Hahahaha yes. that's an old machine that needs to be taken apart, salvaged, parts sold responsibly and then e-waste recycled ;)

Glad you like it. Thanks for your comment and support I appreciate it a lot. 🤗

Hi @jacquelineshukla919 wow thank you. Much appreciated. Stay tuned for more videos upcoming. SVB. 😍

Hi there! Thanks heaps for your kind comments and your appreciation! Your support is much appreciated! Stay tuned for more upcoming videos on minimalism! Keep in touch. SVB. 😍

Thank you for your wonderful and considerate comments. They are much appreciated. So glad you liked the video and the ideas. Always a pleasure. 😍

Hi @karenthomas7106 ! Thank you for your wonderful comments. I deeply appreciate it. So happy you are on your minimalism journey of self discovery and that the video was helpful to you on your journey. I can truly say that I have found it liberating to live with only what I truly need and this has in turn given me time and space to pursue my passions and spend time and experiences with family and friends. Stay tuned for new videos each week and please let me know what you think as it can be helpful for me to make better videos. 😍

Hi @micaylab1 perfectly summarised! Thanks heaps and love it!!! 😍 SVB.

@@simpleveganbeing What advice would you give people who are struggling with OCD and want to use minimalism to Help Them Fight The Monster that is the OCD?

Hi @micaylab1 thank you for your question. 1. OCD can be a clinical condition that may require professional therapy. 2. My first humble advice would be to seek profession counselling to get an assessment and how to handle it. 3. My second humble advice would be, nothing will ever be perfect. No matter how perfect the videos look there are still imperfections in the videos and life. That is my honest truth. I personally aim to be as simple as possible but when it starts to constantly bother me then I know that it is just time to just take a step back and see the big picture, how much I have achieved and be grateful for it. I am never going to be perfect, but I also do not want to completely ignore basic hygiene, mental health, and inner peace. I sincerely hope this helps you. Once again I am not a clinical psychologist or a clinical psychiatrist M.D. I would highly recommend talking to your primary care physician M.D. to get a medical assessment and how best to work with it. Thanks heaps, much loving kindness, compassion and empathy to you. Plant strong, animal love, planet peace. SVB.🤗

Hi ya there! Thanks heaps for your wonderful comment. It is such deep, analytical comment that captures the essence of the video and the message of the journey i've had so far and the very realisations I have made. Love it! Plant strong, animal love, planet peace. SVB.

Hi @karenthomas7106 thank you for leaving such a heart felt comment. I deeply appreciate it. I am sorry that your mum and aunt who passed away. I understand how it can be a burden. Clutter definitely adds to anxiety. I know this first hand. I need calm, peace, quiet and space in my life to think and unwind after a strenuous day as do most of us so keeping it minimal and easy to maintain helps me a lot. I am so glad I was able to help you out if even a tiny bit. That is the goal of this channel. It's to share my experiences such that it may help anyone out there. Lot's of love and peace. SVB.

Hi @jacquelineshukla919 Thank you so much for this kind comment. I am so happy you enjoy my videos. I just want to put stuff out there on my experiences in the hopes that it will help others as that is how I learnt all that I know and have been practicing today. I try to keep them calm, peaceful and tranquil as that is what I enjoy the most all the while with hopefully useful information. Love love love that you are vegan! Kindred spirits. I'm actually looking into a new vegan podcast as well on the same channel so if you are interested hopefully I'll have one going next year. It's already October! Totally agreed. Having that vegan mindset makes you wonder where else you could possibly simplify your life to have a little extra peace of mind and tranquility, and just overall be a better person. I totally hear you. Love it. Thanks heaps for your lovely comment and stay tuned. I have more coming. Just a little slow due to the move but so much more ideas in my head. Much love. Plant strong, animal love, planet peace. SVB.

Hi @janetv3121 thank you for your kind comment and happy that you found this video helpful. 😊 Over a period of time you will naturally figure out what works for you for sure. Looks like you are already on this journey! 😍 Let me know how it goes. It took me quite some time 😊 Love SVB.

😂 @kolton7262 thanks heaps totally appreciate it! 😍

Hi @nanomeow ! thanks heaps for your lovely comment. I appreciate it a 😊lot. I try to do my best. I want to enjoy this planet as much as possible for sure in all of her raw beauty and purity! The world is truly a beautiful place. Love SVB.

Yep totally! love it and thanks heaps for your kind and loving comment. Love SVB

Hi ya @lindabourketempleton4040 nice to hear from you. My ancestors lead a furniture free lifestyle which is difficult to imagine in the west due to the cold climates. But I am well accustomed to sleeping on the ground on a thick cotton, tight weave mat, and my foam cushions as pillows. I use a blanket of course in winter. I was trained this way whenever I visited India. The first time I saw this I was shocked but it does my body wonders. I do live with another person so after our move we will buy a bed. That said I can and have for many years during my education slept on the floor and it is the best thing for one's back and muscles from a biological and scientific perspective. I also sit on the ground and get up from the ground. I have now been doing this for 2 years instead of owning office furniture. We did own a dining table but yet again both my husband and I come from an ancient ancestry that is accustomed to furniture free living. We sit on the ground to eat and eat with our bare hands. Extreme minimalism or just being super eco-conscious and living simple?! Thanks heaps, Plant Strong Animal Love Planet Peace.

Love it love it love it!!! 😍 I do live in the Arctic north for another 2 days. I do use a dryer in the winters when it gets down to -15 C and we mould mildew risks. But otherwise in summer we like you enjoy using the dry rack for drying stuff. No need to waste / consume fossil fuels right!? Plant strong, animal love, planet peace. SVB.

Love love love! Oh I would love to buy a caravan and live out of it. We plan on a tiny house to reduce our carbon footprint. Being Raw Vegan already means I am not contributing to 25% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and the massive deforestation of the amazon! the lungs of our planet. I also do not consume palm oil for ethical reasons as it is horrid and also destroys massive rainforest ecosystems that house many species including the orangutans. Breaks my heart. Oh my life seems to make me move countries quite a bit so I have these suitcases but I am hoping to settle down much like yourself. I'm loving your questions! Thanks heaps! Love it! Plant Strong Animal Love Plant Peace.

Not sure what you mean. I am from Australia! Aussie aussie aussie ..... I had to modify the accent as Americans could NOT for the love of all things good, understand the accent and to make things worse Americans struggled with the concept of a brown person being Australian ... go figure!

Totally agreed! I simply did not have time for it as I am moving across the ditch. You'll know what that means from one aussie with a horrible american accent to another true blue! 😊 I just was too busy and had too many issues pop up to solve so didn't quite get there. I actually may make one once I get to the land across the ditch from down undah, once I complete my trip from the Arctic North to the bottom ends of the earth to the land of the long white cloud. Please stay tuned for sure. Thanks heaps for your wonderful questions Linda! I love it! Please keep them coming! I hope to be better and do my best for sure! I am always work in progress and constantly trying to improve for sure so thank you for sharing your wisdom with me for I can learn from it! Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB.

Hi @Diana-ct1hf Thanks for your kind comment! I appreciate it a lot! So glad I could inspire you! 😊 Yep I am moving and so I put my stuff in the suitcase for travel but I also use that periodically to ensure that I am not over accumulating needless stuff. I'll have more videos coming out in August. Stay tuned! Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB.

Hi @naomimoehlis6933 Wow thank you so much for your kind words. I am truly grateful that I am able to inspire you! 😊 This all comes from the heart and lots of tough experiences. I am doing my best and still definitely growing with a few odd mistakes along the way. But I try my best. Stay tuned as i hope to have more videos out. I am currently moving but should have videos out in a few weeks. Thanks heaps! Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace ... SVB.

Hi @SeverusSnapesDaughter Yes I do! @SVBSimpleVeganBeing I have not quite started posting to it but will start once I am done with the move in about 3 weeks time! Stay tuned! I'll post there as well! thanks heaps! Love SVB!

@simpleveganbeing I think I found it, thanks so much😊😊

@@SeverusSnapesDaughter awesome!

Hi ya @maryblackburn8018 thank you for your wonderful comment. So glad you found this channel and more importantly so happy I am able to help you in whatever little way I can. I totally get you! Yep. No need to invest so much money on clothes of anykind that actually are to your personal style and taste preferences. I bought a lot of those peices at my local thrift store / goodwill / salvation army. Those peices where practically brand new and unused for 25% of the actual retail price. I do not even shop retail anymore ... except for personal personal items ofcourse :) Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB.

Thank you for trying it! Glad you like it!!! Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB. 😊

Hi there! Thanks for your wonderful and thoughtful comment I appreciate it a lot. It is super simple right! Yep totally the cream residue which is packed with nutrition is amazing for creamy alfredo sauces always compassionately vegan ofcourse. Totally! Thanks heaps! Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB. 😍

Hi ya there. Thanks for your kind and thoughtful comment. I absolutely appreicate it. Great that the carnivore diet is working out for you. I love it 😍 I come from an ancient ancestry (3rd oldest civilisation on the planet with possibly the oldest first known language), and the birth of so many practices adopted by the world. For almost 9000 years we have been taught ahimsa, non-violence. Without boring you too much I have stuck to it. As a raw vegan, like you too, I do not need any pots or pans, no stove (landfill gadget), no oven (landfill gadget), no microwave, no dishwasher, no freezer always empty, no fridge (but I use one for convenience), no cooking ladles etc, I do not have to cook, clean, scrub the pots or pans, or clean the stove oh and no horrible rangehood to take out the smells or have to clean it. My ancestors did not have any of this and so despite growing up in the West I watched them when I visited and adopted their diet and ways. Additionally because I do not cook I do not use much electricity either so that kinda saves me a tonne of money especially down south were electricity is expensive and oh gas stoves in Australia, NZ and California release high levels of toxic pollution. Additionally, my carbon footprint is super low as the diet is void of methane emissions where methane is 28 times more powerful than CO2, per IEA, EPA scientific data and more destructive. Plants use CO2 for a bit. I can get into the scientific details but facts and figures are boring. Forest fires are more interesting that affects everyone ... sadly. We are taught the principle of karma. We are all connected. What goes around comes around. I can explain the scientific basis of this principle. It is along the lines of graph theory which I will let you figure out. Not to mention the plant diet I follow has profound healing effects on the body according to Dr. Caldwelly Esselstyn, pcrm.org, Dr. Michael Gregor, American Heart Assoc, Australian Cancer Assoc. and a tonne of other medical professionals and scientists. In the West sadly physicians schooled in a certain way of thinking saying eat plants is considered blasphemy. But in India 1/3 rd of the population almost the size of the USA is naturally strict lacto-only vego. So asking them to kill and eat animals who feel pain and fear of death is considered blashpemous as the religion says no to killing any living being as that reduces the humanity in us and reduces our levels of consciousness. Sorry for the long reply but thank heaps for your comment and being minimalist. I absolutely appreciate it. So happy it is working for you. Much love, kindness, compassion and empathy. Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB.☺

Oh and I forgot about the deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest caused by animal agriculture and soy and corn production purely to feed the animals. Where do the animals get their Calcium from ... technically was suppposed to be grass and plants but you know animals these days are fed GMO corn, soy, antiobiotics that causes a proliferation of antiobiotic drug resistent super bugs, zoonotic diseases, swine flu, avian flu, harmful e-coli, pig waste dumping in the rural poor south in the black communities which is just sad, with lawsuits, and the list just goes on. Anyways, it is just overwhelming the amount of first hand experiences the human species is going through out there to mention it all and the overwhelming evidence from the scientific community and honestly just using plain old common sense to see if things add up even with or without scientific studies that I am well aware can be biased and corrupt. I think at the end of the day here is what I have learnt. Obey the laws of nature and the rules of the universe or perish. I had to sadly learn this the hard way. Denial is not an option for me unfortunately or identity based on misaligned historical and cultural practices void of common sense and logic. If what I am doing is working for me then I must be doing something right, if what I am doing is not working out for me ... consequences starting to show up, then may be what I am doing is wrong and I need to change my mind. bottom line, if i do not behave per the laws of nature and live in harmony with mother nature, she will take me out, cause she is ultimate power not humans who think we can "engineer" our way out of this mess we have created due to our egoistic identities as pointed out by the vedhas, tibetan buddhism, zen buddhism, even christianity when the human interpretations have been stripped bare revealing the ultimate truth, kindness, compassion and empathy always towards all livng beings. as gandhi and chief seattle said "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that the more helpless a creature the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of humankind." Gandhi. The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. Chief Seattle.

Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it. Wow a decade is a long time. Thank you for not contributing to mindless consumerism, that only adds more trash to landfill and destroy nature through the toxic sludge during production as well as post production. I love that you are consuming less, aware of the planet and the other species on it and living in harmony not adding to climate change. We need more conscious aware consumers like you who understand to buy used, not new, and understand that the whole point about minimalism is to live simple and live without harming anyone or anything on this beautiful earth that you and I share in with loving kindness and harmony. I have a lot to learn, thank you for sharing. I appreciate this. 😍 Plant Strong, Animal Love, Peace.

Hi @anielyantra1 Thank you for your wonderful comment. I absolutely appreciate it. Love that you have found your own colour palette that works for you. 😍 and a lovely plant. So beautiful. 😊 Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB.

Hi @dude7229. Thank you for your profound and very thoughtful comment. Totally onboard with you on that. 😉 Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB.

Universal kindness. Mr. D

Thanks 🙂

Hi @mgq54 Thank you for your lovely comment. I appreciate it a lot. You are welcome. I do my best and all that I do comes from the heart. I am by no means perfect myself and it has been a journey for me too. I have found going zero-waste so liberating as I have saved so much money, time, effort and hauling trash (recyclables of which 70% goes into landfill). It has just been a blessing to be honest. Thanks for your comment 😍 and Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB.

Hi @mgq54 Thanks for your very thoughtful comment. I agree with the dingy and my own laundry powder too. Wow you do laundry the old school way! That is amazing! I wash some of my personal items myself with good ol' elbow grease! as that is the most hygenic way that was taught to me by my ancestors so I totally hear you. Yep totally on board with vinegar! Such a versatile and non-toxic way! Love it! Sorry to hear about your cat and his/her situation. He/she is very much loved by you, I can tell ☺ Thank your for joining my channel and enjoying it. All that I do I have learnt the difficult way in life, and I try to do my best with this channel and sharing it with you. It comes from the heart with sincerity. I may make mistakes so kindly forgive me when I do and I sure will improve. Best! Plant Strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB. 😊

Hi Robert! Thank you for this comment! 😍 It is so refreshing and has made my day! It is people like us who become aware and start to make small differences that will hopefully become a movement! Love it! Thank you so much! Plant strong, animal love, planet peace. SVB. 😊

Wow - 10yrs of being minimal. That is already a huge achievement. I just kind of started mine. It's a bit patchy to be honest, but I can see the value of it and am trying. I feel better about myself for doing this. Go us!!!

Hi there! Thank you for this wonderful comment and thank you for sharing your experience. It help others too! Aren't these swaps just wonderful, stress free and money saving right! Love it! Plant strong, Animal Love, Planet Peace. SVB.😍

Hi TxSapceMOM! YES YES YES! YOU GET IT!! Thank you! This is a wonderful comment ☺with so much depth and made my day! I can totally relate! My ancestry is originally from the South of India and I too remember watching my grandparents owning very little but being 100% self sufficient practicing the old ways. I was always so so fascinated. Finally they gave in a bought a washing machine but I can totally relate. Thanks heaps! I hope to continue to share my story through this channel and stay true to living in harmony with nature and each other! Lot's of love, plant strong, animal love, planet peace SVB ☺

@@simpleveganbeing This is lovely! I have a clothesline, despite the HOA here. LOL Families worked hard but it was about stuff or material things with them. They were always neat and clean and mostly, KIND and giving! Keep sharing their stories! Maybe society will catch on again! <3 from Texas.

@@txspacemom765 Thank you. I appreciate this. Best SVB.

I hear you. It is so true right. It really makes me stop and think how with little they had a lot - physically, emotionally, spiritually. I loved your comment. It resonated with what I thought.

@@nushs3191 <3

Hi Blythe, Thank you for the comment and feedback. I appreciate it a lot and will definitely take into consideration for future videos. 😍

Hi Jossef Jossi Kajit, Thank you for your kind and wonderful words. ☺ I am glad that I was able to put something out there that is meaningful and helpful. It comes from the heart and real life's experiences. I am so happy that you commented and from Nederlands! Wow! I have transitted through Amsterdam Schipol Airport once via KLM. It was wonderful. Stay connected. I have more to come. Best, Simple Vegan Being.

Awww thanks for this profound comment. I appreciate it a lot and you have totally hit on the central message. Stuff is just stuff. You deserve to be happy no matter what or how much you have or do not have. At the end of the end all we have is ourself and the people who care about us, and truly speaking that is all we need. Also super happy you are supporting the animals by not hurting them and buying second hand / thrifted! I love love love the Salvos right!!!!! 😍

Hi I am sorry to hear about the health concerns you have had. I wish you all the best!

Hi Roxanne, Wow! Massive hugs to you from me! Life altering events definitely makes us all re-evaluate what is important to us for sure, I am so happy that you are focusing on your health and wellbeing and all of a sudden what we own definitely just becomes ... stuff because we are more important than the stuff we own for sure. Thank you for your very kind comments. I have had my own life experiences that have taught me so much and what I put in each video comes from my heart with loving kindness where I share my experience in the hopes it can help you and many more. So thank you for your wonderful comment. It means a lot. It comes from a profound place. God bless and my loving kindness to you no matter what stage of your life journey you are at. Please feel free to connect with me each week. ☺

Lovely! Please let me know how it tasted! Would love to hear. The recipe is very forgiving which is great because I am by no means a professional chef here 😊😉

Hi Julia! Wow! Thanks heaps! I am happy that you are finding meaning in my videos. It means so much to me that you find them useful and for leaving this comment here. I appreciate it a lot. I am working on improving my videos, via videography, audiography and messaging which is the most important. I am here to simply share my story in the hopes that it helps someone. KZbin ... has been my mentor and I learnt so much from so many before me who figured it out 😊. thanks heaps and I look forward to seeing you in each weeks video where I share what I have learnt in over 7 years now and still learning :) 😍😊 ... as the saying goes ... "Never stop learning to be a better person.": SVB

Hi Julia Davis! Wow thank you for your warm wishes. It means a lot. I mean that. 😊

Hi Jessica! Thank you for your lovely and kind comment. You have absolutely captured this video's take home message / soul with your wonderful comment. It is wonderful that you are also on your minimal journey! 😍 I am pretty confident that you will find your own style that brings you internal peace all the while looking well put together for any event, as it has for me. I know this much for sure, when living minimal is done correctly we all end up living simple but with so much more deep internal richness in our lives. Thanks heaps for your lovely comment. Stay tuned for more videos to come. I will also be making a "not so minimalist or minimalist shoe collection" in the next few months 😉

Thanks for your highly articulate and accurate comment that pretty much sums up this video. I could not have put it into more better words. 😊 Love love love thrift store shopping! So much better than buying new. I agree giving something a new life feels altruistic as well which is always a good feeling for the soul. Yay, thanks heaps and keep watching! 😍

Glad it was helpful! 😊

Thanks heaps for this wonderful comment! I look forward to seeing you in our videos and this small community for sure. 😊

Thanks heaps for this wonderful comment! I look forward to seeing you in our videos and this small community for sure. 😊