ZERO WASTE SWAPS// Do You Really Need It?

By getting curious about why we use certain objects, we can investigate whether they’re something we actually need/use… and if we decide that we don’t need something, then we probably also don’t need the “eco” version.

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.

INSTAVERSARY// Two Years on Instagram

Social media can be a powerful tool for connection and a catalyst for inspiring change. But if you aren't using it in an intentional or conscious way, it may not serve its greatest usefulness, and may have the reverse effect, limiting your ability to be present…

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LOVE//

And these things; the ways we hold on, grasp and tighten, are what get in the way of connection, compassion and love; with ourselves, with others, with our body or breath, and gratitude for beauty in the present moment.

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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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