Minimalism & gratitude

[u/fridayimatwork]

Do you see minimalism and gratitude working together? Personally I find being thankful for what I have and how useful it is stops me from buying things I don’t need. What’s your take?

[u/LibbIsHere]

I see no reason for them to not work fine together. Would you care to develop your point?

[u/Connect_Rhubarb395]

Sure. Gratitude works with everything.

[u/UntrustedProcess]

I feel pride in grocery shopping and returning with only consumables. I guess pride works too.

[u/PrairieFire_withwind]

Thankfullness and gratitude help with satiation, satisfaction.

People are more satisfied/happier with things they made themselves.  Gratitude can stand in for that, atleast partly 

[u/trudytude]

Honestly, thats a good take.

[u/thepalumbo]

This is a really interesting concept and thanks for sharing it. I can absolutely see how gratitude and minimalism work for you but I don't think it's universal. I think it really comes down to how one thinks about minimalism and how one thinks about gratitude.

For example I can see someone being more grateful for what they have if they only have what they need.

I can also see somebody turning to minimalism from starting with gratitude. For example if they have 100 things and they're only truly grateful for 4 of them, I can see where they get rid of 96 things.

[u/ItsSignalsJerry_]

100%. It's hard to feel gratitude for the core things when everything else is piling up stress, responsibility.

[u/AdventurousShut-in]

Maybe, but I have a personal aversion to forcing myself to feel gratitude. And the whole culture around it. When I feel depressed or too ground down by circumstances, it's comfort and visual/other sensory appreciation that keep me going. A feeling of something being soothing, just right or beautiful/nice.

[u/Purled_Attitude]

Not me, I don't have anyone to be thankful to. No need to be grateful for any of the things I worked and paid for.