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This is very similar to the journey I've been on over the last 10+ years. Daily routines, stopped drinking (though I've mostly stuck with it aside from maybe 2-3 times a year I'll have alcohol), therapy, etc. Nobody would call me minimalist, but what I think people who know me don't realize is that I just buy things that last a REALLY long time. It was surprising to remove myself from "consumerism". As a cyclist, I would always be buying the new thing, the newest gear, until I bought an old touring frame and built it up with old parts. That became my main bike. I was no longer in the mode of upgrading components to the latest thing, or getting the fastest, lightest gear, etc. It's running components I've had for more than 20 years, and it's still a ton of fun! I'm about to upgrade, but it was that one act with my bike, which made me recognize we do the same with many other things. Fashion obviously, but cars too. Always having to have the latest and greatest, but once you break the cycle it is surprising how quickly you realize those things never mattered. |