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How To Level Up Your Life By Taking Time Out
It was a sunny Sunday at the tail end of summer. I was at home on my computer, when my husband suggested we walk our dog, Yuki, together. We’d already been to town earlier, but something made me say yes. And I’m glad I did. As we walked in the sun we talked about our desires for the future, our goals in life, and things we wouldn’t have spoken about at home where responsibilities often get in the way and then, exhausted, we go off to do our own thing. Anyway, we walked to the field that is usually overgrown with grass and wheat. I call it The Blackberry Field.…
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How to Master Relaxation in a Chaotic World
New minimalists often make the mistake of thinking that minimalism is all about sparsity and getting rid of stuff. But once all of the excess is out of the way, it’s less about stuff and more about intentional living. By that, I mean that you have more time on your hands and you decide what to do with that time. One of the life-changing things I practised was incorporating a healthy dose of relaxation into my schedule. In today’s fast-paced society, many of us have lost the ability to relax. And I don’t mean sitting in front of the TV binging on Netflix or surfing the internet; I mean true,…