It took me a while to realize the magnificent power in curiosity. When we were children, we didn’t question curiosity. It would appear and we would dutifully follow it. But, as we get older, many of us allow our curiosity to slowly dwindle and lay...
Author: aaliyahinspired
One-Way Ticket into a Life Beyond the Blueprint
posted by: aaliyahinspired
December 30, 2024
I remember my first day of kindergarten. I walked up to the heavily decorated door, hand-in-hand with my mom. She bent down, squeezed me tight, and said something along the lines of, “have a great day, love you.” Now, I don’t know how my mom...
I’ve always loved a good breakthrough story. A phoenix rising from the ashes type tale. A story of transformation and self-discovery. I know that this is an ironic statement because no human in their right mind would willingly ask for something in life to break...
Why I’m Completely Disconnecting From Social Media
posted by: aaliyahinspired
August 20, 2024
The older I become, the more I am becoming protective with what I choose to share about my life on the internet and the more I crave anonymity. In a digital age where sharing every moment of your everyday life has become second nature, doing...
What if Preserving Wonder the Most Mature Thing We Can Do As We Evolve?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
August 5, 2024
When my friends and I get together, we often reminisce on good times gone by. The good times of childhood and all the magic and charm it contained. One of our favorites are memories attached to Christmastime. We think back to the giddiness and joy...
I Read This Book When I Was Struggling with Change And it Completely Shifted How I Look at Uncertain Times
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 24, 2024
I once heard that a book finds its way to you when you’re ready. It’s a tenet of the law of attraction: when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Recently, I’ve been reading Pema Chödrön’s When Things Fall Apart. I’ve seen Chödrön’s books...
Taking the Bitter With the Sweet And Letting Go of What I Thought My 20’s Would Be
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 12, 2024
Your twenties, as they say, are for exploration, risks, mistakes, and a little bit of reckless fun. You’re young; you’re free. This is reinforced in the coming-of-age movies that usually depict a protagonist (somewhere in their early twenties) landing their first corporate job, moving to...
Here Are My Go To Sustainable Fashion Brands (As a Minimalist Who Shops Once a Year)
posted by: aaliyahinspired
June 27, 2024
Ever since I became a minimalist at 18 years old, I vowed to stick to a one-in-one-out rule to keep my shopping habits in check. The one-in-one-out rule required me to discard an item in my closet equivalent to whatever new thing I was trying...
‘Who am I?’ Is the only question worth asking and the only one never answered. It is your destiny to play an infinity of roles, but these roles are not yourself. Deepak Chopra The late British philosopher Alan Watts had a unique way of looking...
Can Your Lifestyle Ever Be Completely Sustainable?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
June 13, 2024
Oftentimes, I feel like a fraud in the sustainability community. Sustainability has grown in mainstream culture over the past few years, often being accompanied with images of Hydroflasks, cream colored mesh bags, and metal straws. Personally, metal straws were my entry way to the world...