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KonMari: Ikigai & The Missing Step
Thinking beyond the special occasion of tidying, and channeling KonMari to help us find our true purpose
About a month ago, I was drawn to the famous Marie Kondo book, “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” for reasons I couldn’t quite tell you. I purchased the audio book and began listening every chance I got, and decided to embark on a life changing journey. I wrote about the things I learned here.
The topics of minimalism, consumerism and materialism have continued to fill my thoughts since I began this journey. I can’t stop thinking about how much consumerism affects our daily lives in ways that are practically invisible. After decades (almost a century) of the modern world manipulating our spending habits to boost our economy, we’re now seeing the other side. Waste, oceans filled with plastic, and an empty society that has lost its ability to look past superficial things in our daily lives.
Enter Marie Kondo. Her book is sold worldwide in a multitude of languages, teaching us the Japanese-rooted art of appreciating and carrying only what brings us joy. By taking each item ‘teate’ (with hands) and only keeping what sparks joy, it forces us to rethink our lives in ways we haven’t been taught to think for years. It’s not about what we have, but how these items…
