I have done what you describe and it is absolutely life changing. Thank you for writing this because I thought I was alone. When I switched to this kind of lifestyle I felt like I stumbled on a pile diamonds on the pavement that everyone else seems to have walked past and overlooked. People think I am "extreme" but it really feels like the dozens of people I know working 40h+ jobs they don't like to pay off 4 mortgages on investment properties are way more extreme. It takes some time to truly dissolve the brainwashing of consumerism and "career". One thing that helped me was daily meditation and self reflection. It really helped me to see clearly and independently, and not be a sheep which I think is really important to go down this path when nobody else is.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Appreciate to know that there are others living like this and creating a more sustainable pace within their lifestyles!
Thank you Jose. Less is often more isn't it? Presence is so much more than presents.
Indeed! It makes a difference when we orient our values with our purchases and actions! :)
I have done what you describe and it is absolutely life changing. Thank you for writing this because I thought I was alone. When I switched to this kind of lifestyle I felt like I stumbled on a pile diamonds on the pavement that everyone else seems to have walked past and overlooked. People think I am "extreme" but it really feels like the dozens of people I know working 40h+ jobs they don't like to pay off 4 mortgages on investment properties are way more extreme. It takes some time to truly dissolve the brainwashing of consumerism and "career". One thing that helped me was daily meditation and self reflection. It really helped me to see clearly and independently, and not be a sheep which I think is really important to go down this path when nobody else is.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Appreciate to know that there are others living like this and creating a more sustainable pace within their lifestyles!