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Are you weird?
Hopefully.
Feeling average and want to be weird?
Here’s a weird way to live your life: as a minimalist traveler.
The best part of a life of travel is that it teaches you the value of minimalism.
Why is that the best part?
Because it helps you reduce your carbon footprint, free your mind, and live in a way that is more connected to reality.
I’m a full-blooded American.
You know, in the way that my mom’s side came from Canada and my dad’s side descended from Poland and the Netherlands.
A real American.
But an American that loves to travel and see the rest of the world.
It’s hard to reconcile the materialistic lifestyle with the travel lifestyle.
You can only carry so much luggage.
If you want to travel like me, you need to travel like me.
With as few things as possible.
What I Got Rid Of: The First Step towards Minimalism
Before I left the United States, I had a yard sale and sold pretty much everything.
Then I donated the rest.
Except for my Xbox. That was put into storage should I ever return for a week and want to slay some faces.
But I wish I would’ve gotten rid of it, and I definitely feel weird saying that!
Even the thought of owning stuff I can’t quickly account for is mind-scattering.
I want to live in the ‘now,’ so I live with as few things to think about as possible.
As Few Things As Possible
This is one of my mantras.
I try not to purchase something unless I absolutely need it.
The more I own, the more I have to carry.
Is that weird?
This weight-conscious approach helps reduce my carbon footprint because I don’t consume as much.
When you appreciate that, you can live more simply.
It’s why many travelers are minimalists at heart, even if they don’t know it.
The weirdos.
What Are You Focused On?
Is your reality what is happening in front of you?
Or is it the worry that you lost your favorite piece of jewelry?
What a weird thing to worry about, a small stone.
The more stuff you have, and the more ‘value’ you put on it, the more it controls you and places unnecessary stress on your life.
Owning as few things as possible means you have fewer things to worry about.
Your mind is more open to the present moment.
It’s more ready to enjoy the now.
If your life is filled with objects, then your mind is always preoccupied with them.
And that’s a weird way to live.
The Best Part of Minimalism Travel
Your life is freer and less expensive.
You can move without worry, live without want, and make travel a lifestyle.
The first humans were minimalist nomads, is that weird?
Maybe.
But the minimalist travel lifestyle is a way to turn back to your roots.
Weird or not.