MY WELL-BEING MY LIFESTYLE

It took me a while to know that I was a minimalist or should I say to know I was interested in being one. I just loved being comfortable in simple things, places and people. At first I was worried that it made me think too little of myself but then I got to realize that it made me happy and grateful almost everytime and I didn't want anything more. I love striving for the best in everything I do yes, but I know when I should be satisfied with whatever comes to me because I believe that everyone deserves the best and not just me.

Living as a minimalist made my life unique and simple because it wasn't something you could see every day especially in the environment I lived in while growing up. A minimalist-lifestyle was a luxury around me then because a lot of people saw it as something too difficult to live by. Well to be honest I also had my challenges keeping up with that lifestyle because too many people didn't.

Well, I guess I knew what I wanted and I was very keen at keeping up to that standard. I've always been known for how simple I like my things and that has made me stand out in so many situations. Though it was something that I wasn't sure where I learnt it from, I knew this was my dream lifestyle because my mental health was always in check and my relationship with people was healthy as well and most especially, I was striving really well in trying to do the things that pleases God.

Over all, my minimalist lifestyle was inspired by my general well being, I tested it and it worked just exactly how I wanted it so I didn't see any reason not to keep up with it. Also due to how hard it was keeping up with such a lifestyle, I think it helped those around me to an extent to want to live that way too. People also loved associating with me too due to the kind of lifestyle I chose for myself as it also inspired them to want to be like me in a way.

Seeing how much effect living a simple life has made things a lot easier and comfortable for me, I've come to be more interested in keeping it that way even though at first it may seem hard. The interesting part is a lot of people think it's easy to live as a minimalist because it looks simple or maybe they call it a simple lifestyle but then they get to discover that it's a lot harder than it seems when they start.

I guess I love things that challenges me to be better and being a minimalist is one of them. As a minimalist I'm always pushed to move out of my comfort zone and that makes me try out new things that most times are beneficial to me and those around me. I get to become useful to myself, my family and the society as well. All of these things put together are what inspires the minimalist in me and it has been one of the best decisions I've made for myself.

And about two years ago when I joined Hive, I got to find the minimalist community on hive and that was when I gradually got to understand that I was a minimalist though not up to standard then but over time I've gotten better at it and it's all thanks to an amazing community like this. Reading from my own writeups and that of others has helped me know where I need to work on as a minimalist and how to do it better. And those #kiss blogging ideas have helped me a lot!

This is my response to the topic for this prompt on "WHAT INSPIRES THE MINIMALIST IN ME" and I do hope you enjoy this #kiss 😘.