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What We Really Miss About The Things We Let Go

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Things We Let Go

A few months ago, Amy and I sold our Minneapolis home of six years and made our way across the country to Phoenix, Arizona. The temperature here averages around 110 degrees Fahrenheit on most days. Although it’s a dry heat, it makes extended outdoor time difficult. It’s been a hot, busy summer and the time seems to be flying by.

It’s been quite different from what we were used to after more than a decade in the midwest.

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Create Mindful Moments In The World With A CeMental Break

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Anthony’s Note: This is a guest post by Taylor, the creator of the CeMental Break movement. Enjoy the read, and let’s help grow this excellent initiative.

CeMental Break (Cement + Mental Break) is a movement to encourage mindful moments using sidewalk chalk. A CeMental Break creates a space for a passerby to pause, then guides them through a mini-meditation. These meditations can focus on being in the moment, feeling gratitude, or showing some self-love.

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Designing Your Life Based On Intentional Living Values

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When I first started Break the Twitch, I was very focused on the idea of aligning vision with values.

What that involved was taking a hard look at what a typical day in your current life looks like and then dreaming up a vision for what your ideal day would be. When you overlay the two, you’d then see what matched up and what didn’t.

Fundamentally, this approach works well because as Annie Dillard says, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

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An Intentional Decluttering Guide

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With the rising popularity of minimalism, many of us are decluttering our possessions at an increased rate. It’s to the point where donation centers are running out of space and paying for additional storage or disposal costs.

The truth is, most donated items still end up in the landfill. 

Really, the biggest impact you can make is to be more intentional with the items you let into your life. Being a conscious consumer starts with the sourcing and production of the item. It continues with buying less, taking care of your things so they last longer and disposing of them responsibly when the time comes.

But how can we thoughtfully declutter the items we already have?

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