689: 5 Life-Giving Truths From Years of Living with Less by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist

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🗓️ 30 October 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares 5 life-giving truths from years of living with less. Episode 689: 5 Life-Giving Truths From Years of Living with Less by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist (Why Minimalism - Learning). Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/5-years-of-better Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 689.
0:04.6	5. Life Giving Truths from Years of Living with Less
0:08.1	by Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com
0:10.8	and I'm Justin Molick, your personal narrator,
0:12.8	reading to you every day, just like an audiobook, free of charge,
0:16.3	mostly from blogs but sometimes from books,
0:18.5	and with permission from the authors.
0:20.9	For now, let's get right to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:24.3	5. Life Giving Truths from Years of Living with Less
0:31.6	by Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com
0:35.7	Quote, the process of living seems to consist
0:38.9	in coming to realize true so ancient and simple
0:42.0	that if stated, they sound like barren platitudes.
0:45.6	C.S. Lewis. Memorial Day weekend, years ago, I got my life back.
0:51.4	I've relived the scene a thousand times.
0:54.0	I woke up with a simple job to do, clean out the garage.
0:57.2	It was not a project out of the ordinary.
0:59.2	In fact, I did it every spring.
1:01.1	But on this particular Saturday for the first time,
1:04.0	I'd be introduced to the truth that I didn't have to.
1:07.9	Our lives were typical. Work hard, make money,
1:11.1	spend in our mortgage payments, fashionable clothes,
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