Last year I removed the search engine from the main screen of my phone and deleted all social media apps. I only watch content on TH-cam and even that is limited. I now spend my time going on walks, taking care of my plants, doing bodyweight exercises at home and cooking from scratch. I also rediscovered the library last fall and enjoy reading with a cup of green tea or a homemade matcha latte. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything but have gained so much more by living a slower life.
EVERY day I think how super weird cell phones are. I'm 60 now and I remember long Summer days, riding my bike & eating strawberries, hanging out with friends. I knew I was expected home for lunch and/or dinner, so I would be on time. No phone calls, no cell phone. Nothing but the sounds of nature & my friends laughter. Simplier times, much better times. Most definitely healthier. A wonderful video! 💕💕💕
It’s a strange thing; we didn’t have cell phones let alone smartphones growing up and I agree that in a lot of ways that was much better. But now I want my kids to be able to reach me when they need to and I can’t find an address that I visited multiple times if without google maps 😣
I broke my ankle a month and a half ago and have been living a very slow lifestyle. I have not wasted more then a few hours in the past 1.5 months on any social media platforms and it has been revolutionary! My mental health has been the best it has been in years. I have spent most of my time tucked away in books that make me feel so fulfilled and good at the end of the day. I wish more people would take social media breaks and realize how much better their mental health can be.
The other day I saw the quote "Focus on how your life feels rather than how it looks". I realized a few weeks ago I live a lot of my life through the lens of what it would look like as an Instagram story, and I realized I needed to step back from social media quite a bit. But I'll always tune in to my favorite TH-camrs! 🌻🌼💚
I used to feel uneasy, but now that I'm more intentional about purchases and savings, the more I feel like I'm ready for anything. I think having no debt really is freedom.
I’m currently downsizing both physically and mentally. Freeing myself from clutter and that which no longer makes my heart smile. I just want to spend time with peace. ❤
Same in Europe. Everything feels like such a worry, expenses have gone up like crazy and it doesn’t feel like things have gone back to normal since the pandemic? I find myself dreaming of the early 90s easy life I had as a child. Books, my bios and my friends. All summer long. Time didn’t exist, we felt so free. I wish I could feel like that as an adult 💕
I feel exactly like this. Things still don’t feel normal and often I find myself reminiscing of the 90s when I was young and everything seemed possible. Everything seemed like a great adventure.
Sophie; I applaud your focus in your videos. It is great that you can run a lifestyle channel dedicated to slow living and minimalism. What I don't see is the integration and the necessity of working for a living, commuting, paying all of the bills, attending to health issues, repairing the auto, house, and yard maintenance. You are afforded the pleasure, time, leisure, and income to travel internationally. You failed to mention anything about children, your husband, or obligations to other family members. To me and everyone I know, your lifestyle is a fantasy - a pipe dream. I don't want "to rain on your parade" but a little reality of the complexities of your life and your secret to eliminate the difficulties, would help humanize your lifestyle channel.
I appreciate your comment and see where you are coming from. Every channel/creator is different, and my intent is to provide food for thought with these videos. I definitely don't have all the answers and don't have the credibility to touch on all topics, so I tread lightly on purpose. I do share bits and pieces of my life, but of course I also have my boundaries with putting so much of my life on the internet and I hope you and this community understand ❤️
I think this is a fair point. Of course what we see on this channel is not attainable for most people. But there are all sorts of content online and a lot of creators already showing “aspirational lifestyles” and trying to come across as transparent with their online community. Ultimately it’s always a curated cut of reality. I personally enjoy this channel as somewhere to find some peace and food for thought when I’m in the mood to reflect about essentialism. Doesn’t need to be close to reality.
I love how somehow a way that works for me to reconnect with life is by watching your videos. You make me believe that life has a lot to offer to us and that's mesmerising.
i'm a 17 yrs old girl from the Philippines and i knew your channel eversince i was 15, and i got to say “i'm going to live a life like yours ” oh to have a minimalist, peaceful, and less consumerism life. i really love that. now i own less of material things, i only keep what is important and i invest more in my future, travel more and help more, looking forward to be part in a philantropic groups! thank you so much for your videos! please make moore🍃💛💛
You have an amazing channel Sophie. The content is so good especially where all of social media and capitalism is telling you to buy more and more. Keep going - Love from 🇮🇳
Why do I feel like crying while watching? 🥺 I really resonate the content of your videos. How I wish many people realized the meaning of slow living and deep connection with others. Thank you for your videos which always keeps me grounded. I hope to meet you someday.
My child brought the 1989 book “Just One Wish” by Arcadio Lobato from kindergarten this week. And that's exactly what it's about: what happiness and satisfaction really mean. Namely the little things, the community and what you already own. I've been talking about this for many years and I hope I can pass it on to my child ❤
This was a breath of fresh air, Sophie. And so very important to consider how we are living in this modern era. My favourite quote: "It's no measure of good health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." I appreciate how you return us to the simple but not small things, the ones that truly matter.
I feel like that even if we have social events or meet ups with families and friends everyone including me.. are just busy on fones and talking about what’s next! Everyone is into the future.. I don’t know lately I’ve been feeling disconnected with everything and everyone! 😭
I know ❤ For me it helps to be connected with nature, eating seasonal food and living a slow intentional lifestyle. Time alone to focus in what is really important in life is essential for me. Greetings from Norway 🌸✨
I have been stuck in an almost constant existential crisis and state of disconnect. I just assumed it was because I am going to be 43 years old this year, but maybe a large part actually has to do with the state of the world.
TH-cam has been a beautiful platform to connect with like-minded souls, and I'm so thankful for the sense of belonging it brings. 🌷🌷🌷 Thank you for being a part of my journey! Fateme🌱🌱🌱
I do believe that slowing down and getting back to our more natural roots would be beneficial to all. It is true that those who invented certain social platforms knew it would be detrimental to society but they went forward anyway. Getting off social media and distancing ourselves from tech as much as possible would only bring greater health in every way. I have many ways to socialize so I have to be very selective as to not be too busy. I never, ever use self checkout. Even if asked to by the establishment. I say, no thank you, I like humans! ☺️ Plus I want humans to have these jobs. 👍🏼💕
I’ve been feeling this way for some time. The entire world seems disconnected from each other and we all live in this curated world of social media instead. I’m guilty myself of doom scrolling, and thinking the everyday tasks are so mundane. Thank you for the advice on how to find pleasure in the simple things again. Looking forward to implementing some of these tips tonight when I get home. Great video !! ❤
So far, I can relate to this so much- your channel is always such a breath of fresh air. Life has really been advancing into just convenience- and the the remaining time and emotion out of it feels like an empty shell sometimes. Thank you so much for sharing your words of wisdom, we all really appreciate your channel so much :D
I resonate with this video so heavily… incorporating more mindfulness creates improved connectedness to the simplicities of life and as a result, because society is so fact paced/microwave mentality, we lose touch or feel disconnected to that lifestyle.. Currently the only social media I have is TH-cam.. I commit to 6 month deactivations and am now feeling ready to completely cancel my account… if only I wasn’t a therapist and an author .: everyone pushes me to stay connected for the sake of my book. I hate it there. My goal is to start a box garden. The idea of disconnecting and enjoying life fully… social connections, nature, my dog and daughter.. the fundamentals. They are everything 💛🦋
So true. House chores have always been my dilemma. I found myself getting bored of them and feeling like wasting my time easily but at the same time, it seems to be a big thing in our lives. Now I know it's about the perspective towards it. It could be about bringing meaning to every action/task. Increase the meaning of our life.❤
“The driver sat in his iron seat and he was proud of the straight lines he did not will, proud of the tractor he did not own or love, proud of the power he could not control. And when that crop grew, and was harvested, no man had crumbled a hot clod in his fingers and let the earth lift past his fingertips. No man had touched the seed, or lusted for the growth. Men ate what they had not raised, had no connection with the bread. The land bore under iron, and under iron gradually died; it was not loved or hated, it had no prayers or curses.” I recently read Grapes of Wrath and found it echoed a lot of the sentiments you discuss in this video. I can recommend it to anyone who resonates with these ideas.
I feel connected through watching your videos, it fills me with so much comfort and hope. I do feel that we are experiencing life dysmorphia and it’s really screwing with our sense of reality
You read my mind! I have been feeling this way for way too long to remember. I often think about how is the earth sustainable? The way we use things to the way things are wasted. The faster we are growing, the more distant we are from reality. We are not meant to live this way hence the feeling of disconnection. It's like we live in a virtual world and it is an illusion. Reality is simple and peaceful. But then, we are made to feel unambitious when we seek simplicity.
I've been following you for a while now and this might be my favourite videos of yours. You echo my own thoughts, I really resonated with everything you said and it's all what's been forming my life and mindset for the last few years!
I'm so happy that I discovered this channel. The videos are so comforting, visually pleasing , beautifully scripted, and well informative! My favorite TH-camr ever ❤
I feel all this, the disconnect from society and enjoying the simple things, so I started to change that, only shopping from little independent shops and getting to know the people, growing my own food, enjoying the seasons. It makes such a difference ❤
This was the perfect video that I needed to see today to remind me that I don’t need to be hustling all the time or accomplishing some big task. It’s ok to slow down and appreciate the simple things in life.
I used to live in areas where the only way to shop was through big box stores. Fortunately I live in an area that those types of stores are too far to get to and I am surrounded by orchards, farms and a lot of local businesses that I can support. It’s very easy where I live to eat locally and find whole, fresh foods in season. We still need the supermarket for certain items but it has probably been over 9 years since I’ve stepped foot into a Costco, Sam’s Club or chain restaurant. I’m very proud of that and like you, wish we could all own enough land to grow our own food and live a more healthy and sociably connected lifestyle.
I often feel like I'm watching a movie of 'life' like it was a video game and others are playing inside. And then I wonder how they don't feel like it but take it as normal. The disconnect is real. I've taken to follow accounts on social media of people who have exited all that, homesteaders who have gone back to the the beauty and simplicity of the small things. It's wonderful that you and others are still making content like that ❤
Missed you Sophie! Great that you visited Japan and also you describing a Japanese Tea Ceremony. Your wise thoughts are delivered through your beautiful peaceful persona and artistic video...by gentle example and persuasion. As a senior I will state that I have rarely heard anyone present these kind of thoughts and I have never seen anyone do it like you. May you keep sharing this as long as possible because so many rarely even think or contemplate why they do what they do. Yes I also need to do it more too.
Such valid & much needed thoughts. There is a definite disconnect that is happening in our society. Everyone just lives for the approval received via social media. It’s as if people are chasing the “likes” 24 hours a day. A never ending merry-go-round ride!
I’ve been feeling all of this hard. I don’t care for society. It’s to fast, rushed, loud, angry, and disconnected for sure. As someone who was a kid in the 70’s, and a teen in the 80’s… I find the last 10 years, especially the last 4, just too much. They are building on every free space, plowing through the hills around here in California. Nature and animals are everything to me. They just be. They aren’t rushing.
I often think of my Mum's reluctance to get a mobile phone. She never did. How she refused to use an ATM to withdraw money. She never did. Instead, wanting to go inside the bank with her passbook where she inevitably had a nice chat with the teller, lol. I often think slow living is just how people's lives were, how they just lived their life, how they use to be. How I remember my childhood to be. It was refreshing to see this on a recent trip to Indonesia. I want more balance. Ure video resonated ty. ❤✌️
Your thoughts are mine in so many ways,Sophie! Algorithms, especially in regard of recommendations are boundaries. I firmly believe that we need to challenge our life vision. That is what evolving means for me. Yesterday I went to the bookstore without any plan. When suddenly my feet let me to a tower of books. I just followed the feeling and took the one my arm already found. It was packed so I could not read anything. The title was "A gentle notes". Instead a short resume, on the back was only written "take what you need". I decided to follow the message from above and to trust my intuition. I am so tired of scores, recommendations and ratings. They all are cages for the intuition, for the right to choose alone. Well, the book turned out to be a wonderful letter to me ❤ Thank you, Universe!
I agree so much with this. It’s encouraging to find someone that communicates these ideas in such a beautiful and inspiring way ❤ I hope more people start hearing about this way of seeing the world - not all will agree, but I’m sure many will find more fulfilling lives.
Thank you Sophie to tackle this subject, it is such an important one to fell good in our daily life and to take care of the Earth. Let's go to the source🌱🌻✨
I agree with you completely, and I’m so glad I’m not the only person feeling this way. Life is very off these days and like you I’m trying to get back to basics food and entertainment wise. Where you live looks beautiful ❤
Revisited your page today after several months. I like how you make your video shorter than your old videos. I still enjoy watching/listening to your videos. Thank you for making slow-living content!
You are literally my soul sister from another birth. I have been feeling this for some time. Since last year when I went to India to my hometown which just didn’t feel home. Everything is modern, I miss the old small shops and street food. I knew the people before and now it felt like a strange world. I am not perfect myself but I do miss my childhood which felt so innocent and pure and connected. Thank you so much for sharing this video ❤❤
I totally agree with your video. We need to put our phones down and be more present, intentional. Time also last longer when we are not scrolling in our phones. I would love to see more content about this topic. Cell phones are impacting this and future generations 🙏
So true! I’ve been feeling a little exhausted and fatigued lately. Feeling detached from real life and my own nature is what it comes down to I guess… Time to turn back inwards and a huge reset! ❤ I love your beautifully made videos. Keep them coming. Love from Holland.
I feel so disconnected lately. I feel like my day should always be productive and that when it’s not I feel so bad and sorry! I can’t focus at all and sit still.. so I am working on myself now! Your videos makes me feel that I’m not alone! People out there feels the same like me! And it makes me feel comforted! This life is so different from what I grew up in. In my country in Philippines before we just care about what surround us. I didn’t even have any idea what the other worlds look like! Now with Soc med it’s all in your face! And sometimes you feel like you’re way left behind! I just want to be grounded again! Your video reminds me that real life still exist!
back to basics is great. go in the speed of nature, the flow of seasons. no need to rush. just be. and no need to care what others think for your own choices.
Girl, this was the most amazing video I’ve seen in a long time! Maybe ever! It made me feel a certain way and inspired me a great deal. Thank you so much and keep doing what you’re doing!
Sophie, I open you had the best time in Japan. This video was just what I needed. I started making sourdough bread at home a few months ago and haven’t bought it from a grocery store since! 🙌🏽
I recently started working only one day a week so I could spend more time with family and taking care of my children. We have what we need with very tight budgeting, but not much else. I have never felt more happy, fulfilled and satisfied with life than i do now. I thought it would be the opposite. That i would feel so restricted without as much money, but there is such a freedom that I have gained in now being able to raise my daughters.
Oh Sophie how true are your words! I feel all what you said in this beautiful video and how much technology disconnected all of us in the past years.So very sad. Sometimes I feel sorry for the young generation growing up brainwashed this way and all I can think is how lucky I have been to grow up just the simple way it should be....❤
Love love this one I can relate on so many levels, being a Costco employee now going on 34 years I have seen the disconnect in how people treat one another and how desensitized our employees have become myself included sadly. However i am in a position where I mentor the new and not so new employees on the importance of finding the good in our members even the cranky ones. I myself as I check the receipts I made it a point to give EVERYONE a smiling face be it on there receipt or on a hand drawn smile on a bandage I wear on my thumb that I hand the receipt back to the members. And most do not notice the one on my thumb but the ones that do I thank them for slowing down long enough to embrace the little effort I put into possibly making there experience at costco a little more pleasant.
I couldn’t agree more with everything you said. Thank you for putting together this video and expressing what we all feel. Sometimes, it's difficult to put our feelings into words because we've lost the basic skill of communicating our emotions. This video has made my day. ❤
I relate a lot with this video, Sophie. I feel like humans are becoming robots, and we need to connect with each other, to be in nature, to look each other in the eyes. Thank you for the tips, it is a beautiful video, as usual ❤ Love and peace to you ✨️
I'm just happy that you are still on TH-cam. I came to know your channel during the pandemic. Was it in 2020? Idk. Your channel made me appreciate life on a different perspective. 😊
You presented this in a very positive way. Mahalo. You didn't sound sick to me but I couldn't hear how you feel. 2 weeks in Japan sounds great. I was only there for 7 days a few years back. 2 weeks seems like a good minimum.
I missed your wisdom. Beautiful video 🍃 I realised how much i love interacting with people. I was ignorant towards my need to socialize bc i always step on the side of my fear and what it wants. But i lose so much opportunities to just have fun that now i can't take it anymore. I isolate myself constantly and that might be the biggest reason why i feel so disconnected. Because when i with people i feel more alive than ever. What's the meaning of life...i don't ask this question with the same fear of unknown anymore. For me it's doing what makes you feel alive. Take courage is one of this. I always have this ticklish but pleasant feeling inside when i think 'what if i would do that? what would happen? i most definitely be happy'. I acknowledge my fear is still there but i do baby steps. And it's so beautiful to see how i'm outgrowing my fears.
It's from Japan!I am happy to hear that you had a great time in Japan and immerse yourself into Jp's tea ceremony culture!Thank you for sharing ur nice vlog!:-)
We're starting to believe that our human nature is whats slowing us down from achieving an optimum productivity! I loved this message, Sophie and we missed you!😊
I agree with everything, go to nature, spend time to places you wanted and be appreciative but in reality there’s a lot of responsibilities, stress at work needed to everyday… if only I can do this everyday.
I feel the same way as you stated. I always look for meaning in my life and I think that the world is moving too fast. I wish technology would stop advancing and not be needed anymore. A need for connection and effective communication would be very helpful, especially to people like me. I try to save money as much as possible and spend it on things I like. It was nice of you to share your thoughts with us.
Hey Sophie, I have been watching your amazing contents since over a year ago.Your contents are pretty much valuable and inspirational ❤I myself have embodied those learnings into my life while embracing a slow and happy life at the moment.Grateful for your existence,loving girlie❤May everything work on your favor!Touch wood❤
Sophie I am watching your videos since years ago and I really really appreciate you so so so much😭🥹♥️ you are my truly truly inspiration and I wish you have a adorable weekend
Last year I removed the search engine from the main screen of my phone and deleted all social media apps. I only watch content on TH-cam and even that is limited. I now spend my time going on walks, taking care of my plants, doing bodyweight exercises at home and cooking from scratch. I also rediscovered the library last fall and enjoy reading with a cup of green tea or a homemade matcha latte. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything but have gained so much more by living a slower life.
I love it :)
Awesome and so admirable. 👍
This is exactly what I want 😊
Bravo! You're on the right track.
You're doing things I would like to incorporate into my own life.
EVERY day I think how super weird cell phones are. I'm 60 now and I remember long Summer days, riding my bike & eating strawberries, hanging out with friends. I knew I was expected home for lunch and/or dinner, so I would be on time. No phone calls, no cell phone. Nothing but the sounds of nature & my friends laughter. Simplier times, much better times. Most definitely healthier. A wonderful video! 💕💕💕
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I completely agree. I am 61. People had big discussions but after they still were friends.
@@adaada2193 I agree. People back then had big discussions but still remained friends... and decided to start ww1 and ww2.
It’s a strange thing; we didn’t have cell phones let alone smartphones growing up and I agree that in a lot of ways that was much better. But now I want my kids to be able to reach me when they need to and I can’t find an address that I visited multiple times if without google maps 😣
Those long summer days sound wonderful!!
I broke my ankle a month and a half ago and have been living a very slow lifestyle. I have not wasted more then a few hours in the past 1.5 months on any social media platforms and it has been revolutionary! My mental health has been the best it has been in years. I have spent most of my time tucked away in books that make me feel so fulfilled and good at the end of the day. I wish more people would take social media breaks and realize how much better their mental health can be.
@amberlepla4275 I wish you a speedy recovery, I'm also in the same position with my ankle and using my time wisely ❤
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That's wonderful! and I'm wishing you fast recovery
The other day I saw the quote "Focus on how your life feels rather than how it looks". I realized a few weeks ago I live a lot of my life through the lens of what it would look like as an Instagram story, and I realized I needed to step back from social media quite a bit. But I'll always tune in to my favorite TH-camrs! 🌻🌼💚
I have the same problem,instagram gaze😫😫
I used to feel uneasy, but now that I'm more intentional about purchases and savings, the more I feel like I'm ready for anything. I think having no debt really is freedom.
I’m currently downsizing both physically and mentally. Freeing myself from clutter and that which no longer makes my heart smile. I just want to spend time with peace. ❤
Oooh happy for you ❤️👏✨️
Prune the dead leaves of the past 🎉
I wish i could start too
Nothing makes sense anymore. Humanity is going the wrong direction.
I disagree. We are doing exactly what we are supposed to be doing. There will always be bad people.
@@CindymeCindynope
Oh yes, cptmuffy, I agree 100%.
@@CindymeCindyyou’re guided by fringe politics instead of logic. Humanity is ever worsening and doomed.
There is no wrong or right direction, so how we can judge
Same in Europe. Everything feels like such a worry, expenses have gone up like crazy and it doesn’t feel like things have gone back to normal since the pandemic? I find myself dreaming of the early 90s easy life I had as a child. Books, my bios and my friends. All summer long. Time didn’t exist, we felt so free. I wish I could feel like that as an adult 💕
I've had the same thoughts lately. 🙏🏽💕
I feel exactly like this. Things still don’t feel normal and often I find myself reminiscing of the 90s when I was young and everything seemed possible. Everything seemed like a great adventure.
I have been reflecting on that recently too …
I am also feeling nostalgic for those days!
Me too... Not having a phone whole day! Just call someone when you get home.
Sophie; I applaud your focus in your videos. It is great that you can run a lifestyle channel dedicated to slow living and minimalism. What I don't see is the integration and the necessity of working for a living, commuting, paying all of the bills, attending to health issues, repairing the auto, house, and yard maintenance. You are afforded the pleasure, time, leisure, and income to travel internationally. You failed to mention anything about children, your husband, or obligations to other family members. To me and everyone I know, your lifestyle is a fantasy - a pipe dream. I don't want "to rain on your parade" but a little reality of the complexities of your life and your secret to eliminate the difficulties, would help humanize your lifestyle channel.
I appreciate your comment and see where you are coming from. Every channel/creator is different, and my intent is to provide food for thought with these videos. I definitely don't have all the answers and don't have the credibility to touch on all topics, so I tread lightly on purpose. I do share bits and pieces of my life, but of course I also have my boundaries with putting so much of my life on the internet and I hope you and this community understand ❤️
I think this is a fair point. Of course what we see on this channel is not attainable for most people. But there are all sorts of content online and a lot of creators already showing “aspirational lifestyles” and trying to come across as transparent with their online community. Ultimately it’s always a curated cut of reality. I personally enjoy this channel as somewhere to find some peace and food for thought when I’m in the mood to reflect about essentialism. Doesn’t need to be close to reality.
Everything makes no sense now for me ... The only thing I want in the world is peace
Yess ❤️
I feel you.
❤ and ☮️ from Ukraine
I love how somehow a way that works for me to reconnect with life is by watching your videos. You make me believe that life has a lot to offer to us and that's mesmerising.
Thank you for that 🥺❤️
i'm a 17 yrs old girl from the Philippines and i knew your channel eversince i was 15, and i got to say “i'm going to live a life like yours ” oh to have a minimalist, peaceful, and less consumerism life. i really love that. now i own less of material things, i only keep what is important and i invest more in my future, travel more and help more, looking forward to be part in a philantropic groups!
thank you so much for your videos! please make moore🍃💛💛
What an achievement for such a young age. I wish I was as wise as you when I was your age. All the best.
You have an amazing channel Sophie. The content is so good especially where all of social media and capitalism is telling you to buy more and more. Keep going - Love from 🇮🇳
Thank you so much :) it really means a lot!
"When does convenience become isolation" is the question of the millenia! So much depth in one simple question...
Why do I feel like crying while watching? 🥺 I really resonate the content of your videos. How I wish many people realized the meaning of slow living and deep connection with others. Thank you for your videos which always keeps me grounded. I hope to meet you someday.
My child brought the 1989 book “Just One Wish” by Arcadio Lobato from kindergarten this week. And that's exactly what it's about: what happiness and satisfaction really mean. Namely the little things, the community and what you already own.
I've been talking about this for many years and I hope I can pass it on to my child ❤
Sometimes you cannot help but isolate because of what people do to you. I find that the quality of the people around you matters too.
Yes it absolutely does
This was a breath of fresh air, Sophie. And so very important to consider how we are living in this modern era. My favourite quote: "It's no measure of good health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." I appreciate how you return us to the simple but not small things, the ones that truly matter.
Socializing is a thing of the past. Even “families” have opted out. Oh what a wonderland we have turned this world into.
I see that too 😔 really sad to see
I suppose each place is different. I have many opportunities to socialize. I have to make the choice to slow down.
I feel like that even if we have social events or meet ups with families and friends everyone including me.. are just busy on fones and talking about what’s next! Everyone is into the future.. I don’t know lately I’ve been feeling disconnected with everything and everyone! 😭
I know ❤ For me it helps to be connected with nature, eating seasonal food and living a slow intentional lifestyle. Time alone to focus in what is really important in life is essential for me. Greetings from Norway 🌸✨
Greetings from Hawaii ❤️ thank you
@anashappydays ohh, you're living in norway! My absolute favourite Country, it's so beautiful. I would love to live There!
@@norwegian_soul Thank you ❤️ I am very happy here. Only wished the winters were shorter 😁
@@anashappydays oh yes, the Winters Are long. Do you live in the northern part?
@@norwegian_soul No, I live in Oslo.
People are so complicated now..many are passive aggressive and narcissistic. I keep to myself most of the time.
It's so nice when you meet another person who is like-minded
This is so very true unfortunately
I have been stuck in an almost constant existential crisis and state of disconnect. I just assumed it was because I am going to be 43 years old this year, but maybe a large part actually has to do with the state of the world.
Yes unfortunately 😔
TH-cam has been a beautiful platform to connect with like-minded souls, and I'm so thankful for the sense of belonging it brings. 🌷🌷🌷
Thank you for being a part of my journey! Fateme🌱🌱🌱
🥰 thanks for being a part of my journey too
I do believe that slowing down and getting back to our more natural roots would be beneficial to all.
It is true that those who invented certain social platforms knew it would be detrimental to society but they went forward anyway.
Getting off social media and distancing ourselves from tech as much as possible would only bring greater health in every way.
I have many ways to socialize so I have to be very selective as to not be too busy.
I never, ever use self checkout.
Even if asked to by the establishment. I say, no thank you, I like humans! ☺️
Plus I want humans to have these jobs. 👍🏼💕
I’ve been feeling this way for some time. The entire world seems disconnected from each other and we all live in this curated world of social media instead. I’m guilty myself of doom scrolling, and thinking the everyday tasks are so mundane. Thank you for the advice on how to find pleasure in the simple things again. Looking forward to implementing some of these tips tonight when I get home. Great video !! ❤
It's so easy to get lost in the monotony of our routines. You're definitely not alone! Simple pleasures make all the difference
So far, I can relate to this so much- your channel is always such a breath of fresh air. Life has really been advancing into just convenience- and the the remaining time and emotion out of it feels like an empty shell sometimes. Thank you so much for sharing your words of wisdom, we all really appreciate your channel so much :D
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I resonate with this video so heavily… incorporating more mindfulness creates improved connectedness to the simplicities of life and as a result, because society is so fact paced/microwave mentality, we lose touch or feel disconnected to that lifestyle..
Currently the only social media I have is TH-cam.. I commit to 6 month deactivations and am now feeling ready to completely cancel my account… if only I wasn’t a therapist and an author .: everyone pushes me to stay connected for the sake of my book. I hate it there.
My goal is to start a box garden. The idea of disconnecting and enjoying life fully… social connections, nature, my dog and daughter.. the fundamentals. They are everything 💛🦋
I love that! I want a box garden too 😍 grow herbs and make my own teas. Good luck ❤️
So true. House chores have always been my dilemma. I found myself getting bored of them and feeling like wasting my time easily but at the same time, it seems to be a big thing in our lives. Now I know it's about the perspective towards it. It could be about bringing meaning to every action/task. Increase the meaning of our life.❤
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“The driver sat in his iron seat and he was proud of the straight lines he did not will, proud of the tractor he did not own or love, proud of the power he could not control. And when that crop grew, and was harvested, no man had crumbled a hot clod in his fingers and let the earth lift past his fingertips. No man had touched the seed, or lusted for the growth. Men ate what they had not raised, had no connection with the bread. The land bore under iron, and under iron gradually died; it was not loved or hated, it had no prayers or curses.”
I recently read Grapes of Wrath and found it echoed a lot of the sentiments you discuss in this video. I can recommend it to anyone who resonates with these ideas.
I feel connected through watching your videos, it fills me with so much comfort and hope. I do feel that we are experiencing life dysmorphia and it’s really screwing with our sense of reality
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You read my mind! I have been feeling this way for way too long to remember. I often think about how is the earth sustainable? The way we use things to the way things are wasted. The faster we are growing, the more distant we are from reality. We are not meant to live this way hence the feeling of disconnection. It's like we live in a virtual world and it is an illusion. Reality is simple and peaceful. But then, we are made to feel unambitious when we seek simplicity.
Yes!! So glad you can see it.
I've been following you for a while now and this might be my favourite videos of yours. You echo my own thoughts, I really resonated with everything you said and it's all what's been forming my life and mindset for the last few years!
Thank you! So happy to hear that
I'm so happy that I discovered this channel. The videos are so comforting, visually pleasing , beautifully scripted, and well informative! My favorite TH-camr ever ❤
I feel all this, the disconnect from society and enjoying the simple things, so I started to change that, only shopping from little independent shops and getting to know the people, growing my own food, enjoying the seasons. It makes such a difference ❤
I love that so much. Those little changes make such a big difference
This was the perfect video that I needed to see today to remind me that I don’t need to be hustling all the time or accomplishing some big task. It’s ok to slow down and appreciate the simple things in life.
This has been such a struggle for me. I’m trying to embrace that as well.
I used to live in areas where the only way to shop was through big box stores. Fortunately I live in an area that those types of stores are too far to get to and I am surrounded by orchards, farms and a lot of local businesses that I can support. It’s very easy where I live to eat locally and find whole, fresh foods in season. We still need the supermarket for certain items but it has probably been over 9 years since I’ve stepped foot into a Costco, Sam’s Club or chain restaurant. I’m very proud of that and like you, wish we could all own enough land to grow our own food and live a more healthy and sociably connected lifestyle.
I often feel like I'm watching a movie of 'life' like it was a video game and others are playing inside. And then I wonder how they don't feel like it but take it as normal. The disconnect is real. I've taken to follow accounts on social media of people who have exited all that, homesteaders who have gone back to the the beauty and simplicity of the small things. It's wonderful that you and others are still making content like that ❤
Missed you Sophie! Great that you visited Japan and also you describing a Japanese Tea Ceremony. Your wise thoughts are delivered through your beautiful peaceful persona and artistic video...by gentle example and persuasion. As a senior I will state that I have rarely heard anyone present these kind of thoughts and I have never seen anyone do it like you. May you keep sharing this as long as possible because so many rarely even think or contemplate why they do what they do. Yes I also need to do it more too.
Such valid & much needed thoughts. There is a definite disconnect that is happening in our society. Everyone just lives for the approval received via social media. It’s as if people are chasing the “likes” 24 hours a day. A never ending merry-go-round ride!
I’ve been feeling all of this hard. I don’t care for society. It’s to fast, rushed, loud, angry, and disconnected for sure. As someone who was a kid in the 70’s, and a teen in the 80’s… I find the last 10 years, especially the last 4, just too much. They are building on every free space, plowing through the hills around here in California. Nature and animals are everything to me. They just be. They aren’t rushing.
Yes it feels like too much too quick. I can see it here on Maui too
Cheers to more intentional living ✨🫶✨
Making time to be intentional to watch your videos and learn.~thank you as always
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This is great Sophie ❤ life is moving at a pace that our brains cant keep up with, stripping back to basics is where we will find lots of peace❤
Your voice is so soothing and grounding, thanks for sharing some wisdom.
Thanks for watching ❤️
I often think of my Mum's reluctance to get a mobile phone. She never did. How she refused to use an ATM to withdraw money. She never did. Instead, wanting to go inside the bank with her passbook where she inevitably had a nice chat with the teller, lol. I often think slow living is just how people's lives were, how they just lived their life, how they use to be. How I remember my childhood to be. It was refreshing to see this on a recent trip to Indonesia. I want more balance. Ure video resonated ty. ❤✌️
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Your thoughts are mine in so many ways,Sophie! Algorithms, especially in regard of recommendations are boundaries. I firmly believe that we need to challenge our life vision. That is what evolving means for me. Yesterday I went to the bookstore without any plan. When suddenly my feet let me to a tower of books. I just followed the feeling and took the one my arm already found. It was packed so I could not read anything. The title was "A gentle notes". Instead a short resume, on the back was only written "take what you need". I decided to follow the message from above and to trust my intuition. I am so tired of scores, recommendations and ratings. They all are cages for the intuition, for the right to choose alone. Well, the book turned out to be a wonderful letter to me ❤ Thank you, Universe!
I agree so much with this. It’s encouraging to find someone that communicates these ideas in such a beautiful and inspiring way ❤ I hope more people start hearing about this way of seeing the world - not all will agree, but I’m sure many will find more fulfilling lives.
Thank you Sophie to tackle this subject, it is such an important one to fell good in our daily life and to take care of the Earth. Let's go to the source🌱🌻✨
I agree with you completely, and I’m so glad I’m not the only person feeling this way.
Life is very off these days and like you I’m trying to get back to basics food and entertainment wise.
Where you live looks beautiful ❤
Revisited your page today after several months. I like how you make your video shorter than your old videos. I still enjoy watching/listening to your videos. Thank you for making slow-living content!
I’m so glad I subscribed, listening to you is like hearing myself think.
All your questions and thoughts… i can relate to them, i have the same thoughts and questions all the time! Thank you for sharing!!❤
This video is so timely, thank you for reminding us to slow down and be more intentional with my daily life. Lovely video.
Yes i been feeling this way for years now! Thank you for all your calming video's ❤
You go, Sister! Keep on sharing your thoughts and wonders. Forward to basics. Love it! I’m grateful to follow you. ❤
Aw thank you for listening ❤️
I am so with you! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and encouragements🌟
You are literally my soul sister from another birth. I have been feeling this for some time. Since last year when I went to India to my hometown which just didn’t feel home. Everything is modern, I miss the old small shops and street food. I knew the people before and now it felt like a strange world.
I am not perfect myself but I do miss my childhood which felt so innocent and pure and connected. Thank you so much for sharing this video ❤❤
❤ another sister here. Breathe.
I totally agree with your video. We need to put our phones down and be more present, intentional. Time also last longer when we are not scrolling in our phones. I would love to see more content about this topic. Cell phones are impacting this and future generations 🙏
Beautiful video from the sound of your soothing voice to the beautiful photos & the truth about what you’ve mentioned. You are spot on!❤
Thahk you so much Kathy!
So true! I’ve been feeling a little exhausted and fatigued lately. Feeling detached from real life and my own nature is what it comes down to I guess… Time to turn back inwards and a huge reset! ❤ I love your beautifully made videos. Keep them coming. Love from Holland.
I feel so disconnected lately. I feel like my day should always be productive and that when it’s not I feel so bad and sorry! I can’t focus at all and sit still.. so I am working on myself now! Your videos makes me feel that I’m not alone! People out there feels the same like me! And it makes me feel comforted! This life is so different from what I grew up in. In my country in Philippines before we just care about what surround us. I didn’t even have any idea what the other worlds look like! Now with Soc med it’s all in your face! And sometimes you feel like you’re way left behind! I just want to be grounded again! Your video reminds me that real life still exist!
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You are wonderful, tha k you for being such a guiding calming light
Thank you for saying that❤️
I think this is one of your best videos. Beautiful work & very thought provoking.
Thank you so much! Thank you for watching ❤️
back to basics is great. go in the speed of nature, the flow of seasons. no need to rush. just be. and no need to care what others think for your own choices.
My new morning ritual is making coffee with my moka pot. It takes my attention and time to make sure the brew is right. Love it
I always appreciate your questioning of consuming, and thoughtful decisions and ideas.🌼
It is Jesus that keeps me feeling grounded, safe, and ALIVE.
🙌🙌🙌 praying everyone feels the peace I do.
I really love your videos. Thanks for remind me that it is a different way to live life. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
Your videos are always so simply put and at the same time so deep. I can tell you studied Philosophy 🥰
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Girl, this was the most amazing video I’ve seen in a long time! Maybe ever! It made me feel a certain way and inspired me a great deal. Thank you so much and keep doing what you’re doing!
Don’t fix what’s not broken. Appreciate this reminder! :) glad you’re better! And love the message of being present in the little things.
You've vocalized my recent thoughts. Thank you so, so much for this video ❤
Glad you can relate!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is such a beautiful video, thank you 🙏🏽
Sophie, I open you had the best time in Japan. This video was just what I needed. I started making sourdough bread at home a few months ago and haven’t bought it from a grocery store since! 🙌🏽
I recently started working only one day a week so I could spend more time with family and taking care of my children. We have what we need with very tight budgeting, but not much else. I have never felt more happy, fulfilled and satisfied with life than i do now. I thought it would be the opposite. That i would feel so restricted without as much money, but there is such a freedom that I have gained in now being able to raise my daughters.
I have this feeling almost every time I walk into a shop, thought I was the only one!
Definitely not!
I love how smart and talented you are coming up with topics and delivering them so well ❤ Hope you feel better soon!
Oh Sophie how true are your words! I feel all what you said in this beautiful video and how much technology disconnected all of us in the past years.So very sad. Sometimes I feel sorry for the young generation growing up brainwashed this way and all I can think is how lucky I have been to grow up just the simple way it should be....❤
Agree with you. There is a lot of disconnection in this world, and hopefully, it is not too late.😢
Your videos are always so calming🩷 I love them! Keep them coming, thank you for the important reminders 🙏🏻🌸
Thank you so much ❤️🥰
Love love this one I can relate on so many levels, being a Costco employee now going on 34 years I have seen the disconnect in how people treat one another and how desensitized our employees have become myself included sadly. However i am in a position where I mentor the new and not so new employees on the importance of finding the good in our members even the cranky ones. I myself as I check the receipts I made it a point to give EVERYONE a smiling face be it on there receipt or on a hand drawn smile on a bandage I wear on my thumb that I hand the receipt back to the members. And most do not notice the one on my thumb but the ones that do I thank them for slowing down long enough to embrace the little effort I put into possibly making there experience at costco a little more pleasant.
Oh I can only imagine the things you see. How sweet you try to make everyone smile 🥺💕 sending you big hug
I couldn’t agree more with everything you said. Thank you for putting together this video and expressing what we all feel. Sometimes, it's difficult to put our feelings into words because we've lost the basic skill of communicating our emotions. This video has made my day. ❤
I needed this ..perfect time ❤
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Love you so much ❤❤❤
you worded this SO well.
I am single and I am alone..
It feels good 👍
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*You are not really alone...you have yourself...go for a cup of tea together...*
@@TheYah00netstar I take myself out a lot
Me too! The simple thing and my spiritual journey make me happy.
Thank you for speaking your thoughts, Sophie ❤ agree with you! Love from Russia
Sending much Love from Hawaii
I relate a lot with this video, Sophie. I feel like humans are becoming robots, and we need to connect with each other, to be in nature, to look each other in the eyes. Thank you for the tips, it is a beautiful video, as usual ❤
Love and peace to you ✨️
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Another wonderful video which speaks to so many of us! Well done Sophie! ❤️🥰😘
I'm just happy that you are still on TH-cam. I came to know your channel during the pandemic. Was it in 2020? Idk. Your channel made me appreciate life on a different perspective. 😊
Just want to thank you as always for sharing your views in life, Sophie!! Lovelots dear!! ❤
You are so poetic..your videos feel like calming and meditating podcasts
You presented this in a very positive way. Mahalo. You didn't sound sick to me but I couldn't hear how you feel. 2 weeks in Japan sounds great. I was only there for 7 days a few years back. 2 weeks seems like a good minimum.
Just wow, your video inspired me a lot! Thank you for sharing it!
Thank you for watching ❤️
I missed your wisdom. Beautiful video 🍃
I realised how much i love interacting with people. I was ignorant towards my need to socialize bc i always step on the side of my fear and what it wants. But i lose so much opportunities to just have fun that now i can't take it anymore. I isolate myself constantly and that might be the biggest reason why i feel so disconnected. Because when i with people i feel more alive than ever.
What's the meaning of life...i don't ask this question with the same fear of unknown anymore. For me it's doing what makes you feel alive. Take courage is one of this. I always have this ticklish but pleasant feeling inside when i think 'what if i would do that? what would happen? i most definitely be happy'. I acknowledge my fear is still there but i do baby steps. And it's so beautiful to see how i'm outgrowing my fears.
It's from Japan!I am happy to hear that you had a great time in Japan and immerse yourself into Jp's tea ceremony culture!Thank you for sharing ur nice vlog!:-)
We're starting to believe that our human nature is whats slowing us down from achieving an optimum productivity!
I loved this message, Sophie and we missed you!😊
I agree with everything, go to nature, spend time to places you wanted and be appreciative but in reality there’s a lot of responsibilities, stress at work needed to everyday… if only I can do this everyday.
Love your channel. I have spend the morning thinking of the simple things and simple times. Re-evauluating how to use my precious time.
I feel the same way as you stated. I always look for meaning in my life and I think that the world is moving too fast. I wish technology would stop advancing and not be needed anymore. A need for connection and effective communication would be very helpful, especially to people like me. I try to save money as much as possible and spend it on things I like. It was nice of you to share your thoughts with us.
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Hey Sophie,
I have been watching your amazing contents since over a year ago.Your contents are pretty much valuable and inspirational ❤I myself have embodied those learnings into my life while embracing a slow and happy life at the moment.Grateful for your existence,loving girlie❤May everything work on your favor!Touch wood❤
Sophie I am watching your videos since years ago and I really really appreciate you so so so much😭🥹♥️ you are my truly truly inspiration and I wish you have a adorable weekend
Thank you so much ❤️