“Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.” - Peace Pilgrim Thre...
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” – William Rudolph When ...
A while back, Becoming Minimalist used to feature stories of readers and their specific personal journeys into minimalism… some of their stories even ended up in our book, Simplify. Their stories enc...
A while back, Becoming Minimalist used to feature stories of readers and their specific personal journeys into minimalism… some of their stories even ended up in our book, Simplify. Their stori...
“Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion, full of false paths and values.” - Sai Baba On April...
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.” – Carl Jung Over the past two years, I have had the privilege to write and speak often on the topic of si...
“Focus is often a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.” – John Carmack Distractions. Our world has become a constant feed of information and entertainment. W...
Yesterday afternoon, I threw away a popcorn machine… not one of those household table-top, stir-crazy popcorn makers like my grandpa used every Sunday night growing up. This was one of those co...
“The heart wants what the heart wants…” Advertisers work tirelessly to influence our spending habits and incorporate a variety of tactics to accomplish their goal. They understand t...
“Our normal human tendencies are distraction and dissipation. Too often, we begin one task, then get seduced by some other option, and lose our focus.” - Daniel Pinchbeck Recently, I have become both...
Growing up in small towns in South Dakota and North Dakota, I can vividly remember students in my school observing the season of Lent. But to me, it only meant that our school lunch menu changed for ...
“Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a dad.” – Anne Geddes Children learn more from watching their parents than from listening to them – more is caught ...
“Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.” – Democritus Four years ago, we decided to begin living with fewer possessions. The decision w...
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” - Epictetus My friend Rachel had a lofty goal in mind. I knew her in high school and her goal was to receive a ...
Minimalism – the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it – requires a conscience choice. It is a counter-cultural lifesty...
“Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered ability. Happy is he who acts as the Columbus to his own soul.” - Sir J. Stephen There is great life to be found in the realization t...
“To read is to fly.” - A. C. Grayling While New Year’s resolutions have never played an important role in my life (I can’t remember the last time I made one), I do think resol...
“Change brings opportunity.” - Nido Qubein The beginning of a new year sparks a natural inclination to re-evaluate our lives and look ahead to the future. It causes us to look back at the...
“Owning less is far more beneficial than organizing more.” – Twitter / Facebook ‘Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. No doubt, over the coming weeks, many will se...
A special thanks to each of you for making 2011 another incredibly phenomenal year at Becoming Minimalist. It continues to grow well beyond my craziest expectations. During 2011… Subscriber cou...
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