I often hear the phrase “remember your why,” as a means to explore motivations or purpose. It’s used to remind people of the reasons associated with their actions. I’ve personally been reflecting on my macro and micro engagements and their intersectionality with motivations, passions, and values. Along the way I’ve come to realize it’s a lot more nuanced than the “why.”
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Over the past 2 years my family and I have sold 99% of our possessions and in July 2025 we moved with 12 suitcases. We’ve now been settled in our new place for about 3 months. We found a furnished apartment to rent and are in the process of arranging it to make it feel like home. But what makes a space feel like home? Is it the items from stores to decorate the space? Is it the layout for functionality and comfort? Is it the time spent together? It can be easy to fill a space with things, and that is what we have done before. We don’t want to repeat that pattern as we are actively working to decenter consumerism…
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