Minimalism got CANCELLED. | Why we quit minimalism for a year.

You heard me right, we cancelled minimalism in our house. (Not forever). But minimalism is no longer what it used to be - and that has been weighing me down for quite some time. No, this is not the END of minimalism - but I'm hoping that we can find the truth in minimalism again.

I've wanted to say something for a while, but didn't know how to approach the subject. After all, when I first started decluttering there weren't all that many people talking about it. No one knew about Marie Kondo or what Spark Joy meant. And the ones who were early adopters really seemed to have a passion for helping you declutter your life and live with less. Today, I can't go online for more than five minutes without hearing someone talk about minimalism (this new "aesthetic minimalism") and their picture-perfect "Minimalist space" - which would be fine, except that these spaces were curated for the sole purpose of a photograph.

Minimalism today seems to be a charade. The game is decluttering (junking) everything and buying a bunch of new stuff to curate your space.

I believe the true cost of minimalism should be low, but it's not anymore. It should put money in YOUR pocket, and not be a burden to attain. Replacing all one's items with new stuff for a perfect photo is just senseless...and I grew tired of seeing it done over and over. New spaces being stamped out, hashtagged, and repeated.

So we cancelled the term minimalism in our house (for a year or so). We focused on our family and building a life worth living in these crazy times. We carried with us the ideas of living with less. Of finding meaning in the journey, and enjoying the simple things life has to offer. I will do my best to preserve the idea of minimalism that got me started down this path, and I hope others will follow suit - in their own time.

There is still so much minimalism has to offer, if we don't lose sight of it.

Rachel, The Messy Minimalist


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