Stepping away from social media, I began replacing screen time with journaling, nature, and caring for my chickens. This personal journey into slow living explores digital detox, intentional habits, and creating a meaningful, screen-free life rooted in presence and simplicity.
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When Reading Becomes a Trend: The Consumerism Behind BookTok and Bookstagram
Reading has always been a quiet, intimate act but social media has turned it into a performance. From aesthetic book hauls to influencer-driven trends, BookTok culture risks transforming literature from a meaningful experience into just another consumerist accessory.
Analog Living Isn’t Freedom If You’re Filming It: The Performance of Peace
The Illusion of Slow Living: How Consumerism Turned Peace Into a Lifestyle Trend The Slow Living and Analog movements promised peace, presence, and simplicity. But somewhere along the way, stillness became aestheticized, monetized, and performed for an audience. What was meant to bring us back to ourselves is quietly being sold back to us.
On Early Mornings and Finding My Way Back to Stillness: Bending When Routine Breaks
Early wake-ups don’t just steal rest - they unsettle the rhythm of our days and the stillness that keeps us regulated and rooted. Today I’m reflecting on exhaustion, slow living, and the ways we adapt our spiritual nourishment when our carefully held routines unravel.
Buying Less, Living More: What Non-Attachment Taught Me About Consumption
Happy people consume less—and I’m living proof. Through non-attachment, motherhood, and spiritual discernment, my desire to buy has softened. This reflection explores how inner fulfillment reshapes consumption, abundance, and our relationship with “things” in a culture built on wanting. How practicing nonattachment and surrendering to seasons of the self made me a more discerning consumer.
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