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‘Pelumi Owolabi's avatar

Proud minimalist here. I’m a lively person, but I enjoy solitude more. I love to have quiet moments as well.

Minimalism (not scantism) is at the very core of my being. When things are too much, I can’t concentrate. Too many colors, a cluttered room (even the ones properly arranged, but there’s just a lot going on). Anything that looks like it’ll give me future wahala, I let it go. I don’t desire much as well and it doesn’t mean I’m not ambitious. I just choose what ambition I want, and it’s not loudness.

I have promised myself that I’ll still get a Vinyl player so I can listen to Sade Adu, & Passenger’s songs while I sip my drink as I gaze into the sunset.

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Oríadé's avatar

haha love this really and yes definitely to the vinyl. there’s on the list here too!

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Oríadé's avatar

too many colors <<<

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Freeman's avatar

To declutter the mind, to live simply, to love quietly, these are the new practices of discipline.

The uproarious is common; the loud & aggressive are trite. Thanks for suggesting a paradigm tilt. There's beauty in simplicity.

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Oríadé's avatar

there sure is. and that simplicity is worthy of pursuit. thanks

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Sky's avatar

simply written, smittenly fallen. 🫠

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Oríadé's avatar

haha thank you! ❤️

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Ama's avatar

I loved reading this!

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Oríadé's avatar

thank youuu!!

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Seunkókó💜's avatar

This resonated so much with me. The subtle beauty is most often than not, the treasures we miss in our quest for loudness. Significance over loudness. Thanks for this. You took the words straight out of my heart and fleshed it out.

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Oríadé's avatar

100% agree. we miss out a lot in our quest for the grandiose

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Esther Miracle's avatar

I love how your writing flows; how the words speaks to my soul.

Recently, I've discovered that I'm gradually titling towards minimalism. I'm a lively person, loves to go out but I'm beginning to cherish my solitude so much. I enjoy just sitting in the quiet, in my thoughts or reading a book or having meaningful conversation with friends—not gossips.

I'm beginning to appreciate the beauty of small things like people's smile, their laughter, their acts of kindness. And I've realized how lost in the crowd I've been.

Thank you for sharing this story.

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Febechukwu's avatar

Your words are like soft cake in my mouth while reading it out, Thank you for writing

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Tamie's Nook's avatar

Oh this describes how I live and the bonus is how it drives the people around me crazy and the tickles that gives me.

Very lovely read.

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