MINIMALISM// Decluttering non-material stuff and sitting with discomfort.

While Minimalism can clear your slate in terms of having fewer belongings; your life, time, and energy can easily and silently be filled back up by other “stuff” just as quickly if you don’t declutter this stuff the same way you would material possessions.

ZERO WASTE// It’s Not Really New

The idea that taking care of the planet, is new or only for certain people is not true. And the way some ethical movements are getting marketed makes it seem like there’s a rule book or that using what you already own is not good enough…

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MAKING SPACE// Calling In and Letting Go

The nature of bringing certain things into your life
will require movement.
Shifting, clearing, releasing.
Calling in requires space,
And space is made by letting go.

CHANGE// Zero Waste Living Doesn’t Happen Overnight.

Changing how you live doesn’t happen overnight. Often we want quick results, but that’s not how things work… We do our best. And sometimes it will be great, and other times it won’t.

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HABITS// Make it Easy to Quit Single-use Plastics

Breaking habits is difficult, but it’s totally possible. A lot of the time it means getting really honest with yourself, accepting that you may need something specific to make a real change. The first step can be figuring out what’s best suited to who you are.

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CLUTTER AND ZERO WASTE// The Hidden Benefits of Letting Go

I started refilling coffee in reusable jars not because of Zero Waste, but because I needed a solution for my clutter problem…Keeping stuff you don’t need or want, because you’re worried about what will happen to it, doesn’t solve wastefulness…

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DOWNSIZING FOR THE PRESENT// Curate a Meaningful Life Based on Who You Are Now

Michelangelo carved away and removed everything that was not David- releasing David, setting him free from the marble. I like to think of creating your life in the same way, where you’re removing everything that isn’t essential.

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MENTAL CLUTTER// Declutter Other Peoples Opinions and Values

Trying to live a simple and clutter free life isn’t just about getting rid of stuff. Applying minimalism to all areas of your life eventually comes down to decluttering your internal world and getting closer and connected to who we really are.

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CREATE AN INTENTIONAL WARDROBE// How do you want to feel?

Have you ever put something on from your own closet and felt like you were wearing someone else’s clothes? Or when something fits perfectly, but it just makes you feel a little off or uncomfortable, but you don’t really know why?

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WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING ONTO// Letting Go Creates Space

When we start to think about letting go, we often first approach it from the perspective of loss. We anticipate that by giving something up, we will have less and will be lacking, and that letting go decreases our happiness. But what is the opposite is true?

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