My favourite quote: “Being content with little is the ultimate civil disobedience in modern times”! :-)

Hello johanna. I'm the mom of 2 from the philippines who commented in one of your videos. I really love your ideas and insights towards minimalism and being eco-friendly. Our family also do our best to save the environment by reducing our stuff and waste. An environmentalist once said we may get rid of our stuff or declutter 90% of our things but always remember that everything we throw/get rid of still exist somewhere in our planet. So our main goal is not to reduce but to refuse and stop buying as much as possible and live sustainably.

I am a minimalist since a few years and i love it. Everytime i find something to declutter i am so happy. Friends and Family dont understand this and say „oh its so empty“ and laughing about me.But thats not my problem. To glad my husband like our home so empty and clean 😊 Love your videos. Can you show us your wardrobe please?

I always loved how decluttering made me feel, I was never a maximalist, but I developed a shopping addiction over the last 2 years

Oh my goodness, I nearly fell off my chair when you mentioned me! 🙏🌈. Thank you for sharing your story, it is so interesting. Sometimes it seems as though the only point of our human existence is to sell stuff to each other!! Seems to be a big part of our time here. But you are right, cutting through the conditioning and realising that I don't HAVE TO buy all these things was such a massive expansion in consciousness for me.

Really enjoyed this video! So interesting to hear about all the places you have lived! I definitely was a maximalist while growing up - when I think of all the toys we had in our house (I'm one of four children), I can just feel the busy-ness and clutter of the house haha! Much prefer keeping a space with only things that have a purpose and I'm working towards that in my home now!

I am binge-watching your channel today. I coined the term 'Stoic beauty'. I am still moved by aesthetics; a calm and warm space. I find that can be readily achieved with very little expense. A nice wood floor needs not a Persian rug. Plain white walls. Furnishing with plants, as you noted in another video. The use of negative space (ma, in Japanese design). Warmth in lighting - such beautiful soft light from inexpensive Ikea paper lights. And quality in things that really matter - two examples only, a really firm, organic mattress and a Japanese petty knife for cooking. Your content affirms so much of what I have realised about what matters in my life since discovering minimalism in 2014. It's a joy to watch. As, of course, extreme minimalism is very counter-cultural and all the messages - from advertising and society about what amounts to 'winning life' - are the exact opposite.

I'm struggling to deal with all the stuff I accumulated to the point it makes me feel helpless. I've heard about minimalism and cleaning methods, but I have trouble putting any of that knowledge into action. Watching your video gave me a new inspiration, because you show how good it may feel like to be free of stuff. I think deep down I was afraid I'm just going to regret not having the familiarity of "my dear mess" around me. I know full well that all that stuff is in fact just a prison I built around myself because I'm afraid of moving on with my life. Thank you!

At first I thought you were an American, your accent is practically flawless! I'm amazed at your bravery and adventurous spirit at traveling to all these foreign countries to live! I just subscribed because I want to learn more about how you supported yourself in those countries and how you were able to communicate in them.

Wow I love your journey! I’m from Japan and I agree that we still using so many plastic and we often buy cheap items at 100 yen shop. Those reasonable items are making us to accumulate more and more.

Wow what life, interesting journey and what great mindset! Fascinating video, thank you for that.

Wow! What journeys you have done! Thanks for sharing a lovely video! I wasn't a minimalist when I started decluttering my wardrobe. You know "I have nothing to wear!!!" screaming in my head whilst looking at all clothes I wasn't wearing. After that I saw the documentary on Netflix or HBO, I can't remember, about The Mininmalists and something clicked in me. That's how it all started out for me. I'm not done yet decluttering all things since I do live with my husband who is a non-minimalist, though not a hoarder. We do have gotten much stuff since moving in together (ages ago) and bringing up three children. So I'm much into The Swedish Death Cleaning-method combined with minimalism. It's a slow journey since I have several health issues and it will take it's time, but it's so much better than before. My wardrobe is pretty small. I only have what I love to wear and feel comfortable in. I sold of handbags, clothes, shoes etc and also donated plus recycled. If I need something, I think about it for a while and then I buy it. Like I bought my new Birkenstocks a while ago since I really wanted them. My old ones lasted for 13 yrs and then they completely kind of broke down lol!

This is the third video of yours I've watched in a row. You are amazing! You have lived so many places that I'm curious how many languages you speak. Do speak Swedish, French, Mandarin, and Japanese???

Then I moved to Australia! Then I moved to Thailand! Then I moved to Italy! you go girl! Lol

So enjoyable....thank you.

Great video! 🤍

Thanks for sharing about your journey!

My favorite video 😻

Love your videos ! New subscriber ✨

Lovely video. I particularly liked your point regarding making a new purchase and thinking about how to pass it on or dispose of it when you no longer need it (or it breaks or wears out). Here in the UK if you don't have a car it can be particularly difficult.

Interesting video ,very inspiring 👌

I love all your videos ! To be honest, I binge-watched them ;-) I am a minimalist since several year, but still in learning process ;-) I am so glad I found your channel. I really like the fact that you combine minimalism, ecology and spirituality (non-duality love and compassion) which is sometimes forgotten by the others minimalists. By the way, my son is autistic (high fonctionning) and I am very interested in your view on this too ;-)

Hej Saga, thank you for sharing your story. My minimalism journey first started on February 1, 2016 but i started getting stuff again in 2020 (i was unhappy and thrifting was my comfort) and in 2022 i am restarting minimal living again

Hi Joanna,just happened to discover ur channel and loooove the ideas that u r sharing. I'm also in my intern of being a minimalist. A Chinese subscriber living in NZ ❤

Loved your video and minimalism is so liberating

Good share I can relate to alot of it 👍

Hej Saga! Jättekul och inspirerande att höra din minimalisthistoria 😻 Jag blir nyfiken på din garderob så en minimalist closet tour är ett förslag😌 Ha det bäst!!

I'm new here and you look like such a cute and positive person. I'm also quite impresssed in how many countries you lived cause it's my goal too. So far I'm moving out from Portugal to Iceland and honestly I've stored too much things in Portugal (after living there just for 2 years). Keeping this in mind I will sell some more stuff and try to take to Iceland only really necessary things. You also inspired me to organize stuff in my family home since these stuff are my resposability (although I don't have here a lot). I was growing up as a maximalist and nowaydays I'm much more minimalist.

Inspiring :) Please make a video on all your belongings. Would love to see your small wardrobe. Thanks!

Your journey is inspiring! Thank you for sharing. I'm a new subscriber, can you share what you do for a living that you move to so many different countries? It sounds like an amazing adventure.

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Tack för videon!! Kan du göra video om vad du jobbade med i de olika länderna du bodde i? Blir 18 i år och är jätte intresserad av att bo utomlands😊 Du inspirerar sjukt mycket både i minimalismen och i resandet.

What an exciting life you lead🌹

Things are actually harder to get rid of than they are to acquire. Whatever it is, I am almost always better off without it.

Subscribed:) but hey, no need to hurry when talking ;)

Do you have an opinion on the value of "Swedish death cleaning"?

What did you do for work in all these different countries?

Hi, I really like your vibes! Btw, I am Russian girl, living in Japan! You have such a great potential! But I think if you could talk slower, maybe it would be easier for listener to comprehend your thoughts and also be more relaxing to listen to)))

I’m trying so hard to be minimalist

Hello, May I share an Old Testament Verse with you from Daniel 7:14 "And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a Kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should SERVE Him; his dominion is an Everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not pass away, and His Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." Also, can I share Isaiah 53:5 " But HE was WOUNDED For our TRANSGRESSIONS, he was BRUISED for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, & with His STRIPES we are HEALED." God the Father loves you so much that He sent Holy Sinless Jesus (His Holy Son) to earth to be born of a virgin.Then, to grow up and die on a cross for our sins. He was in the tomb for 3 days, then Father God raised Holy and Sinless Jesus Christ (Y'shua) to Life! He appeared to people & went back to Heaven. We must receive Sinless Jesus sincerely to be God's child(John 1:12).After we get saved by grace through faith in Christ, if we truly love the Lord Jesus Christ, then we will obey Jesus(John 14:15). Mark 1:15 "And saying, the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: Repent ye, and believe the gospel." Jesus said in John 14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. "There's a real hell. It says in Revelation 21:8 "But for the cowardly, & unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, & immoral persons sorcerers & idolaters & all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire & brimstone..." Please sincerely receive Holy Jesus and put your true faith & trust in Him today and please repent. Will you have a Real encounter with Holy Lord Jesus (Y'shua is His Hebrew Name) & stay in a Genuine relationship with Him daily please?cool video you did on minimalism!

Love many of your ideas. But you talk so fast I can’t understand enough of them. 🥴

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