20 Things I Quit to Simplify My Life ~ Minimalism, Slow Simple Living

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  • Have you wondered how to simplify your life in this chaotic world? Here are a few minimalist tips to simplify your life. Simple living can change your life, bringing you peace. Living a minimalist & intentional life will help to simplify your life in small yet profound ways. I quit many things that were no longer serving me to improve my life and live simply. Minimalism and mindfulness have changed my life and they can change your life too.
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    00:00 balance, purpose and peace
    01:33 comparing myself
    02:03 overcommitting
    02:30 unhealthy relationships
    02:59 processed foods
    03:27 clutter
    03:49 complaining
    04:36 shopping as a hobby
    04:56 impulsive buying
    05:20 fast fashion
    05:53 mindless consumption
    06:27 digital distractions
    07:06 fear of missing out
    07:46 overthinking
    08:11 unrealistic expectations
    08:45 mindless busyness
    09:09 excess entertainment
    09:31 unproductive habits
    09:58 excessive planning
    10:23 negative self-talk
    10:59 multitasking
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  • @ConnieRiet
    @ConnieRiet  11 місяців тому +13

    There is beauty in simplifying all areas of life. What are ways in which you simplify your life?

    • @leslierisan7603
      @leslierisan7603 11 місяців тому +3

      Pausing before responding to requests Intentionally scheduling for freedom from chaos

  • @victoriafrances2432
    @victoriafrances2432 11 місяців тому +15

    At 77 I realize that I'm not going to live the 40 more years it will take me to use all I have and am now donating things to the local charity shops that raise funds for the Hospice program in town. They are in for a bonanza! Having moved 3 times in the last 15 years, and downsizing each time, there's still plenty left to go around! I am working on slowing down, and it takes me longer that the average person to "git'er done", well, so be it! If I want to sit down with a good book or have a friend over for coffee, I just do it. A nap, why not! I am making even this process as calming and stressless as possible.

    • @user-je2lp2iz7e
      @user-je2lp2iz7e 10 місяців тому +1

      Glad I found you after 54 years Ray and I are living a more simple life. We have just what we need. We live in a tiny senior apartment with two coat closets Only.and we have plenty of room amazing the freedom

  • @jgheart3018
    @jgheart3018 11 місяців тому +131

    I realized that the power is within me to choose slow living over the superficial rapid-fire lifestyle that would appear to others that I am productive, therefore successful. That outward appearance of my happiness or success to others just doesn't matter to me anymore and I feel lighter for it. You just speak it so eloquently...

    • @bernardsegouin6773
      @bernardsegouin6773 11 місяців тому +2

      Personally I had to give up gambling and save more, invest more and life has been happier 💗🙏

    • @valeriejeanmathis874
      @valeriejeanmathis874 11 місяців тому

      That's quite impressive of you, stay strong, finding that balance between saving and investing can be tough also, consider professional assistance.

    • @marilynfriare961
      @marilynfriare961 11 місяців тому

      Yeah I totally agree with you, navigating the financial and digital markets in this recession indeed needs expert guidance. The volatility and sentiments.

    • @jacquelinecorrig4594
      @jacquelinecorrig4594 11 місяців тому

      Honestly this cannot be overemphasized, helping people mitigate unforseen circumstances and mistakes, that's why I leverage aid in my investments too, for a more lucrative endeavor

    • @gregorridavichko
      @gregorridavichko 11 місяців тому

      Certainly and productivity is optimized, keeping up to date analysis and strategies make for more profitable investments. My colleague hired Manny khoshbin's advisor, Chris Ryan Stewart and resigned few years after he got in

  • @user-cn4or8iq4t
    @user-cn4or8iq4t Місяць тому +1

    Hi it's me again from Goderich. It bothers me that most people do not see how wasteful, damaging, and distracting
    social media is. I do not use it. I never have. Most people are addicted to their phones. You seem like a really nice
    person. I will forward some of your video's to Marjorie Talor Green.
    Peace for the world.

  • @margaretladd8631
    @margaretladd8631 11 місяців тому +4

    Your skin is absolutely beautiful!!!! Your complexion is flawless.

  • @karenhogue2315
    @karenhogue2315 11 місяців тому +11

    I wish I had heard you years ago, but we are all a work in progress.And I need to do less negative self talk! YES, minimalism is SO Freeing & Liberating❣️

  • @jamesferrell336
    @jamesferrell336 11 місяців тому +25

    Hi Connie, I enjoyed your thoughts on " complaining." Looking back, it has never helped me either. Love your very authentic videos.

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much!

    • @melindap1011
      @melindap1011 11 місяців тому +3

      3 Cs. I will not criticize, condemn or complain

  • @danafox233
    @danafox233 11 місяців тому

    Thank you Connie! I always look forward to your videos and the wisdom within.

  • @jdk5379
    @jdk5379 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank You, Connie 😊🫂

  • @mezwilson
    @mezwilson 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Connie. Great words of wisdom!

  • @Valerie-gn1rr
    @Valerie-gn1rr 10 місяців тому

    I love this! A lovely reminder of what I ought to do on a daily basis, as I know it makes me feel better. Yes, time is precious..

  • @Alaskaventureswithbrodie
    @Alaskaventureswithbrodie 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for all these reminders! ❤

  • @anniecochrane3359
    @anniecochrane3359 11 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this video which rang so true. I will revisit this talk as I simplify my living.

  • @julierowlett1719
    @julierowlett1719 11 місяців тому +4

    Thank you Connie for these powerful reminders about slowing down and refocusing. You’re videos have helped me immensely. Thank you ! I’m wishing you well here from France, where I’ve lived for 25 years after leaving San Francisco.

  • @louisetilbury3443
    @louisetilbury3443 11 місяців тому +3

    Connie I loved this. I watched it at a perfect time. Complaining over things I have no power in is a lightbulb moment. The phrase of getting it off your chest doesn’t really help you move on like it suggests.
    As always I love the locations you film in. Safe travels ❤

  • @faribayagoobian7721
    @faribayagoobian7721 11 місяців тому +1

    Love the content of your videos Connie , and above all , your sweet face and calming voice ! Thank you 🙏🏼🌹

  • @cindyboyd2930
    @cindyboyd2930 11 місяців тому

    Great list! Thank you!

  • @rx7engines
    @rx7engines 11 місяців тому

    I am on the same journey, it's wonderful.

  • @sandyglover736
    @sandyglover736 11 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful video Connie!
    I’m so happy to see you are still playing your ukulele. ❤️😞😋

  • @TPayne-fm8ie
    @TPayne-fm8ie 11 місяців тому +1

    This is a really good list and a great video. I needed this content today. Thank you.

  • @rozitaharun6979
    @rozitaharun6979 5 місяців тому

    Many thanks for sharing. I have been spring cleaning,decluttering and donating in preparation to downsize. Therefore simplifying my life. I stopped going out at night and am eating out less. It is a work in progress to change my spending habits but watching you tube on simplifying lifestyle and frugal living helps to inspire and motivate to make the changes for the better .

  • @carlosquijano2827
    @carlosquijano2827 11 місяців тому

    Thank you Connie. I enjoy listening to you. Regards from Colombia 🎉.

  • @Hillside-Hive
    @Hillside-Hive 11 місяців тому +3

    For me your videos have become a form of 'letting go', and i love it ❤

  • @marciahess8262
    @marciahess8262 11 місяців тому

    Thank you Connie so inspirational ❤

  • @lindseyotton
    @lindseyotton 10 місяців тому

    Your content is healing me, thank you.

  • @taligrossman9942
    @taligrossman9942 11 місяців тому +5

    I love your soft calming voice ❤ thanks 🙏 for sharing.

  • @marissaclaridge7627
    @marissaclaridge7627 11 місяців тому

    Always love your videos' Connie...lovely...thank You!!!xxx

  • @nicolerocky5525
    @nicolerocky5525 11 місяців тому +2

    I love your hair, it looks so beautiful, espacially how the colours mix

  • @vickypatout5361
    @vickypatout5361 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for all these different ideas on the areas of life that we can slow down & truly enjoy more. I will use them to continue my journey towards mindful living❤

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  11 місяців тому +1

      You are so welcome!

  • @minalsrivastava1568
    @minalsrivastava1568 11 місяців тому

    Just love so very authentic videos... so very inspiring 😊

  • @lynnwalker
    @lynnwalker 11 місяців тому

    Really enjoyed this video. Thanks!

  • @Karenmariew5431
    @Karenmariew5431 11 місяців тому

    New subscriber! This is the first vid of yours I watched! It's so calming and serene! Such great advice! I am slowing down and decluttering and learning to live more simply. 😊wow I love your new passion for the ukulele! ❤Namaste

  • @ashleymatney6078
    @ashleymatney6078 11 місяців тому

    Loved this! Thanks for sharing!

  • @margarettownsley9500
    @margarettownsley9500 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you connie love your videos I’ve learned a lot from you

  • @Lori..
    @Lori.. 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing your wisdom! 😊💕

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  11 місяців тому +1

      You are so welcome!

  • @philwyatt2176
    @philwyatt2176 11 місяців тому

    Thanks, Wow 🎉, what a gargantually guiding wisdom ridden artistically articulated video. This kind of expression can only enhance the universe.
    Champion! - Have a wonderful way 👏🤸‍♀️🌈

  • @paulafernandes4349
    @paulafernandes4349 11 місяців тому

    Lovely, just lovely! ❤

  • @khaledhosny2528
    @khaledhosny2528 11 місяців тому

    We love you❤

  • @patriciajohnsonson8639
    @patriciajohnsonson8639 11 місяців тому

    ,Amy good ideas. You see, to live alone, so dance to the best of your own drummer. I live with a husband,, son and two grandsons. Can’t just do what I want to do. I have minimized my home as much as I can minimize it given the others in the home. My clothes do seem to add up and I have to go through it intermittently to take some clothes out to donate. Otherwise my closet gets filled up too quickly. Best wishes to you.

  • @jingxu8402
    @jingxu8402 11 місяців тому

    I like this video!

  • @astridsandriesser4232
    @astridsandriesser4232 11 місяців тому +10

    Love your videos, Connie! You are a breath of fresh air!

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much

  • @julietruffing1359
    @julietruffing1359 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Just watching your channel-the pace of your speech, the choice of music, and the scenes of nature slows my mind down immediately. How do you maintain that calm when the energy around you is frantic, for instance in an airport?

  • @robertbrown8416
    @robertbrown8416 11 місяців тому

    ou are an incredible person

  • @tobyday162
    @tobyday162 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for another great video, I find your videos inspirational. Am at the early stages of my journey but I can already see the benefits.
    I would like to start journaling on a daily basis, but find a blank page daunting, not sure how to start or what to write. Do you have any handy hints on how to get started please? Am guessing it will get easier with practice once I get started.😊 Thank you. 💚🙏

  • @jeannetteturton3380
    @jeannetteturton3380 11 місяців тому

    Love love love your videos... Are you still living nomadiclly outside of the USA... Thankyou for sharing ❤

  • @annunderhill9975
    @annunderhill9975 11 місяців тому

    Namase.

  • @willow6726
    @willow6726 10 місяців тому +1

    I really identify with your thoughts on the beauty of simplicity.❤️ I have just run across your videos and enjoying your content. I'm curious if you could share your career choices? Or share ideas for those of us who have no interest in participating in the rat race. Thank you!

  • @lorettagoldyn5918
    @lorettagoldyn5918 10 місяців тому

    Connie I wish I had this advice long ago 2:35 2:44 2:44

  • @minimalistsmanaged
    @minimalistsmanaged 9 місяців тому

    Lovely video Connie :)

  • @cyddeserva1607
    @cyddeserva1607 9 місяців тому

    Simple living
    High thinking!

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  8 місяців тому

      Thank you for the lovely compliment.

  • @AdrianaPage-vb8zu
    @AdrianaPage-vb8zu 11 місяців тому

    You are a beautiful and bless

  • @sandraboose3686
    @sandraboose3686 11 місяців тому

    I have been trying to be outdoors as much as possible helps alot. Cleaned up my diet and feel so much better.
    Multi tasking no I was doing that for yrs and just about had a burn out bad recovering with change.

  • @BijendraNayak
    @BijendraNayak 5 місяців тому

    this is amazing content.. I would like to know how your journey started . would you like to recommend anything

  • @divinecomedy0
    @divinecomedy0 11 місяців тому +1

    My goodness, Connie. We have walked a similar path. Although, I’ve veered off said path with stuff. A work in progress. You give such personal and relatable experiences that nourish peace, health and being in the present purposefully.
    From one ‘jumping flea’ ukulele player to another - thank you and wishing you Grace Celebrating Essential Adventures (GCEA 😉)! 💟🕉️

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  11 місяців тому

      Thank you for your support!
      Sending you thoughts of happiness and peace my friend

  • @francinehogsett3065
    @francinehogsett3065 10 місяців тому

    You have the most calming voice….very peaceful 😊❤️

  • @tonyp333777
    @tonyp333777 5 місяців тому

    Thank you beautiful woman. You.

  • @kennethbailey9853
    @kennethbailey9853 11 місяців тому

    Thankyou Always.

  • @emilymorris5988
    @emilymorris5988 11 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for all of your great content. I suffer from insomnia and have been thinking of implementing meditation to help cut down on the intrusive thoughts I have when trying to sleep. I am now going to start practicing meditation, even if it is just a short while.

    • @elainefell5638
      @elainefell5638 11 місяців тому

      Meditation when you can’t sleep often help you to fall asleep. It certainly works for me.

    • @emilymorris5988
      @emilymorris5988 11 місяців тому

      @@paddymurphy-oconnor8255 no, I have not, but I may consider. Some people have good results.

    • @emilymorris5988
      @emilymorris5988 11 місяців тому +1

      @@elainefell5638 I definitely am going to start meditation.

  • @MagentaOtterTravels
    @MagentaOtterTravels 11 місяців тому

    The notification for this video was a digital distraction for me this morning 😂

  • @smoothtruth
    @smoothtruth 11 місяців тому +1

  • @amykopsala6876
    @amykopsala6876 10 місяців тому

    love your bracelets...where did you get those?

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  10 місяців тому

      They are from an artist I saw in Spain. Here is his info @naturalwomanjewelry

  • @annalytic
    @annalytic 11 місяців тому

    Do you go back to the US in between trips to Europe?

  • @izindawo8363
    @izindawo8363 11 днів тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @CandyLemon36
    @CandyLemon36 9 місяців тому

    This is an excellent body of work. I read a related book that was ground-breaking for me. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Theodore Blaze

  • @quietlife7186
    @quietlife7186 11 місяців тому

    🌿🌿🌿

  • @susanp2349
    @susanp2349 10 місяців тому

    Do you get lonely? I love your videos and have adopted some of your practices, but sometimes the "quiet" is maddening. Thoughts?

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  10 місяців тому +7

      Good question. I think we all have times of loneliness, even when we are surrounded by people. I have always cherished silence. I find that in the silence I'm more calm, connected and peaceful.

  • @bonjour88-x7u
    @bonjour88-x7u 11 місяців тому +1

    See You next Blue Moon in the year 2037 !

  • @JolanaKonarikova
    @JolanaKonarikova 11 місяців тому

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

  • @claudiascott6654
    @claudiascott6654 11 місяців тому +21

    Connie, with all respect, is your decision of minimizing by living with your children making their lives simpler? Adding people to our environment, no matter how much we love them can be exhausting. Wishing a lovely day.

    • @bernadettevogel4251
      @bernadettevogel4251 11 місяців тому +4

      Where did she say she lives with her kids? I missed that part

    • @ConnieRiet
      @ConnieRiet  11 місяців тому +33

      Hi Claudia, Because we respect our children's boundaries, my husband and I do not live with our grown children. When visiting, we rent a home near them, allowing all of us to enjoy each others company without intruding.
      happiness & peace

    • @claudiascott6654
      @claudiascott6654 11 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Connie-- I'm relieved because my Mom did that and it really turned our schedule upside down. I love your website, by the way. @@ConnieRiet

    • @patvuillemin12
      @patvuillemin12 11 місяців тому +4

      Thank you for your help by your videos....not easy to put aside toxic people especially when it deals with my spouse that has an addiction to alcohol....I still love her ...we have been 40 years together but she doesn't want to get help....not an easy task to deal with this....

    • @sandracostellia147
      @sandracostellia147 9 місяців тому

      Thanks so much dear Connie, so refreshing and i love your outlook

  • @vivianeteresinhadossantos5736
    @vivianeteresinhadossantos5736 10 місяців тому

    ❤😁🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @edwizard62
    @edwizard62 11 місяців тому +6

    Do Minimalist vote or concern themselves with politics? Not a silly question, just curious. Thank you

    • @williamclark1244
      @williamclark1244 11 місяців тому +6

      I'm a minimalist and I concern myself with politics. Living intentionally and with less only made me more empathetic to how the world and its citizens are impacted by politics. Minimalism made me more conscious and willing to stand up for oppressed groups and also encouraged me to start donating to causes because I no longer waste money on things that I don't need.

    • @dianeyoung8068
      @dianeyoung8068 11 місяців тому +4

      There are so many minimalists out there with very different views, it would not make sense to make any generalizations about individual politics.

    • @mindyu3478
      @mindyu3478 11 місяців тому +6

      I do, because how the country is run, very directly impacts my mental health.

    • @robertholland7558
      @robertholland7558 11 місяців тому

      Nope and nope. Politic is nothing but lies, nothing to be concerned with, and best completely avoided. As for voting, if the authorities thought it made a difference it be illegal. If one believes their vote has any impact whatsoever,,one is 100% delusional!

    • @hikerhobby1204
      @hikerhobby1204 11 місяців тому +1

      I do, if I don’t educate myself how can I vote intelligently.

  • @madhumitadevivlogger4781
    @madhumitadevivlogger4781 11 місяців тому +2

    Today's wish is tomorrow's trash

  • @janetkirsten6233
    @janetkirsten6233 11 місяців тому

    Grated cheese is processed Connie. I love your message, but sometimes I see stuff in your videos that doesn't match your words, peace sister

    • @MT-yx5cu
      @MT-yx5cu 11 місяців тому +6

      Was that worth bringing up when 90% of what most Americans eat everyday is processed crap? Stop being ridiculous and nitpicking this woman's very helpful video.

    • @farmgirl6417
      @farmgirl6417 11 місяців тому +3

      She might of grated it herself! Just saying.

  • @mezwilson
    @mezwilson 11 місяців тому

    Thank you Connie. Great words of wisdom!

  • @ulak1881
    @ulak1881 11 місяців тому

  • @amitamargi4786
    @amitamargi4786 11 місяців тому