After seeking the best way to simplify my life and clear my thinking so that it’s easier to be creative and in a flow, I’ve decided to embrace a partial minimalistic approach to my house including the arrangement of things within it. My house seems to function as a larger landscape of my cognitive functions. So it’s as if my mind is narrowing my environment for me, it’s providing an answer in a way, one I’ve been seeking for awhile.

Sounds ridiculous perhaps but I can’t seem to get away from the idea that sometimes we need to simplify and clear away extra distractions and clutter in our physical environment in order to find an inner calm conducive to creativity and receptivity.

My house is organized now, but that’s not really the point.

Sometimes inflowing and outflowing doors start closing, or narrowing, because God has something to say for which He needs our full attention. Distractions must go.

Minimal Social Media

This frame of mind is spilling over into social media as well. I’ve been taking more time to read the word of God and pray and the more I do this the more I’m pulled to cut ties with social media. I’m not sure how much but I can’t ignore the need to let go of it increasingly right now. I think more and more people are feeling the same.

We never know what is coming down the pipeline but God knows all things. Sometimes we need only obey what we are understanding God to be speaking to us. We never know how we might affect someone in a positive life-changing way and I’m thinking it is only best to take care of ourselves in order to better serve others. Attention is a valuable asset, both to have and to give.

Social media can be a complete, energy-zapping distraction at times.

Inspiration to Gain Traction

Also, the challenge and vision of minimalism is one of the few things that has sparked my curiosity and given me some small amount of inspiration and motivation to manage my surroundings. I don’t even understand that exactly, or why that’s so, but it’s what I feel so I shall move forward with it. Every room in my house, without variation, is off-white. Blah…

Time to clear some things out so my mind and relationship with God also will benefit. I like the idea. I don’t think one has to become the true essence of minimalism, but using it to make some small steps forward will be wholly beneficial. And plants, lots of green living plants:)

Featured Image by Samantha Gades.