Values are guiding lights in our lives. Whether you notice it or not what you see as important will shape what you do and don’t do on a day-to-day basis. If you value your health, you probably have a regular exercise routine. If you value...
Tag: minimalist living
4 Easy Slow Morning Practices for a Peaceful Day
posted by: aaliyahinspired
May 18, 2023
How you start the morning sets the tone for the rest of your day. Do you ever notice the difference between a slow, Sunday morning and a hurried, Monday morning? Usually one is nourishing, allowing you to ease into the day while the other is...
Why I’m Giving Up Zero-Waste Living
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 19, 2022
Can one live a life completely devoid of waste? For a small percentage of individuals, it’s possible, but for the rest of us… the answer is no. The zero-waste movement caught my attention shortly after I went vegan in 2014. The viral video of the...
How to be Free of Mental Clutter
posted by: aaliyahinspired
April 11, 2022
Our society is plagued with anxious thoughts and worries. Contrary to popular belief, living with anxiety is not everyone’s default setting. In fact, it goes against the very nature of who we are: a being meant to live in the present moment. To put it...
One aspect of living a more peaceful and fulfilling existence is being aware of what you’re doing. Many individuals take for granted the magic awareness has. When was the last time you enjoyed your morning coffee on the porch instead of on your way out...
What Is Conscious Living?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
September 13, 2021
I, like many others, grew up with a specific template for living. I didn’t know anything other than the following trajectory for my life: grow up, go to college, graduate, get married, have kids, get promotions and prestige, and continue the cycle of hustling for...
“It’s better to live a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way.” Alan Watts If you were to ask me to describe my ideal life, it would go something like this: the days...
I always wondered what the people I consider role models have in common. It wasn’t until recently that I actually sat down and questioned what my top three role models had in common. I came to the conclusion that they all had and followed one...
Do you ever have moments in life where your whole world comes crashing down around you due to some thought-provoking quote, discussion, or experience? I can specifically pinpoint the moments in my life where I experienced this feeling, and I noticed that most of my...
Why I Decided To Become a Minimalist
posted by: aaliyahinspired
February 11, 2021
My journey with minimalism started two years ago when I started listening to The Minimalists podcast. Before diving into the world of Ryan Nicodemus and Joshua Fields Millburns through their podcast, I got mixed messages on what minimalism was. All I could picture was an...