Ep 157: Travel Light with Light Watkins
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Ep 157: Travel Light with Light Watkins
Episode 157: Show Notes
Spiritual minimalism can be simply explained as minimalism from the inside out. It is seven basic principles that serve as a guideline toward doing more with less in an effort to live a more fulfilling life.
Today, in Light’s 6th solo episode, he breaks down the seven principles of spiritual minimalism and how they can be used as a framework for understanding relationships. After introducing his upcoming book, Travel Light, our host explains the joys of flâneuring, why “relationships” is an ever-relevant topic, and why the illusion of separation can be a source of confusion in how you relate to relationships.
Then, we explore the essence of minimalism before Light clarifies how each of the seven principles of spiritual minimalism can help you foster meaningful relationships. Ultimately, practicing stillness and cultivating your heart voice (the first principle) will activate all the other principles, as you begin to take action in nurturing the learning opportunities that come with every relationship while being deliberate to be present in every moment.
And remember to pre-order your copy of Travel Light to stand a chance to win one of Light’s personal-item giveaways — each with its own unique and memorable backstory! Thanks for tuning in.
Key Points From This Episode:
Today is all about using spiritual minimalism as a framework for understanding relationships.
Light sets the scene for today’s episode as he describes his life as a minimalist.
A quick recap of Light’s story as he introduces his new book, Travel Light.
The wonders of aimless walking: flâneuring.
Why Light has chosen to give away a few of his personal items ahead of his book’s launch.
The reasons why “relationships” is a relevant topic to explore.
How the illusion of separation confuses how we relate to our relationships.
A summary of the seven principles of spiritual minimalism.
The essence of minimalism: doing more with less.
How to cultivate your heart voice, and how that serves you in your relationships.
Why it’s important to make decisions based on what your heart voice says.
How every step along the path is crucial and there are no throwaway moments.
Why you should always give what you want to receive; everything requires an exchange.
The treasures of following your curiosity.
Finding comfort in discomfort.
The freedom of choicelessness as it pertains to relationships.
How cultivating stillness and listening to your heart voice will activate all the other principles of spiritual minimalism.
A reminder to pre-order your copy of Travel Light to stand a chance to win one of Light’s personal item giveaways.
Tweetables:
“The overall objective [is] to give you a practical, relatable framework for the principles of spiritual minimalism, and to help you understand how they can be used to navigate pretty much any uncomfortable or challenging area of life.” — @LightWatkins [0:02:15]
“I'm living life as a minimalist in addition to [being] a spiritual minimalist. The distinction there is spiritual minimalism is basically minimalism from the inside-out.” — @LightWatkins [0:04:41]
“I don't mind making time for things that I thoroughly enjoy.” — @LightWatkins [0:08:33]
“There's no free lunch anywhere in the universe. Everything that you want requires some exchange, and it doesn't have to be monetary. It could be energetic exchange, it could be emotional exchange. There's some exchange required. Not suggested. Required.” — @LightWatkins [0:26:16]
“You don't ever have to think about finding your purpose or your path. All you have to do is follow your curiosity and your path and your purpose will find you.” — @LightWatkins [0:26:55]
“Meditation is the art. It's the quintessential art of doing less to achieve more.” — @LightWatkins [0:31:04]
“Being able to transcend the ego and just default to whatever the heart is saying, regardless of what other people think about it, is a superpower.” — @LightWatkins [0:42:56]
“Presence is your greatest asset. Because if you think about it, you can have all the time in the world, but if you're constantly distracted, if you're constantly thinking about the future [and] regretting the past, you're essentially squandering your time.” — @LightWatkins [0:44:35]
“[Every relationship] is a spiritual learning opportunity. It's a class for your spirit. That's what a relationship is. If you're not going to learn it with this person, you're going to have to learn it with somebody else.” — @LightWatkins [0:56:49]
“A principle isn't a principle until things get inconvenient.” — @LightWatkins [0:58:15]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Ep 146: Travel Light with Light Watkins