i discovered minimalism in my mid-30s and as a result everything about me 我在30多岁的时候发现了极简主义，因此关于我的一切
changed my view of money and possessions 改变了我对金钱和财产的看法
and consumerism and advertisements and marketing and 消费主义，广告和营销以及
all the things that we talk about on this youtube channel 我们在这个YouTube频道上谈论的所有事情
i sat down recently and i began thinking through 我最近坐下来，开始思考
what are some of the key thoughts what are some of the most 什么是一些关键思想？
inspiring and life-changing quotes that i've heard about minimalism i want 我听说过关于极简主义的鼓舞人心和改变生活的名言
to make a video about them here you go the seven 在这里制作有关他们的视频，你去七个
most life-changing quotes i've heard about minimalism 我听说过的关于简约的大多数改变生活的报价
number one maybe you don't have to own so much 第一也许你不必拥有那么多
stuff that was my neighbor june i was living in vermont 那是我的邻居六月我住在佛蒙特州的东西
i had wasted an entire saturday cleaning out my garage 我浪费了整个星期六打扫我的车库
while my five-year-old son played alone in the backyard 我五岁的儿子在后院独自玩耍时
i began complaining to her and she responded with this 我开始向她抱怨，她对此回应
simple life-changing thought maybe you don't have to own so much stuff 简单的改变生活的想法，也许您不必拥有太多东西
if you're sick of taking so much time out of your day 如果您厌倦了花费大量的时间
to take care of it it's what sparked my journey into minimalism 照顾它是促使我迈向简约主义的旅程
number two randy alcorn says this every increased possession 第二名兰迪·奥尔康说，这一切增加了
adds increased anxiety onto our lives and it is so true living a minimalist 让我们的生活更加焦虑，生活在极简主义者中是如此真实
life is less stressful there are less things 生活压力更少，事物更少
to worry about and take care of and clean and organize 担心，照顾，清洁和组织
and maintain everything we own takes up physical 并保持我们拥有的一切占用身体
space in our home and mental space in our mind owning less means a calmer 我们家中的空间和我们心中的心理空间拥有更少的东西意味着更加平静
more peaceful life number three leo babata on his blog zen Leo babata在他的博客Zen中排名第三
habits wrote this one time i could go on and on 习惯写了这一次我可以继续
but let me just list a few of the benefits 但让我列出一些好处
he was talking about the benefits of a minimalist home 他在谈论简约住宅的好处
and it really changed my perspective on how my life could begin to improve 这确实改变了我对我的生活将如何开始改善的看法
when i own less stuff more money and more time 当我拥有更少的东西，更多的金钱和更多的时间
more focus on the things that matter most better example for my kids better 更多地专注于最重要的事情，更好地为我的孩子做榜样
life for the environment it was the single 为环境而生
sentence that sparked my desire to learn about the benefits of owning 这句话激发了我渴望了解拥有的好处
less stuff number four is a quote from charles 少四号是查尔斯的名言
spurgeon and it goes like this you say if i had a little more i would Spurgeon，它会像这样说，如果我再多一点，我会
be satisfied but you make a mistake if you are not 感到满意，但如果您不满意，就会犯错
content with what you have you would not be satisfied if it was 满足于您所拥有的，如果您满意的话
doubled very thought provoking quote and it 加倍非常发人深省的报价，它
really changed my view of contentment and happiness and joy and gratitude 真的改变了我对满足，幸福，快乐和感激的看法
and generosity that we get into this thinking that if we had more stuff 和慷慨的想法，我们认为如果我们有更多的东西
we'd be happier or would be more content or would be more 我们会更快乐，或者会更满意，或者会更多
generous but the reality is you can find all of those things today you don't need 慷慨但现实是您今天可以找到所有不需要的东西
more to do it and if you can't do those things now 还有更多要做的事情，如果您现在不能做那些事情
having twice as much stuff won't help you get there 拥有两倍的东西并不能帮助您到达那里
number five sell your possessions and give to the poor it's a quote by 五号卖掉你的财产，给穷人，这是一个报价
jesus i i don't talk a lot on this blog about my life 耶稣二世在我的生活中没有谈论太多
about my faith but i was a pastor for 15 years 关于我的信仰，但我担任牧师已有15年了
and that quote by jesus i think what it did for me 耶稣说的那句话对我有帮助
was it began to help me understand the relationship 它开始帮助我了解这种关系吗
between minimalism and generosity that when we choose to own less 在极简主义和慷慨之间，当我们选择少拥有
we can become more generous with our money 我们可以用我们的钱变得更加慷慨
if we stopped chasing and accumulating physical possessions we would have more 如果我们停止追逐和积累实物，我们将拥有更多
to solve problems around the world and give to 解决世界各地的问题并给予
others number six comes from mary ellen edmonds 其他六位来自玛丽·埃伦·埃德蒙兹
and i don't remember where i first read it but the quote is this wanting 而且我不记得我是从哪儿读到的，但引文就是这样
less is a better blessing than having more it changed my view really 少花多多是一个更好的祝福
not just of what it means to have more stuff but it began to 不仅仅是拥有更多东西的意思，而且开始
change my view of consumerism as well that not only do i want to own less 改变我对消费主义的看法，不仅是我要少拥有
stuff because it frees up my life for many of the things i mentioned before 东西，因为它为我之前提到的许多事情释放了我的生命
generosity and peace and calm but i want also to overcome 大方，和平与平静，但我也想克服
consumerism to no longer desire more stuff that once we become content 消费主义不再渴望更多的东西，一旦我们满足
with what we have that once we actually want less than we 有了我们拥有的，一旦我们实际上想要的比我们少
have is when we really open up our lives to 当我们真正开放自己的生活来
endless opportunities available to us 给我们无尽的机会
seventh quote is this minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things 第七句话是这种极简主义是事物的有意提升
we most value and the removal of anything 我们最看重和去除任何东西
that distracts us from it it's been my working definition of minimalism for 分散我们注意力的是我对极简主义的有效定义
over a decade minimalism is the intentional promotion 十多年来极简主义是有目的的提升
of the things we most value by removing anything that 我们最看重的事情是删除所有
distracts us from it minimalism isn't about what am i getting 分散我们的注意力，极简主义与我所得到的无关
rid of minimalism is about what can i add 摆脱极简主义是关于我可以添加什么
into my life by removing unneeded possessions 通过去除不必要的财产进入我的生活
it also takes minimalism beyond physical possessions 极简主义也超越了物质财富
it's into how we focus our time and our habits 这是我们如何专注于时间和习惯的方法
even our relationships that minimalism is about promoting our values 甚至我们之间的关系，极简主义都在促进我们的价值观
by removing distractions i'd love to hear 通过消除干扰我很想听听
what quotes have most inspired you in your minimalism journey 在您的简约之旅中哪些报价最能激发您的灵感
you can leave them below in the comments i look forward to reading each of them 您可以将它们留在评论中，我希望阅读它们中的每一个
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