I definitely agree with the part on consumerism. We are indeed living in a society of mass consumerism. It has become a norm to live with excess due to the constant influence from the media. A great philosopher Epicurus once said, "Do not spoil by what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for". For me minimalism is not only learning to let go, but it's about making space for more. Less is more! Minimalism is freedom.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts here, I resonate a lot with this!🙂 Epicurus couldn’t have been more spot on and ironically from my experience of minimalism, life has this funny way of giving grateful people more things to be grateful for. It’s been liberating to say the least and I’ve never felt truly happier. I’m so glad to hear you’re reaping the many benefits too!☺️
I admire & have so much respect for you.. and I swear I must sound like a broken record but God really did pour a whole bucket of wonderful all over you…..something happened today that was really awesome and knowing the person that you are I really wanted to tell you…during the day I was playing guitar and looked out the window and there was two morning dove’s on the front porch and there are two built in plant holders that’s part of the porch..well one of the doves kept going in the plant holder…I think she layed her eggs there…because the dove’s kept coming back and forth to the plant holder all day….out of all the houses on my street it was amazing that they picked mine….for me it’s all about the beauty in small things that I see & feel my connection with life
Thank you for your incredibly kind words Andy!☺️ I love that little tail what a lovely way of just observing the wonders of nature!🥹 Spring is on its way and it’s a very special time of year for new life and new beginnings! I totally agree the beauty really does lie in the little moments like that! Hopefully little chicks will be joining you soon!🤞🐣
Hello Holly, this video touched me about the subject of “time”. When I was younger, I never thought of time as an importance as I lived day to day. Today, watching your video I am realizing that my time just passed so fast that stopping to think of where everything went I was stumped. Sitting down and trying to recollect where my time went made me feel ashamed and telling me “where did my time go”. I still remembered my high school graduation day so clearly and my parents in the audience. Holly, what you said makes perfect sense. Thank you for opening my eyes. Bless you 🙏.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your experiences here! Don’t be too hard on yourself for feeling what you feel, time is one of those things we can all get carried away with and lost sometimes🙂 We cannot change the past but we can enjoy the moment we’re in now which is the most important and what we should be focusing on with a smile and optimism. Take care and wishing you the best!☺️✨
I love how you said the grass is greener where you water it! What a great new thought!! I love your videos and helpful tips you share. Lots of food tor thought...thank you! Have a lovely week. 💐 ❤Sue
Don't label yourself. Work towards that things not own you. You can own less things, but the best is to also not let yourself be owned by things. We really don't need anything. Happiness is not found in things, or anything that is in this world. Happiness is found within. Things don't bring happiness. Minimalism doesn't bring happiness itself. It is simply a tool to not be distracted in the world. Happiness is within. So water yourself within. Anything that you use your senses with are not able to bring you any happiness. Everything can be taken from you. Happiness is within. Find out what you really are. There is the happiness. Control is not in your hands. Stop fooling yourself. The Creator has control over the life of your body. You have zero control, that is what the ego wants you to believe. Yes, your ego. Selfish people think they have control. Divine people know and give control to the creator of the body. Living simply and minimalistic is a tool to find above to be true. The lifestyle you live has no influence on happiness. Happiness is you. It can not be found in this world. This is what it is. Minimalism is a tool, nothing more.
Great video, Holly! I agree, some things are really out of our control in this universe. When it comes to fun, having too much fun can get also out of control sometimes! ... I'm a minimalist too, even with drinking. I'll definitely stick to one bottle while waiting for the New Year! All the best in 2024!
That’s true but fun’s a good kind of thing we can enjoy being out of control with😄 I’ll be joining you on that front😂 Have a fab new year and here’s to a brilliant 2024!😃
Lovely video as always Holly, hope you had a lovely Christmas and got some nice pressies. Have a great New Year, don't drink too much now haha. Mine will just be a quiet one at home as usual but let's hope that 2024 is a better year for ALL of us. Take care beautiful and keep smiling, you're an absolute 'STAR' Holly. 🌟🌟🌟❤❤
Thank you Andy I’m glad you enjoyed!😊 A quiet one for new year is always the best way to spend it in my opinion!😄 Hope you had a lovely Christmas and here’s to a great 2024 for sure!☺️
Holly, thank you for another amazing video, filled with words of wisdom! As always it is thought provoking…..thank you! I’m wishing you all the best in the new year! 🎉🎉 Your furry baby is adorable! 💗💕
hi dear Gd morming frm Switzerland i like your vlog 😍😍nice to meet you its help me special about shopping thing strategy make.less see at social media etc also about enjoy your self when alone helo me thanks special now im often alone no family here only myson sometime with me hard but i can do it ❤
Thank you! Not too difficult really if I’m honest it’s just rather time consuming so something that requires planning and preparation I’d say!🙂 I am planning on doing a video on this soon too which may be of help!😃
Great question! For me it was when over reliance on material things and a busy lifestyle just wasn’t making me satisfied or content. I began to look inwards and minimalism offered me a new perspective that felt so natural and fitting for me and my perspective on life☺️
Bed time with my daughter right now she says: Mummy play this pretty lady that made pizza at home she calms me down 🩷 You now have 5 year old fan ☺️☺️☺️
I definitely agree with the part on consumerism. We are indeed living in a society of mass consumerism. It has become a norm to live with excess due to the constant influence from the media. A great philosopher Epicurus once said, "Do not spoil by what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for". For me minimalism is not only learning to let go, but it's about making space for more. Less is more! Minimalism is freedom.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts here, I resonate a lot with this!🙂 Epicurus couldn’t have been more spot on and ironically from my experience of minimalism, life has this funny way of giving grateful people more things to be grateful for. It’s been liberating to say the least and I’ve never felt truly happier. I’m so glad to hear you’re reaping the many benefits too!☺️
One thought I kept murmuring for the last several days “What is a big house without a peace of mind”.
I love that🙂 Happiness and contentment is developed within, nothing external alone can ever fulfil that void.
💯 Trueeee
For me, happiness comes from within, having a peaceful calm mind, money will make life easier, but will not bring us happiness and contentment. 💙
Perfectly put and I totally agree!🫶✨
Happiness is unattainable in the future, we as human beings are not guaranteed a tomorrow ❤️
Even more of a reason to live as intentionally as you can today☺️
I admire & have so much respect for you.. and I swear I must sound like a broken record but God really did pour a whole bucket of wonderful all over you…..something happened today that was really awesome and knowing the person that you are I really wanted to tell you…during the day I was playing guitar and looked out the window and there was two morning dove’s on the front porch and there are two built in plant holders that’s part of the porch..well one of the doves kept going in the plant holder…I think she layed her eggs there…because the dove’s kept coming back and forth to the plant holder all day….out of all the houses on my street it was amazing that they picked mine….for me it’s all about the beauty in small things that I see & feel my connection with life
Thank you for your incredibly kind words Andy!☺️ I love that little tail what a lovely way of just observing the wonders of nature!🥹 Spring is on its way and it’s a very special time of year for new life and new beginnings! I totally agree the beauty really does lie in the little moments like that! Hopefully little chicks will be joining you soon!🤞🐣
Hello Holly, this video touched me about the subject of “time”. When I was younger, I never thought of time as an importance as I lived day to day. Today, watching your video I am realizing that my time just passed so fast that stopping to think of where everything went I was stumped. Sitting down and trying to recollect where my time went made me feel ashamed and telling me “where did my time go”. I still remembered my high school graduation day so clearly and my parents in the audience. Holly, what you said makes perfect sense. Thank you for opening my eyes. Bless you 🙏.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your experiences here! Don’t be too hard on yourself for feeling what you feel, time is one of those things we can all get carried away with and lost sometimes🙂 We cannot change the past but we can enjoy the moment we’re in now which is the most important and what we should be focusing on with a smile and optimism. Take care and wishing you the best!☺️✨
I love how you said the grass is greener where you water it! What a great new thought!! I love your videos and helpful tips you share. Lots of food tor thought...thank you! Have a lovely week. 💐 ❤Sue
Just discovered your channel and I really love what you're doing here. Your content is awesome! 💜
Welcome to the community, thank you for joining!☺️ Really glad to hear you’re enjoying the content!😄
Lovely video!!!Thank you for sharingxxx
Thank you for watching this!☺️🫶
Happiness is your wee doggies face 😍😍😍😍 xxx
Happiness is a by-product of what we do and think.
Don't label yourself. Work towards that things not own you. You can own less things, but the best is to also not let yourself be owned by things. We really don't need anything. Happiness is not found in things, or anything that is in this world. Happiness is found within. Things don't bring happiness. Minimalism doesn't bring happiness itself. It is simply a tool to not be distracted in the world. Happiness is within. So water yourself within. Anything that you use your senses with are not able to bring you any happiness. Everything can be taken from you. Happiness is within. Find out what you really are. There is the happiness. Control is not in your hands. Stop fooling yourself. The Creator has control over the life of your body. You have zero control, that is what the ego wants you to believe. Yes, your ego. Selfish people think they have control. Divine people know and give control to the creator of the body. Living simply and minimalistic is a tool to find above to be true. The lifestyle you live has no influence on happiness. Happiness is you. It can not be found in this world. This is what it is. Minimalism is a tool, nothing more.
Love your videos. Trying to apply more and more. Cheers from Brazil
Greetings to Brazil! So glad you’re enjoying them, thank you for watching!☺️✨
Once again just beautiful.
Thank you!☺️🫶✨
happy 2024 you are my favorite vlog on this channel snd like your life lessons
Wishing you all the best for 2024 too! And thank you for your support☺️
Great video, Holly! I agree, some things are really out of our control in this universe. When it comes to fun, having too much fun can get also out of control sometimes! ... I'm a minimalist too, even with drinking. I'll definitely stick to one bottle while waiting for the New Year! All the best in 2024!
That’s true but fun’s a good kind of thing we can enjoy being out of control with😄 I’ll be joining you on that front😂 Have a fab new year and here’s to a brilliant 2024!😃
@@lagomholly Thank you so much, Holly! You too! Cheers!
I adore your videos so much, they are always so refreshing for my weeks
Thank you very much! So glad to hear you’re enjoying the content☺️
Lovely video as always Holly, hope you had a lovely Christmas and got some nice pressies. Have a great New Year, don't drink too much now haha. Mine will just be a quiet one at home as usual but let's hope that 2024 is a better year for ALL of us. Take care beautiful and keep smiling, you're an absolute 'STAR' Holly. 🌟🌟🌟❤❤
Thank you Andy I’m glad you enjoyed!😊 A quiet one for new year is always the best way to spend it in my opinion!😄 Hope you had a lovely Christmas and here’s to a great 2024 for sure!☺️
Holly, thank you for another amazing video, filled with words of wisdom! As always it is thought provoking…..thank you! I’m wishing you all the best in the new year! 🎉🎉 Your furry baby is adorable! 💗💕
Thank you for watching I’m so glad you enjoyed!☺️ Wishing you all the best for 2024 too with plenty of laughs and memories!🎆 Shes a little gem!🥹
Thank you for watching I’m so glad you enjoyed!☺️ Wishing you all the best for 2024 too with plenty of laughs and memories!🎆 Shes a little gem!🥹
Wonderful video, thank you for sharing! 😊
So glad you enjoyed thank you for watching!😃
hi dear Gd morming frm Switzerland i like your vlog 😍😍nice to meet you its help me special about shopping thing strategy make.less see at social media etc also about enjoy your self when alone helo me thanks special now im often alone no family here only myson sometime with me hard but i can do it ❤
A great video. Did your find decluttering difficult? How do you keep motivated?
Thank you! Not too difficult really if I’m honest it’s just rather time consuming so something that requires planning and preparation I’d say!🙂 I am planning on doing a video on this soon too which may be of help!😃
@@lagomholly I will look forward to watching it
Love your video however, your voice is very soft so had volume all the way up and when that ding happened, I jumped lol
A couple of people have said this and I’m conscious to try turn up my audio when editing!😅 Will keep it in mind thank you😊
What prompted you to start on this journey of minimalism? On this journey to live your authentic life?
Great question! For me it was when over reliance on material things and a busy lifestyle just wasn’t making me satisfied or content. I began to look inwards and minimalism offered me a new perspective that felt so natural and fitting for me and my perspective on life☺️
I’m decluttering my home as well. It’s liberating to get extra space back
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Perfect ❤
Thank you
Thank you for watching☺️
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Bed time with my daughter right now she says:
Mummy play this pretty lady that made pizza at home she calms me down 🩷
You now have 5 year old fan ☺️☺️☺️
Omg that’s the sweetest!!🥹 Really made me smile! Thank you for sharing this!❤️✨