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Small Choices That Shape a Meaningful Life

faith beyond mortality

I should warn you that today’s post is pretty heavy. But it’s a topic that we can’t escape, so might as well talk about it. The Sudden Loss of Miss New Jersey 2013 As many of you may have heard, Miss New Jersey 2013 passed away on Monday morning. She was only 24 years old, […]

What the Sudden Death of Miss New Jersey Taught Me About Faith and Losing Someone You Love

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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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