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Minimalist Living: Decluttering for Joy, Health, and Creativity (Simple & Creative Living) Kindle Edition

by Genevieve Parker Hill (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Cluttered desk? Stuffed closet? Stressed-out life?

Most of us know the weight of too much stuff. We can avoid it for a while, but when it's time to move house or reorganize, we can't escape facing our clutter.

Your excess stuff can hold you back and make you sick. Having stuff we don't use or enjoy is a burden, a waste of money, and importantly, it doesn't spark joy. If your rooms, closets, and surfaces are filled with clutter, all your unneeded possessions can get in the way of a full experience of life as it was meant to be lived.

MINIMALIST LIVING covers not only techniques for decluttering, but how doing so can fill your newfound space with meaningful and creative activities that add joy to your life and support your goals.

You have the power to bring serenity, clarity, creativity, and more joy to your life with minimalist living. This book will show you how.

In MINIMALIST LIVING, you will discover:

Why you should define your own sense of minimalism
How to create your "Minimalist Mission Statement"
How to use the techniques of "blazing" and "gazing" to declutter
Why decluttering now can lead to a happier, healthier, and more creative life
How to deal with sentimental items without losing their meaning
The amazing connection between minimalism and living your soul's deepest purpose

...and much more.

If you want to experience the powerful de-stressing and pro-health benefits of minimalism, get this book now.

"Rather than being a strict, cookbook-like guide to doing specific tasks "the right way", the book takes a very personal, psychological, even spiritual look at how the reader can benefit from, think about, and ultimately begin the process of minimizing their worldly possessions."
- Brie Palmer

"It's not just a book of helpful tips to overcome our tendencies to consume and to hoard; it's a book for anybody who wants to reflect on how they can pursue happiness is a world where everything is conspiring to make us think happiness lies in our power as consumers to buy what we want."

- Dr. Philip J. Harold, Associate Dean, School of Education and Social Sciences, RMU

"If you are on your way to becoming a minimalist (like our family) this book will encourage you to keep going. If you are still living in clutter this book could well be the "kick" you need to really start cleaning out."
- Richard and Liz Pomeroy

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"... very much a practical guide to cleaning out clutter, eating better, exercising more, and ultimately living with less baggage. A great read if you're willing to take some action to improve your life." -Candace Healy, editor, FullHomeLiving.com

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I hope that this book helps you live a more joyful life by helping you connect with what is essential for you. It's a thrill to update this space and share that the Kindle version of Minimalist Living has been downloaded over 100,000 times and helped to energize a movement that is changing the world by changing inner lives. The audio book version is also popular for people who like to listen on the go or while decluttering!

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00H9J8C64
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hall Royale Mastery; 2nd edition (December 12, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 12, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1426 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 141 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #779,933 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #54 in Hoarding
- #110 in Hoarding Addiction & Recovery
- #491 in Cleaning, Caretaking & Relocating How-to

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Genevieve Parker Hill is an Amazon bestselling author, coach and leading expert in the fields of intentional living, minimalism, nomad lifestyle, and creative growth.

Genevieve’s work has been featured in places including Elle Canada and Complete Wellbeing Magazine. She’s the author of seven independently published books and a book coach to indie authors at Podcast2book.com.

She lives a global nomadic lifestyle with her family. Follow her on Instagram @Genevievewrites to see what country she’s currently living in. Find out more at GenevieveParkerHill.com.

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Good Book, Good Writing, Worth the Read

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015

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Minimalist living----now there's a thought. I am glad I read this book because it reinforced my belief of how I was planning to live---at least try to live---the rest of my life. Having had to start over after a divorce, the loss of my house, and nearly all my possessions about five years ago, this book confirmed my belief that these losses were not necessarily a bad thing. Through these occurrences, I came to realize what is truly important in life: presence of mind, presence of body, and presence of spirit. I like the way the author brings into play the eastern philosophies of Buddhism without going into a technical foray. She also mentions Eckhart Tolle, whose books I have read and whose philosophy of living I am familiar, and this bolstered my resolve to stay on this course of constructive living that I adopted after my divorce and separation from my family.

I commend Parker Hill for her repetitive yet gentle coaxing to her readers that they should embrace as much as possible this minimalist concept of living without going to the extreme of chastising any who refuse to make such changes. She does this from the point of view of "knowing" from personal experience, having lost many of her possessions in a fire when she was young. Having experienced what it feels like to be "un-attached" to things, possessions, and places, I can attest that this is the preferred way to live, and that you can obtain joy beyond description if you adhere to this strategy.

As Hill quotes Jesus, "Blessed are the poor in spirit," she echoes the true meaning of life: keep it simple, stay unattached, and be free and light so that you can experience as much as possible in the body until you do return to the spirit. Well done Hill.

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L Miller

Others have said the same about this book: It's different, practical and not preachy

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2014

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Every concept that comes along (and this one started in the 60's) has its fanatics. It's there way or you're a commie over-consumer pig. Some you can see or hear ranting on late night TV or from books in the self-help section of your book store. Parker-Hill is more 'everyone has their comfort level, and most of us are uncomfortable with the clutter we have.' She is too young, one would think to have written a book for grandparents on decluttering for the sake of their children who have to clean out the home when they're gone. But she learned to live with much less when her home burned down leaving only the family and dog and dispensing with all the stuff in the house.

That experience taught them all about the truly important things in life. The friends, neighbors and family who helped them immediately with life essentials, that pictures are wonderful, memories are better. Her book is sprinkled with stories not only from her own experiences, but from others who have apparently contributed to her blog--an aunt who changed her life and sold her yankee business wardrobe when she moved to sunny Florida, or the 30-something dot.com millionaire, who used his new-found wealth to do what most other newly wealthy do, buy a big house and fill it up with all the best gadgets and furnishings. He found he was spending too much time tending to the stuff, sold it or gave it up to pursue what he really wanted, travel and tend to personal relationships (sorry, he's married or hooked up already).

Parker-Hill is doing similarly, living all around the world and taking jobs or leaving them as suits her needs. She proposes some radical ideas, like decluttering not only your digs, but also your mind--not letting negative thoughts in, replacing them with thoughts and ideas which make you happy. Likewise with friends and relationships, where possible, and with your time, decluttering your day. It's a quick read, pleasantly presented, full of ideas you can use, and good reasons for using them. She clearly states you are the master of your life, and your idea of 'decluttering' is the one that counts. Keep thoughts, ideas, relationships and things only as they serve you. Don't let guilt or keeping up with the neighborhood, or ads push you to buy what you don't even know you need until you're told as much. Do what makes you happy. Work or concentrate in your free time on projects that fit your passions. Consider replacing your big screen TV with an easel and paints, or with whatever else makes you happier.

And all the clothes in your closet? If you only wear your favorite 20% of those clothes 80% of the time, give away or sell the rest. Your favorite clothes will last longer and you'll bless someone else with the stuff that was collecting dust or moth holes at your place.

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Cissy

Interesting read. Some New Age and some good suggestions.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2016

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Got this free on Amazon. This is outside my normal reading genre, but I've been sitting in the car during a lot of soccer practices lately, and the price was right.
I was intrigued to read the author received her push into minimalism via a fire. I also lost everything except the clothes I wore during a catastrophic wildfire in California in 2003, as did my father. He and I spoke many times about the difference between people who value "stuff" and people who value family and animals. After the 2003 California wildfires, I literally saw people die because they could not handle the life changes when all of their "stuff" and economic security was gone. A neighbor had a rental property next to mine, and after the fire, he sank into depression when faced with the challenges of rebuilding with insufficient insurance and simply slipped away. Several other people seemed to change and grow older and smaller and less confident after the fire losses. I still joke that the easiest way to move is to have a catastrophic fire loss.
Both my father and I agreed that the losses changed our outlook toward things necessary in a home. Although I have a lovely, 900 sq ft mobilehome, it only contains things that are functional or directly related to my hobbies (cake decorating and polymer clay). What I DO have is I.N.S.U.R.A.N.C.E. The book never mentioned the importance of insurance and it IS important, even if you are a minimalist.

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Agnès

Really informative

Reviewed in France on September 11, 2020

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Absolutely fantastic! I was afraid to declutter and make space only for me to immediately start cluttering again, but this book really helped ease my fears! The author talks about what letting go, her own journey, what to do with gifts we don't need and so much more !

I highly recommend you give it a read!

AnnaR

Nichts neuer beigebracht

Reviewed in Germany on November 1, 2019

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Wenig informativ.

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Jane Wilkins

Inspiring

Reviewed in Canada on November 8, 2017

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I rarely read a book from beginning to end but was captivated from the get-go. Genevieve was bang on with her explanation if differences between purgers and hoarders. Her simple and meaningful explanations gave insight on how others may think. Minimalism is personal and may not have the same meaning for someone else but by following these simple steps and tapping into our inner selves, everyone can achieve a simplicity in life which generates the life one wishes to live.
I highly recommend this fast-flowing and easy read to anyone feeling the need to pare down and find more time and space in their lives to live the life they desire.

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Simon

Gave me the motivation I needed to start decluttering my home & life and so far it feels good!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2018

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I quite enjoyed this book as it gave me the motivation I needed to start decluttering my home & life and so far it feels good! I am a hoarder, I always like to hold onto things just in case I might need or want them in the future but the reality is that in most cases I never do. I have been selling things that have a nominal value on Facebook and putting the funds in a pot for a family holiday or activity and anything else is being listed on Freegle and being given away to others who might have some use for it because I don't like to throw things into the landfill if they still have some useful life in them.

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John

Great starter guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2018

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It's a great starter guide to help you realise how much stuff you accumulated over the years and how much stress that it can have over you. Starting small and building up can clear space and help you simplify life.

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