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...
Author: aaliyahinspired
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...
I Felt Guilty For Slacking on My New Year’s Resolutions Until This Mindset Shift
posted by: aaliyahinspired
June 7, 2024
It’s that time of year. That time where we reach the halfway point and take stock of the New Year’s resolutions we set. It can honestly feel as if an eternity has passed since we set those New Year’s resolutions because, as often is the...
Are Social Media Detoxes Enough or is it Time to Delete Social Media For Good?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
May 28, 2024
I have a love-hate relationship with social media. This type of relationship isn’t uncommon. By this point, we’re collectively aware of both the benefits and detrimental effects of social media. On the one hand, it creates and fosters connections, it provides an international mode of...
Life is a Dance: How Slow Living is Essential to Reclaiming What’s Yours
posted by: aaliyahinspired
April 24, 2024
How come we’ve allowed ourselves to rush through our lives? We’re all privy to the fact that we only have one, yet we still somehow managed to convince ourselves that it should rushed. Maybe we have culture to blame. Hustle culture primes one to constantly...
Manifestation isn’t That Complicated, We Just Need to Return to the Basics
posted by: aaliyahinspired
April 17, 2024
Manifestation has become such a buzz term in today’s culture. There are numerous articles, podcasts, books, and other resources on the topic; this is a good thing considering that I am a believer in the power of manifestation. However, the saturation of this topic leaves...
Vegan Skincare Products I Use After Quitting Makeup: The Ordinary Review
posted by: aaliyahinspired
April 10, 2024
Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post by The Ordinary. It’s been five years since I stopped wearing makeup. Naturally, once you stop focusing on covering up your imperfections or enhancing certain features, you have more time to focus on what’s been underneath the layers...