Did I tell you that I want to be a minimalist? Trying to live with less stuff and stress?
Well, I need to admit that it was not easy. I try not to buy another clothes or shoes, but from the time that I post about minimalism, I already buy 3 shoes and 6 clothes. Half of it I got free from my company but still, I get more stuff that I don't need. At this time, I realized how bad my habit toward shopping. I usually just go to shopping center and buy something that looks cute or having sales so it seems cheap. Even tough I declutter my stuff, but If my bad habit of shopping not changing, my stuff will not reduce.
In the last post I write about my tips to reduce the urge to shop. Did it work? To tell you the truth, there are times that I did it and there are times that I forgot. After I get my first shoes, I went to Mall and see that my dream shoes on sale. After a week thinking about that shoes, I bought it. Hiks.. I feel guilty but actually I am really happy because this is my favourite shoes, I use it almost everyday. But, no excused I failed.
So, I realize that I need to change the way I am shopping. I watch a lot of YouTube videos about minimalism, living light and sustainable fashion. I am trying to find more motivation, and to remind me about this journey. I just think that all the person that I watch is cool and their lifestyle is something that I want. I am interested in the way the live, their action toward stuff, and how they be more productive and less stress about their life.
And in some other reason, I find that minimalism concept is align with my religion, Islam. We don't need money or more stuff to be happy. We need to be present, feeling grateful with everything that we have and minimize the desire of having more. In Islam, they teach us not to eat until full. They told you to put 1/3 of your stomach for food, 1/3 for water and the rest of it for air. Islam told us not to buy a lot of stuff that you don't need and always feeling grateful with everything that you have.
Back to my experience in the last 4 months, I know that changing lifestyle is something that not easy. You need to re focus again, and remember what motivate you in the first place when you buy something. Just remember that you make a bad habit for years, and you cannot expect in some weeks or months it will change.
So, now I just will enjoy this process and work hard to be better this month.
