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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Day 1: Planting the seeds

Green and Fair has begun! Here the participants telling you what’s up :)

As the goal was to get to know each other and to discover the huge farm, we took a long walk around, and participated in activities to create bonds and a safe environment for healthy connections to grow 🌱

Did you know that in la Buona Terra, the oldest tree is as old as the Roman Empire ?

Have you ever drawn your friends using only natural elements ? 🌿🪨☁️

Have you ever thought of your expectations as seeds that could bloom ? 🌸

This day settled the ground and we are now excited to see what we will harvest !

— Cats 🐾🧶

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Day 2: Introducing ourselves to Passignano

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The second day is here! Throughout our "tribe games" we started bonding with each other and making a solid base for our inclusive community. 🫂

Then we moved to Passignano city where we discovered the history and culture following a treasure hunt, founding out it was happening the most important event of the town and we were lucky to join them. 🛶

It’s called Palio delle Barche, a commemoration about an ancient war between two noble families. ⚔️

Are you excited to join us in our journey? Stay tuned for more!

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Green and Beige Climate Change Modern Presentation

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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reudction

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As we were speaking about Climate Litigation. I found here a quite recent report :)

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Today we had the opportunity to begin to learn about climate change and how it affects humanity during the morning 🦀

Then, in the afternoon, we discover each other’s realities, with it’s problems and solutions.

We had a great time together, and we are looking forward to what is to come!

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Day 4: Diving into the international context

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Divided in multinational groups, we learned about different international treaties and agreements connected with our project.  We specifically explored how climate change relates to their dispositions 🌍🌏🌎

Then, after having a delicious lunch, we spend some time preparing for the 🥁🥁🥁Intercultural Night!! 🥳🎉 We had the chance to discover more about each other’s culture, dance, sing and have some fun too 😏

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Day 6: Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel 

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Day 6: Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel 

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After a very needed free day, today we come back to work!  During the morning, we putted out brain into work at full power to navigate the consequences of human activities on the Planet thinking into systems 🧠💪🏼🌍

During the afternoon, we questioned ourselves how the World is doing. Plot twist, it’s not that bad as we thought! Did you know that around 80% of people living in high-income countries see climate change as a threat to their country over the next 20 years?  And that since agreements were made in 1987 to limit ozone-depleting substances more than 95% has been phased out?

Great news for nature ☀️🌱✌🏽

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Mémo de la Fresque du Climat - Les cartes pour comprendre

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White Minimalist Green Tech Movement Presentation

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Day 7: Permaday 🌸

Today we dedicated the day to Permaculture 🌳 During the morning, we began by learning about its ethics and principles 📚 Then, during the afternoon, we  putted them in practice by designing the farm of our dreams 🐓👩🏾‍🌾🐝

To celebrate our new knowledge…Pizza Night! 🍕

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Post 8: Stepping into different shoes 🌀

Imagine a world in which humans beings achieve harmony with nature using technology…This dream has a name, Solarpunk! ☀️

In the morning, we learn about the Solarpunk utopia, and used its principles to create our perfectly sustainable city.

During the afternoon, we took the roles of heads of governors in a world threatened by environmental issues, taking difficult decisions to help our own countries while saving the world from disaster.

At the end of the day, we kept our creative mood alive by impersonating our favorite being in a Council of All Beings around a bonfire🔥, in which we took their perspective about the issues and wonders that our Planet faces

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Solarpunk - In the search of a realistic contemporary utopia

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How We Can Make Solarpunk A Reality (ft. @OurChangingClimate)

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Guerrilla gardening is the act of growing food or flowers in neglected public or private spaces. Here, "guerrilla" refers to the lack of authorization to grow in a given space-and this makes guerrilla gardening illegal in most cases.

Guerrilla gardeners' motivations vary and often overlap. Many aim to improve the quality of life of a neighborhood; some want to provide food to a needy community; and still others plant seeds as an act of protest against land-use practices and policies.

Here, we explore these motivations within the broader history of guerrilla gardening.

Early History of Guerrilla Gardening

Long before the term "guerrilla gardening" was used, people reclaimed land for agricultural purposes, whether as a political or an environmental statement. Depending on who owns the land, guerrilla gardeners throughout history could either be seen as heroes or nuisances.

In the 1960s, the University of California, Berkeley, bought a plot of land near campus and razed the houses there, with the intention of building student housing. In 1969, activists in the Free Speech and antiwar movements began building a park on the land, planting trees and flowers donated by community members.

People's Park-now a city landmark-was born, but the legal and political struggle between the university's use of its private property and a public desire for a garden and park continues.

In the 1970s, guerrilla gardening had become a worldwide phenomenon of mostly urban efforts to reclaim derelict spaces, often focusing on planting native plants and improving the food choices of people living in food deserts. The movement has also spurred the growth of more mainstream, officially sanctioned urban community gardens and other food reform movements.

Guerrilla Gardening Practices

Guerrilla gardening can be as simple as casting "seed bombs" over fences surrounding a vacant lot, as founder Liz Christy and her Green Guerrillas have been doing since the early 1970s. But it can also involve reclaiming spaces and transforming them into food gardens meant to feed food-insecure residents of the neighborhood.

More effort is involved for food gardening, as soil might be contaminated with lead or otherwise be unsuitable for food production. San Francisco's Future Action Reclamation Mob (FARM) had to remove toxic soil from one of the sites it developed before it could grow food. Likewise, the Güakiá Colectivo Agroecológico of Puerto Rico had to take truckloads of trash to the local landfill before they could establish an agroecological farm on an abandoned plot of land.

Legal Issues

Guerrilla gardening is often against the law as it involves trespassing on others' property, even if the guerrilla gardener only scatters the property with seeds. While gardeners can ask the property owner for permission beforehand, they do not always receive positive answers.

Distributing any food grown on the land without a license or permit may also be illegal. In 2011, the community-based Roots in the City non-profit organization began a farmer's market, selling produce they had grown on an empty lot. While they had a legal right to farm the land in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, they were charged with illegally selling fruit and merchandise, and had to give their inventory away until they obtained a permit.

Guerilla Gardening and Environmental Justice

Frontline communities and communities of color are more likely to live in urban heat islands -areas that lack tree cover and green space, which leads to residents' increased heat exposure. With global warming, those heat islands can become even more serious threats. As a result, guerrilla gardeners have emerged, seeds in hand, to reclaim land and return its vitality to their communities.

Among tribal communities, this might take the form of " seed rematriation," replanting reclaimed ancestral lands with native seeds and returning to indigenous farming practices. For Black Star Farmers, a Seattle-based guerrilla gardening group, farming on public lands "bring[s] awareness to the displacement of Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) from their land."

Guerrilla gardening and urban farming are also used to shed the association of African American agriculture with slavery and oppression. After turning a vacant playground into a community garden, Atlanta-based HABESHA's Sustainable Seeds program cultivates youth leadership skills through sustainable agriculture, with the ultimate goal of viewing the work through a lens of liberation rather than oppression.

In an age of increased urbanization and industrial agriculture, guerrilla gardening calls into question the unhealthy practices of modern food production. At the same time, the practice is often used to transform blighted urban spaces, create environmental justice, and bring nature back to an urbanized world.

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What Is Guerrilla Gardening? Definition, History, and Examples

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Guerrilla gardening is the act of growing food or flowers in neglected public or private spaces. Here, "guerrilla" refers to the lack of authorization to grow in a given space-and this makes guerrilla gardening illegal in most cases. Guerrilla gardeners' motivations vary and often overlap.

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So... What is a Permablitz?

What is a Permablitz?

Permablitz (noun): An informal gathering involving a day on which a group of at least two people come together to achieve the following:

create or add to edible gardens

share skills related to permaculture and sustainable living

build community

have fun

The term permablitz is a contraction of permaculture and blitz, where a blitz simply means a focused effort to get something done.

Permablitzes are always free, public events, with free workshops and shared food, where you get some exercise and have a good time.

To be defined as a permablitz each event must be underpinned by a permaculture design by someone with a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) - the most basic permaculture qualification.

The network runs on reciprocity, and in order to qualify for a permablitz you usually need to come to some first, although there can be exceptions in this case. We'll explain more about these ideas below.

Who comes to permablitzes?

Anyone and everyone can come to a permablitz. Never picked up a shovel? No worries! We especially welcome first time gardeners so skill level and physical ability aren't problems at all. Just come and contribute any way you are able. We all have to eat, so food gardening is relevant to everyone and you're sure to meet interesting, friendly people of many stripes and persuasions at a permablitz.

What happens on the day of a permablitz?

Every blitz is different. But you can expect to be welcomed with a cup of tea. When most people have arrived there will be an intro circle in which the design for the day and the ideas behind it will be explained and then we'll get to work. There will be tasks like sheet- mulching, planting fruit trees, digging paths and swales, making vegetable beds with no-dig methods or implementing greywater systems. You'll be shown what to do and be working with others, and there will be short workshops relating to the activities so you can learn new skills. The host will provide a shared lunch. By about four o'clock we'll break and thank everyone. Usually by then quite a transformation has taken place!

How to get involved

Getting involved is easy. Sign up to the Melbourne Permablitz Newsletter to stay in the loop about upcoming blitzes and courses. (Put your email in the Permablitz newsletter box in the middle column of the footer of this website and click 'Subscribe'.) Or you could "like" our Facebook page, or just come back here regularly and look out for upcoming blitzes on the calendar.

Since we usually have more people wanting to blitz than we can accommodate, you'll need to RSVP to the host.

On the day make sure you dress for the weather and bring a water bottle and gloves if you need them. Feel free to bring a few gardening tools, and if you like, some food to share. The host may put out some extra requests for things like newspaper or extra seedlings. But it's fine just to bring yourself too.

Reciprocity & how to get blitzed

The permablitz network is based on reciprocity and if you come to two or three permablitzes we can help organise one at your house. That's right - we can connect you to a volunteer or professional permaculture designer, help you plan your blitz, promote it, and coordinate it on the day. For free. Sweet deal, no? Once you've accumulated sufficient 'blitz credit' and you're ready to host, see our Get Blitzed section.

Timeline of a permablitz

Each permablitz is part of a longer process including a pre-blitz design visit/s by permaculture designer/s, prior organisation of materials needed for the blitz and whenever possible, post-blitz follow up visits to learn from our successes and failures.

Who co-ordinates the permablitz network?

Permablitz Melbourne is comprised of several groups who contribute in different ways to permablitz events.

The Permablitz Melbourne Collective: a group of coordinators who link hosts and designers and champion the blitz concept. Find out more about the Permablitz Collective.

The Permablitz Melbourne Designers Guild: a pool of volunteer designers for permablitzes, but the group also meets to share skills and knowledge relating to permaculture design. As of June 2015, the Guild has almost 200 graduates of Permaculture Design Certificates from around Melbourne. If you have a PDC, joining the Guild is a great way to get experience, build your skills and network with other designers. Click here to sign up!

These groups organise blitzes in Melbourne, however there are now many Permablitz groups across Australia and across the globe which may have different structures.

Oh my god there are so many WORDS!
Don't you have a video or something?

Yeah - we do actually! Click the image below to be taken to a video Costa did back in the day which showcases exactly what Permablitz is all about.

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Permablitzes (or permaculture blitzes) are always free, public events, with free workshops and shared food, where you get some exercise and have a good time

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Oh, hey! We're Matt and Jonny of Brothers Make and we design and make projects out of a wide range of materials, with a focus on sustainability. We hope that we can inspire some of you to give making a go!

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We bought a piece of land and are prototyping a more sustainable way of living. We hope. Lets see where this is going :)
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Stories of great urban planning and urban experiences from the Netherlands and beyond. There are a lot of reasons why Dutch cities are so great; it's not just bikes. Unfortunately I've been overwhelmed with emails and DMs, and I can't answer most of them anymore. Most questions should be posted to my subreddit.

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Overshoot occurs when humanity’s demand on nature exceeds Earth’s biocapacity. In 2023, Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 2nd.

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L'associazione è una risposta concreta per contrastare lo spreco alimentare, la crisi climatica e l'esclusione sociale. L'associazione propone un nuovo concetto di volontariato che si basa sulla partecipazione attiva di tutte le persone: essere volontariə RECUP significa anche essere beneficiariə del cibo recuperato. Il nostro obiettivo è quello di ridare valore al cibo e alle risorse che sono state impiegate per produrlo.

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L'associazione è una risposta concreta per contrastare lo spreco alimentare, la crisi climatica e l'esclusione sociale. L'associazione propone un nuovo concetto di volontariato che si basa sulla partecipazione attiva di tutte le persone: essere volontariə RECUP significa anche essere beneficiariə del cibo recuperato.

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Slow Food gratefully acknowledges funding support from European Union. The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of Slow Food and CINEA is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

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Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how our food choices affect the world around us.

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If you're curious about, new to, or simply interested in learning more about minimalism, this is a great place to start. Below you'll find various definitions of minimalism, the benefits, challenges, and real-life examples so you can decide if minimalism is right for you.
Spoiler alert: it probably is.
Ironically, this isn't going to be a minimal post about minimalism. It's a more comprehensive one-so get comfortable, and enjoy the learning process.

For my wife Amy and me, it all started in early 2014 when we learned about the idea of minimalism. While we both had explored concepts around mindfulness and intentional living, we hadn't yet come across the concept of minimalism outside of modern art.

We had no idea minimalism would have as big an impact as it did. Looking back, it has been one of the most important changes we've implemented in our lives.

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Minimalism is how I reduce distractions in my life so I can do more of what matters.

If you're feeling overwhelmed with the idea of doing more of the things that matter most to you, your calendar is overscheduled, or your physical space is filled with items that don't serve you and your family, minimalism will help you make more space in your life. Space to take bigger risks, try something new or simply spend more time with the people you care about. Over time, minimalism can potentially help in making a radical lifestyle change like moving to a new city, changing careers or exploring entrepreneurship.

What is Minimalism?

Minimalism is defined as a design or style in which the simplest and fewest elements are used to create the maximum effect. Minimalism had its origins in the arts-with the artwork featuring simple lines, only a few colors, and careful placement of those lines and colors.

More recently, it has become representative of a lifestyle that aims to remove clutter from all facets of life.

Here at Break the Twitch, we define minimalism as a lifestyle practice focused on minimizing distractions that keep you from doing what matters to you.

Minimalism is all about owning only what adds value and meaning to your life (as well as the lives of the people you care about) and removing the rest. It's about removing the clutter and using your time and energy for the things that remain. We only have a certain amount of energy, time, and space in our lives. In order to make the most of it, we must be intentional about how we're living each day.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
- Annie DIllard

There are many different approaches to minimalism, but it's really just a tool to help you prioritize what's important in your life.

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist offers this definition: "Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things that bring you joy and the removal of those that do not." It might be called simple living, tiny living, intentional living, and a myriad of other things-but there is at least one common thread: the idea of curating the things we own to best reflect our priorities and vision for our lives.

If the idea of minimalism sounds intimidating to you or if you've seen some images and thought, "that's a nice idea, but I'd never want to live like that," don't worry. You can benefit from applying minimalism in your life whether you live in a tiny home, suburban house, or a mansion. You can use minimalism as a guiding philosophy and customize based on what works best for you.

Here are some minimalism guidelines that have worked best for Amy and me over the past several years of intentional living.

Common Misconceptions of Minimalism

Contrary to what some people think, there aren't any actual rules to minimalism. There's no official board of minimalism to determine whether or not you're doing minimalism right. Minimalism truly looks different for everyone.

You don't have to own below a certain number of items. You can still have nice things, and no, you don't need to get rid of your favorite collection-whether it's books, shoes, or music. Minimalism doesn't have to look like white-walled, modern and sparse homes you've probably seen in magazines and videos, a common minimalism mistake.

Minimalism is also not a one and done project. Amy and I have used minimalism as a continual practice to ensure everything in our lives is working for us in our vision, not against us. We've used it over the years to make substantial changes in our careers, home, lifestyle, buying behaviors, and more recently, our big move across the country.

Everyone can benefit from applying the principles of minimalism to their lives. It's a process of removing distractions and things that no longer add value to our lives.

Realistically, everyone should be a minimalist.

It would be silly not to be, right? Who doesn't want to be surrounded by everything that's important and nothing that weighs us down? It makes a ton of sense when you start to think about it. Here are some additional thoughts on what it means to be a minimalist.

There are no credentials needed to call yourself a minimalist and no official governing entity on whether you're doing minimalism right. But you don't have to call yourself a minimalist either. The way I see it, minimalism isn't my identity or some goal to achieve; it's a tool Amy and I use as part of the framework of doing more of what matters.

Why Minimalism Is An Effective Tool For Living An Intentional Life

In the end, minimalism is less about owning fewer items and more about actively making choices on what kind of things truly matter to you.

We exist in a society that creates false value on owning more stuff and having no time to use them much. The constant pursuit of bigger and better is an endless cycle. There will always be a nicer car to buy, a bigger boat, a larger home, and or a faster private jet. Did you know that there's a website for billionaires to shop? Yeah. It never ends.

It may seem like an overwhelming challenge at first, but as you untangle the life you built around owning more things, you'll find the stress disappearing and the world starting to slow down. Those choices you make will begin to build a muscle that will fundamentally change the way you live your life.

How to Get Started With Minimalism

Find one thing, remove it from your home.

There's a lot of reading you can do and plenty of videos to watch on minimalism (such as on the BTT YouTube channel). You can research yourself into oblivion, but the best way to get started is to just find one thing you don't need anymore and let it go. You'll get to experience what it's like to start creating space in your home and get over that initial hump of not knowing where to start. Starting small is the best way to get started on something that feels like a big change. Check out these minimalism tips for the beginner for more inspiration on getting started.

Stop the influx of new things.

The next immediate step is to stop the influx of new things that you don't actually need. Whether that means logging out from Amazon or not going to the mall anymore, take steps to prevent yourself from purchasing new things that will continue to clutter your home. Create some guiding questions about what types of things add value to your life and which types of things don't add value. Beware of the False First Step-buying something for the aspirational version of yourself instead of taking a minimally viable action using what you have already.

Find a decluttering method to try.

The best way to get started is to find a decluttering method that works for you and simply get started on building that decision-making muscle! Here are 6 of the most popular decluttering methods.

It's important to remember that major changes don't tend to happen overnight. Bit by bit, you'll start to see the space in your home open up around you. Surfaces will begin to clear and closets will lose their overstuffed status. You'll eventually have more time and energy to do more of what matters. When the going gets tough, you can find inspiration in these decluttering tips to motivate you to keep going.

Want more support on your intentional living journey? The Member Community is a way to support the work I do while joining a community of likeminded individuals all working towards similar goals of minimalism, deep focus, and meaningful work. Plus get member-only co-working sessions, courses, community forum, and more. Check it out!

Benefits of Minimalism

Less stress

Imagine you're driving home from work and hear your phone ring. You pick up (on the speakerphone of course) and an acquaintance lets you know she's in the neighborhood and asks if she can pick up the jacket she left at your place. She lives an hour away, so it would be great if she could get it right when you get home.

Are you panicking yet? Usually, it takes you a half hour to tidy up the house before company comes over, but now you have only five minutes. Maybe less.

But, what if a quick clean up only took you a couple of minutes or so? Just picking up a few things here and there? Or maybe there's no clean up involved at all? It sounds a lot less stressful, doesn't it? While it might sound far off, it's entirely possible-and it's possible thanks to a lifestyle philosophy called minimalism.

Having clutter around your home and in your life also contributes to stress. When you've cleared off surfaces in your home and simplified other areas in your life, you'll feel a sense of peace and marvel at the difference.

More time

Time is arguably our most valuable resource. Once it is spent, it is gone forever. We never get more than 24 hours in a day and we never know when our time will run out. With less stuff to worry about, less clutter to organize and maintain, we regain time in our days. This provides the opportunity to begin implementing daily habits that will guide your life in the direction you want.

It is time with our spouses, children, friends, and family members that we look back upon fondly. I've never heard of anyone regretting spending quality time with a family member before they passed away. Similarly, a eulogy never seems to mention how big of a house the person had, how many sports cars owned, or how rich they were. Mentioned most often are the times that were shared and the memories created together.

More possibilities

A unused item cluttering your home or your mind is a finite object. In a very practical yet philosophical way, the item can only be what it is. The space created by the item's removal, on the other hand, is infinite. The possibilities of how the cleared space might be used are completely at your disposal. When you continue to create more space, you become more flexible with your time, energy, and productivity.

By removing the clutter, the resources taken by that object are returned to you and more.

The principles can be applied to nearly every facet of life in the physical, digital and other realms. Instead of thinking of minimalism as a lifestyle, consider it to be a decision filter that you use to make important decisions in your life. Those decisions start small and might not carry much weight in the beginning, but the value you gain from it certainly grows over time. With each decision, you increase your ability to shift your life in any way of your choosing.

While the benefits may not come overnight, if you stick with it, you'll see the benefits beginning to multiply. Check out three benefits we saw at the beginning of our minimalism journey, the exponential benefits of minimalism, as well as the fun video above on 15 ways life is easier for minimalists.

Minimalism Philosophy IRL (in real life)

Minimalism can be applied to many areas of life. Below are some real-life examples.

Home

Walking into an uncluttered, peaceful home environment is an amazing feeling. A space where surfaces are clear for use, seating areas empty for relaxing, and no visual to-do lists competing for your attention the minute you walk into the door. Whether the space in your home is your living room, bedroom, closet, refrigerator or garage-you can benefit from applying minimalism in the area. Physical clutter in and around the home is the most common focus of minimalism. Here are some fun ideas on ways to reduce household clutter.

Schedule

Having your schedule jam-packed with meetings, errands, and activities can result in overwhelm, anxiety and exhaustion. By creating more space in your day and letting go of the nonessentials, you'll have more time in your day to focus on what truly matters. Spending time with family, loved ones and friends. Reading a book while drinking a cup of tea. Heading to bed earlier and getting a good night's rest. Working on a project you're excited about. The opportunities open up when you have more space and time in your schedule.

Money

The way you manage your money can also benefit from minimalism. When you spend more intentionally and buy fewer things, you have more money to use towards what matters most to you. Whether it's fun experiences with family and friends, a new project, travelling the world or taking a leap into a new career or entrepreneurship- minimalism will help you better prioritize where your money is going. You may find this video on minimalist money management tips to be helpful.

Relationships

When it comes to relationships, quality over quantity matters. Minimalism can be particularly beneficial in this area. Relationships with people who are chronically negative, unsupportive or abusive aren't healthy for us in the long run. They use up our energy and resources that frankly, are better directed elsewhere. Toxic relationships distract us, put us down, and often prevent us from reaching our potential. If you have people who aren't supportive, positive influences in your life, it's in your best interest to either remove or reduce the time spent with them. It is often said that we become the average of the five closest people around us, and I find it to be true.

Digital

With everything becoming more digital and mobile these days, the digital realm can be a huge mess if we aren't intentional. These alarming statistics show just how addictive our devices are. From email, apps, files, photos, to multiple devices, there is an overload of digital information coming at us. In order to maintain our sanity, it's best to declutter and maintain our digital environment.

Energy

Ever become so exhausted that all you can do is scroll on your phone? We only have so much willpower and self-discipline each day. This mental energy is the decision-making muscle. Read more about decision fatigue and why minimalism is important to better managing your energy for loved ones, yourself, and your creative flow.

There's also emotional energy. Let go of the old stories you're telling yourself. Let go of the anger, resentment, and grudges-even if you've been wronged in the past. All of that is weight you're carrying around at your own detriment. You've paid enough already; there's no need to keep on suffering in the present.

Embracing minimalism in all aspects of life has helped us in more intentional use of energy. From the decisions we make to not engaging in past stories that don't serve us in a positive way.

Challenges of Minimalism

Things often get worse before they get better.

Whether it's the contents of a closet exploding all over the room or random things everywhere, things often get messier and more difficult before it gets easier. There will likely be challenging moments during your decluttering process. Work on the easy stuff first and then work up to the harder stuff. Know that it gets easier as you build your decision-making muscles and practice letting go of items.

Once you've decluttered, it can be difficult to know what to do with your decluttered things. Instead of automatically donating, consider selling, giving to friends or neighbors or other options in this intentional decluttering guide.

People in your life may not understand.

People who were in your life before minimalism may not understand. They may have questions or pass judgment on the changes you're making. Their reaction may not be helpful, but remember, mainstream society is centered on earning more income to accumulate more. Explain to them what you're doing, that you understand if it doesn't resonate with them, but it's what you need right now. Be living proof of what's possible and lead by example. It may take time, but once people start seeing how much better you feel, look and live-they'll begin to come around and ask questions.

There's regular maintenance involved.

As much as I'd like to say that once you've applied minimalism to your life, you're done-that's not the case. We're all evolving beings, and as our needs and lives change, so does everything else. Just like the weeds in your yard, embracing minimalism in your life requires regular maintenance. Minimalism is not a once and done thing, although it does get easier as you go along.

Eventually you realize minimalism is not the magic answer.

While there are definite benefits of minimalism that we've (and many others) have experienced, at some point you will reach a plateau on the benefits. At some point, you'll realize that minimalism isn't the answer to living a well-lived and intentional life. Breaking the " twitch " is only the start.

Minimalism helps you to create the space-physically, mentally, emotionally, and with your resources and time-but it's not the end goal. What comes next is building the habits to form the foundation you need in order to do more of what matters to you. And with the space cleared and foundation of habits built, to create things, find your creative flow and make a positive impact in the world.

More Inspiration on Minimalism

While many resources can be found online or at your local library, there is a special place in my heart for books. Perhaps that's the case for you as well and I've listed my favorite books on minimalism if you're interested in exploring more.

There are also many different voices and ways to approach minimalism. Here are some other recommended websites and blogs on the topic.
Becoming Minimalist with Joshua Becker
Be More With Less with Courtney Carver
Slow Your Home with Brooke McAlary
The Minimalists with Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus
Miss Minimalist with Francine Jay
Have any more questions on minimalism? Let me know at [email protected]

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Post 9: The final play is coming!

We are entering the most exciting part of the project. Now…we take the lead! In the following days, we will be working on a surprise for you. This morning, we decided what it would be about. Does it sound cryptic? 😏 Well, we don’t want to spoil you anything!

After lunch, we took a well-deserved rest and enjoyed our time on the farm and the surroundings. Batteries charged for what is coming⚡️ Stay tuned!

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Day 10: Lights, camera, action! 🎬

Exactly, you got it! We are going to be film makers for the next two days. We want ideas that we  find relevant and that we have been discussing the last week and a half with you. For that, this morning we went deeper into our favorite topics and selected the ones that will be turned into videos.

During the afternoon, we begun with the creative process by teams, making the first steps to turn our ideas into action. Great clips are coming, and we can’t wait to share them with you! 🎥

To end up well the day, we discover more about animal rights and veganism. “Green&Fair” shouldn’t be only for humans, but all living beings 💚

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The Cesar’s 🏆

Today has been the most intense day pf the week. Each team rushed to finish their masterpieces and get ready for pesenting their videos in an special gala…The Cesar’s! 👀🍿

After a Hollywood style aperitivo, red carpet included, we screened our videos in a magic night full pf suprises. Both judges and participants were pleased by all the work done. We can’t wait to share our clips with you!

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Blossoming 🌸

Everything has an end, and today we have to say goodbye to you. “Green&Fair” has been an inspirational, intense and unforgettable experience for all of us.

We spent the last day harvesting memories and emotions, reflecting on everything experienced, and enjoying how each of us blossomed 🌺

Its time to come back home. Thanks to everyone that made this project possible… because now we know that a more Harmonious World is attainable 🌳⚖️