Simple Living

Lol I did the same thing and lost my long well thought it response. Heres the gist; I agree with Inasaba so much. I started out exploring minimalism, but became repulsed by the prevalence of minimalism being the goal rather than a means to a goal. (Had the same experience with the ultralight backpacking community). When used as a principle component of a larger framework, it definitely compliments simple living. My personal philosophy is a combination of simple living, spirituality (mix of Druidry, Buddhism, Pantheism maybe), naturalism, and love (and probably some other things I haven't quite sussed out).

I think minimalism in a vacuum is unlikely to provide significant satisfaction, but can be an emergent property of other pursuits. Conversely, in pursuing other virtues that can benefit from minimalism, it can be very helpful to examine minimalism specifically to help establish intentionality and prcaticalize principles to get you where you want to be.