What I love most about a minimalist philosophy is that it can cover our inner and outer worlds, our belongings, habits, thoughts and defenses. It is not a mindset in adding, doing, changing, but rather one of uncovering. Simplifying is subtractive, not additive. It is stopping the critical thoughts, removing what is blocking your innate … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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Linda Cliatt-Wayman is a successful leader in education and is powered by her belief in the potential of all children. Her love, passion and unwavering focus on improving the future of children living in poverty is admirable and inspiring. I am not sure how I missed her acclaimed Ted Talk in 2015, but I am … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I want to pivot back to the kitchen today and express my love for a clean and organized refrigerator. I know it may sound trivial to some, but if it is true that "how we do one thing is how we do everything", then I declare our kitchen habits are important. A simple way to … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I invite you to try on this belief: Your best, most authentic life and Self are lurking just beneath the clutter and baggage. If that is true, what is one thing you could do today to excavate what is buried? It could be something big or small; give something away, delegate a task, clear out … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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My husband and I are helping to move our youngest daughter out of one apartment and into another. Due to the nature of medical school, and now residency, this will be her fourth move in four years. Moving is a lot of work and the more stuff there is to move, the harder it is. … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I think that as humans we are more willing to change something when it becomes too uncomfortable not to. This could be a habit, a relationship, an occupation; anything we have accepted as 'good enough' in the past. Signs will have been there, perhaps for a long time, that something is amiss, inauthentic, or just … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I have been very fortunate in motherhood with three wonderful, grown daughters whom I adore. Mother's Day is a happy, celebratory occasion for me. But last night as I was going to bed, I was thinking of all the moms who have been alienated from their children after a contentious divorce, as my mother had … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about creating structure in my life around certain goals and habits. If you missed that post, you can read it here: https://danalaquidara.com/2022/04/18/minimal-monday-10/ As of yesterday, I added some much-needed structure around finishing up my memoir. I am in the editing stages of my memoir, but have gotten stuck … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the lovely Peggie Kirkland of Momma's Motivational Messages podcast. You can learn a bit about Peggie's podcast here: https://www.mommasmotivationalmessages.com/about/ And here is a link to listen to the episode I was part of, in which we discussed spring cleaning our environment and our lives: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1411078/10462466-how-clutter-is-preventing-you-from-living-your-best-life-with-dana-laquidara.mp3?download=true Happy Monday!
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Recently, I had the opportunity to be interviewed for a podcast about healing. This particular episode was about the ways in which decluttering can be a tool for healing. I can easily talk about simplifying as a means to free up your space, mind, calendar and creativity. I am a fervent proponent of the many … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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