What’s one thing that makes you uncomfortable?

@sarahlockridge7879

5 ай бұрын

Religions that are not my own. For example, I am Christian and hearing this guy speak about Buddhism made me uncomfortable lol

@amonralice2

5 ай бұрын

People who "try" to help you, but they become "obstacles", "clutter" in the way.

@Ash-nx5rx

5 ай бұрын

Being in a different economic position to others, really hard not to feel this at every decision you make, especially in front of people. Thank you for normalising minimalism and what it means to truly be happy in this world 😊

@maryssaann

5 ай бұрын

Disappointing people. Working hard on that one.

@sauchi_sauchi

5 ай бұрын

Being discarded from loved ones life and non-evaluated by someone who used to close and rely on

Being around people is making me more uncomfortable as time goes by. I was social and I no longer am at 55 y/o.

@TamaraJoy7

5 ай бұрын

Me too. At 57 I get completely exhausted if I hang around people for too long. Including family and friends…

@mariettestabel275

5 ай бұрын

You need stay close to yourself Protect yourself. This life goes to fast.. Ceep calm and jingle on. 👋

@user-hw9vf4pl9s

5 ай бұрын

Omg this is me too after being very social in school then working in both hospitality and retail for 35 years, I really do not like being around people for more than a 2-hour span anymore...I just can't deal with humans I much more prefer animals and being in solitude...glad to know there are others who aren't wanting to be social any more either.

@rebeccabaron1348

5 ай бұрын

I could have literally written your comment. 60 years old and so content with my pets. Don’t get me wrong. I love my family and friends. Love to get together with them occasionally because they are important to me. But solitude and creating my own environment and energy is priceless.

@Yolduranduran

5 ай бұрын

@@rebeccabaron1348 I forgot to mention I have 4 small dogs that are also my company. I fully agree with enjoying my time with friends and family as long as it is spaced out. Not sure why I feel that way now, I wasn't like that.

It’s so interesting. As a stay at home mom I have a lot of time in my head. I find that I listen to KZread videos while I’m cleaning to avoid “boredom”. But interestingly enough I tend to feel more relaxed and sometimes even get more done when I am just doing the tasks with no distractions. I enter a sort of meditative state when I do them. Taking walks outside also always lifts my mood. I think growing up dirt poor immigrant gave me a lot of micro traumas that help my mental health today. I’m much more grateful for everything in my life than many people I know who grew up in the typical middle/upper middle class lifestyle. My husband grew up wealthy and he’s always craving more and gets frustrated when he can’t meet his own standards but pokes fun at me for being a “gypsy” because I’m comfortable just about anywhere and with very little. I do take notice of all the little breaks in time that naturally occur in life like waiting at a stoplight, or waiting at the doctor’s office, or just standing outside and looking around at the plants and nature. I try to enjoy those little breaks.

@violetagira8687

5 ай бұрын

Anastasiya bravo. You have a great outlook on life. I am an immigrant myself from Moldova, and based on your name , you're probably form the same part of the world as I am and you most likely heard of Moldova. I also grew up poor during the transition from USSR to independence. Living in the United States the past 14 years, I worked really hard, always 2 and sometimes 3 jobs. I learned to appreciate my money and the little things and be comfortable with what I have. I often tell my boyfriend that we're rich, and he keeps smiling at me saying that I don't know what is to be rich ( he is American btw). Me, however, if all my needs are met, I am healthy, have food on the table, shelter and a car to take me to work, I am happy.

@anastasiya8314

5 ай бұрын

I’m from Moldova too!!!

@anastasiya8314

5 ай бұрын

I feel already wealthy as well!

@violetagira8687

5 ай бұрын

@@anastasiya8314Omg, what a small world. Super.

23:08 "We suffer more in imagination, than in reality." - Seneca

@mschlund1

5 ай бұрын

I don't agree, personally...the suicide of my mom and then the traumatic drowning of my 20 yr old only child... are far worse than anyone can imagine

@beans4853

5 ай бұрын

​@@mschlund1 those a terrible! I hope you can find peace! However, I'm sure you are aware that most people don't have such horrific things happen to them. Also, some have more active imaginations than others

Rachel ❤ And what you said, Josh: "Life is the thing that remains". Very well said.

Dear Rachel, I'm sending my hugs to you, and I'm so sorry for what you have gone thru and the things that you have lost. I wonder if to heal a little my heart wants to ask if it might help some to possibly honor the special things you held dear and miss to maybe write a short journal about each of these things and maybe even do your best to do your own sketch of each of the items. ( My heart even sees you possibly coloring your sketches, I see them with colored pencils or maybe some water colors. ) One other idea is maybe to start jotting down a list of the essential daily living 'tools' that would start to help you get back to some sense of your life that you might want to gather back. And a list like this may Really help those around you in the similar loss. And then let us and others know and maybe you & we and other folks and put together groups that start providing a kit with the items as a survival recovery box to as many people as possible. My heart hurts for you. Prayers that you will find an essential recovery to possibly be lifted and rebuild into a Very special life for you. Hugs and holding a wonderful vision for you going forward.

Lets not forget that people often do not have enough and are struggling to survive ❤

13:30 Momento Mori: Remember you will die. "You could leave life right now, so let that determine what you do and say and think." - Marcus Aurelius

Modern life, with all its ease, has robbed us of our humanity.

I just want to say that this is a great episode! How is it that comfort ties into so many things? I would never have thought past trauma would be included in an episode like this. Thanks for the perspectives and discussion!

I’m fine with the idea of my death, it’s just how I will die that concerns me but what concerns me more is my legacy: did I leave the world better than when I entered and most important to me is the care, resiliency and resourcefulness of my children. Someone once said, “Plant trees whose shade you will never enjoy.”

@arizonashopper5095

5 ай бұрын

This is beautiful. I recently received a cancer diagnosis. Have been thinking about things like my legacy. You said it so well. ❤

@aprilprescott4192

5 ай бұрын

@@arizonashopper5095 You are in my thoughts and prayers

OK. I got to say getting thrown into the deep end is NOT how you learn to swim. It is how you drown. LOL. You actually start in the shallow end of the pool and learn there. Obviously he doesn’t have kids who ever went to swimming lessons. 😂

Not only traumas, but all of the secondary traumas that hit, that nobody realizes, that just keep coming

Im a new Minimalist and new to your show. Absolutely uplifting. 😊😊

Obviously, I would never want my house to burn down, but at the same time the idea of a clean slate definitely appeals to me. If I had to start over with nothing I would be so much more thoughtful about what I brought back in.

@cleanslate5313

5 ай бұрын

As you can tell, I also love the term 'clean slate' and what it can mean and can do. Aside from moving, I'm finding smaller ways to create that in different projects from emptying a room of ALL items and carefully choosing what goes back in. Or taking a close look at recent habits and choosing on a specific day to no longer do that thing. From cleaning out a sock drawer to minimizing my costume jewelry to I'm dedicated to this new year and creating as many mini clean slates as I can with the goal of having, yet to be realized benefits and positive effects realized over time.

For Rachel: read about refugees. My mom was a war orphan, she came to the US with one suitcase. Blessings to you. Tina, Al's wife

Food, shelter, clothing, transportation. Those are the 4 needs. Everything else is extra.

@Iquey

5 ай бұрын

I would add connection as well. Those are the 4 physical needs, but the spirit needs a reason to be around.

@melissasteele1213

5 ай бұрын

I'd add necessary lifesaving medical care.

I did it again yesterday at the dentist office. A great price for 4 was dangled before me and I forgot my minimalist mindset which is also a scarcity mindset. And now I am looking at my possessions that are cluttering up my home.

Crumbs in a bed. I ban food and drink as well as shoes in the bedroom.

Super love this episode!!! I want to weep because I've been struggling so hard these past few months. Can't barely sleep and have gained another 10 lbs in just two-three months. I've been extremely distracted and definitely coping using retail therapy

@FoodShowFan

5 ай бұрын

Hey I’m sorry to hear that, but good news there’s intermittent fasting, check out Gin Stephens and Mindy Pelz and Dr Jason fung and many others for great tips and easy to understand for IF. That’ll make you feel In control of the weight .

@Riri-ho7pm

5 ай бұрын

@@FoodShowFan Thank you! I'll definitely try to check these out! I've been working graveyard/night shift for almost the whole of 2023 hence, my body clock is so messed up and even during weekends I couldn't reset to the natural circadian rhythm but to better rest and stress management this 2024! My wallet will also def thank me haha

Thank you, Michael and Joshua this is so good!

This is very eye opening session With Michael Easter. Thank you!

Dishes in the sink make me crazy. We don't have a dishwasher in this old house and it is the one thing I wish i had!

@Yolduranduran

5 ай бұрын

I went from an old home with no dishwasher to a never home with a dishwasher. Now I hate loading and unloading it. Never content. 😮

@eks2024

5 ай бұрын

There's a documentary on KZread about a woman in the UK who doesn't cook at all to prevent her kitchen from getting all greasy and dirty. I'm a bit like her, but I think it's probably not a good thing.

One thing that makes me uncomfortable is people who make sweeping statements such as “throw someone in at the deep end and they will learn to swim”! Alternatively they might just drown

Rachel, I understand all too well what you are going through we lost everything from mold damage caused by Hurricane Sandy I don't think they're really addressed your reality. First, grief is real and necessary. Don't skip that step and don't feel like you are crazy, like your supposed to suck up and Soldier on. Right now you have to get the basics now down. Someone else in this thread mentioned journaling. That's a fine thing to do if you're comfortable with that. It can help you make connections to memories in situations you don't want to forget. Once we started to get our feet on the ground, we found a really important to look for beauty. For us that was buying a bouquet of flowers at the farm market. My husband and I are both would find it very calming and soothing to Gaze on them throughout the week. It doesn't have to be something you buy. Perhaps it can be a collection of pretty leaves or a shell or a branch, something from the natural world. You will get through this. Remember your strength, courage, and resiliency. Sending hugs!

@deborahshields729

5 ай бұрын

Sorry for all the typos! I do voice to text because of injuries from a car accident and I forgot to proof this before I sent it

Those videos about not working hard. Oh my goodness cracked me up love it. Love it love😂😂😂😂😂

Benjamin Franklin wrote "Those things that hurt, instruct. "

I love your voice JFM. 😀. It’s so relaxing!!!!!!

That clip is awesome 👏🏻- wish I could find it on YT

Please share the link to work life balance clip. It is needed over here!

DANG. I loved that video. I feel the same way at my job.

35:23 CLASSIC

I think TK was very missed in this episode. His compassion and intuitive consideration would have really helped the Hawaii caller.

i dont think they really answered Rachel's question. She needs to look at what she has to have to live. also, she needs to look at other people who need help.

Ohhhh.... I need that clip about being 100% !! Do you have the link?

I've spent last,several days,as subzero temperatures, I decided to go through everything and I am amazed how stuff or extra clothes I've had, I went through and donated alot,then in the morning I got up and picked through everything again, found duplicates and although I was tempted I set them aside, then looked at my clothes, I took two boxes out,and you look at the clothes in the closet looks really nice but still looks like I could trim more, it's definitely more of a clean simple look, I also boxed up items that have been unused in the last several months gone, it's not difficult but I said we'll I've never used this before I wouldn't miss it now,

It is the company of people who make us happy or who love us that makes us truly happy. And to feel fulfilled, we just need to do things that we enjoy. That's it. Life is really simple. As long as we have housing and food, all other things are optional. Oh, and don't join the rat race or else you'll be trapped for the next 20 years in stress. And stress can destroy everything...

Where do I find that video? I’d like to put that on repeat all day at work to remind myself not to work any harder.

Some comfort good others bad... you need a balance 🎉

@DaisyPratt-xp9vb

5 ай бұрын

Covid is discomfort to boardom and society social skills but we need to learn respect for each other

🖤 is love.

Mind wandering...this is why I enjoy not having a dish washer or a dryer, hand washing dishes and hanging laundry out are mindless tasks and allow my brain to just roam.

Loud chewing.

36:18-36:50 wow

running a marathon distance

Is Ryan done?

Solving Problems.

I wonder what the guest means when he says thinking about death is the most uncomfortable thought that a human being can have. I think almost daily that death would be the end of my suffering and I don't feel discomfort about that, am I not a human being? and I'm not from Butan. and I'm not happy. what am I?

Momento Mori

Whatever was taken from us one thing they can't take away is our faith in the higher power which we believe in. Be well all.

4 22 is my birthday ,

It’s really annoying how people talk about humans in the past like we were just mindless animals walking the earth.

@beans4853

5 ай бұрын

Interesting that you got that out of it. Those same people are the ones who came up with all the innovations we enjoy today, or the precursors to them

All of it - either a lot or a little - is completely meaningless without God and the promise of salvation. Jesus defeated death for us and said.. if we put our faith in him and him alone, we will be saved!

OK...you haven't helped this lady at all

Modern life, with all its ease, has robbed us of our humanity.