14. The art of JOMO

I am talking about JOMO today.  The joy of missing out.  I am trying to make a case for the importance and relevance of De-Cluttering and Minimalizing.  Josuah Becker said “Maybe the life you have always wanted is buried under what you own”  If that is true – than I want to share with you some ideas to unbury it. 

For decades I was a Maximalist.  The constant distraction of the next new thing buffered me from a career I didn’t love, from a life I didn’t love.  It buffered me from a harbouring resentment that I “deserve” to buy whatever I want and however much I wanted.  It buffered me from a deep rooted doubt as to whether or not I should quit the job I hate and stay home with the kids I love but it was quickly answered with Leah,  "that is not even in the realm of possibility".  I went through my days  running, running my tennis shoes and my credit card.  All this running to buffer this unsettled feeling that I should be doing something different in my life, something more.  When I was to exhausted to run anymore the stillness whispered, "Leah if you want your life to change, you have to change.  This change cured the buffering to feel better because I was better.  This intentional living by my own creation not by compulsive consumerism. 

Regardless of whether or not you identify as a minimalist or a Maximalist I believe there will be some ideas – some concepts and some challenges in this episode that I hope inspire you to live lighter and make space in your home, heart and head for living your best life.