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I’m not one to always feel sorry for myself, but I definitely took a loop around the track on that train this morning. It’s cold out. And rainy. The kind of cold and rainy that should just become snow already, but alas, it’s 8 degrees too warm. My Seattle readers know what I’m talking about. […]

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The idea here isn’t perfection or rigid minimalism, rather it’s to avoid being bogged down by things that don’t bring lasting fulfillment.

I pinch myself regularly that my podcast (Paring Down), my newsletter (The L.E.S.S. Express), and my social media platforms allow me to spread this message of how to discover our most uncluttered, joyful, purpose-driven lives.

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