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4 Reasons to Embrace Slow Living through Minimalism
  • Intentional Living

4 Reasons to Embrace Slow Living through Minimalism

  • Posted on January 18, 2025January 18, 2025
  • by Julia Ubbenga

4 Reasons to Embrace Slow Living through Minimalism The speed of my life has decelerated recently. Our fifth baby was born two weeks ago—in the middle of the biggest blizzard…

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A Minimalist “No”vember
  • Intentional Living

A Minimalist “No”vember

  • Posted on November 2, 2024November 2, 2024
  • by Julia Ubbenga

This time of year, a certain quote that I love surfaces within online minimalist communities: “No”vember: A time to practice saying no to people, places, and things that drain you—and…

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The Art of No: 5 Ways to Live Within Your Capacity
  • Intentional Living

The Art of No: 5 Ways to Live Within Your Capacity

  • Posted on July 15, 2023July 15, 2023
  • by Julia Ubbenga

Early on in my minimalist journey, I realized the life reset I desired would largely be shaped by one little word: “no.” This “no epiphany” happened during a routine Saturday…

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Creating a Culture of Slow: 8 Ways to Transform the Pace of Your Home
  • Intentional Living

Creating a Culture of Slow: 8 Ways to Transform the Pace of Your Home

  • Posted on June 10, 2023June 10, 2023
  • by Julia Ubbenga

I’ve always had a knack for conforming to cultures. In my early 20s, country hopping through Europe and northern Africa, it worked in my favor. I picked up basic flamenco…

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4 Reasons to Embrace a Slower Pace
  • Intentional Living

4 Reasons to Embrace a Slower Pace

  • Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022
  • by Julia Ubbenga

The speed of my life has decelerated recently. Our baby girl was born two weeks ago—15 days before we expected her.  The day of her birth I specifically told a…

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The Paradox of Slow
  • Intentional Living

The Paradox of Slow

  • Posted on June 12, 2021June 12, 2021
  • by Julia Ubbenga

Slow living is a paradox. The more activities we fill our lives with, the less depth our lives achieve. Hyper living—skimming along the surface of life—is real. Too much busyness on the outside can soon feel empty on the inside. Stopping allows our soul to catch up and pausing permits our full presence.

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3 Powerful Ways to Teach Your Children Self-Care
  • Self-care

3 Powerful Ways to Teach Your Children Self-Care

  • Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021
  • by Julia Ubbenga

During this year of COVID, like many families, we ventured into the world of homeschooling. It’s not what we had planned for our 7-year-old daughter, but, given the uncertainty that…

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Living on Spanish Time: 3 Ways to Stop Rushing Through Life
  • Intentional Living

Living on Spanish Time: 3 Ways to Stop Rushing Through Life

  • Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021
  • by Julia Ubbenga

The way I viewed time changed in 2007. The year I quit my desk job, threw some essentials in a large suitcase, and moved 5,000 miles east to a town…

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