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 Since the first(?) mention of personal basics here, I feel like the pieces on my list have become more specific. This list pretty much encompasses my entire wardrobe now. At this point in time, I am feeling very comfortable with less. I am recognizing with clarity the things that feel like me, serve me well + endure. It's just that simple. :) My current personal basics include:
These pieces just work for me + my life right now. The end. :) Love, Jane  In many shamanic societies,
if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence? Dancing, singing, storytelling + silence are the four universal healing salves + where we have stopped them is where we have experienced the loss of soul. ~Gabrielle Roth  The other day, my partner noticed a hole in the crotch of his favorite jeans. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered to be not merely a hole...it was more like a series of gaping craters in a field of barely holding together fabric. He's been adhering to an everyday-pants philosophy over the past year, and these pants have served in that capacity exceptionally well.
These are not just any pair of favorite jeans. They are Outerknown's S.E.A. jeans...made from organic cotton in a fair-trade certified factory...and they come with a lifetime guarantee. Outerknown is really leading the way with these jeans. They are showing that the fashion industry can care about the land, the farmer, the garment workers and the garment's post-wearable use as well. I believe that Outerknown has its sights set on circular fabrics/garments (making jeans from worn jeans). The industry is not quite there yet, but this brand is willing to act with that future in mind. So, these jeans are in the mail + replacement jeans are on the way. Freaking incredible! Love, Jane P.S. The next day, he took out his pair of black Outerknown S.E.A. jeans...to be his next everyday pants...and after wearing them for the day, found another huge hole. Weirdest timing. So now there are actually two pairs of pants in the mail. (This is no reflection of the quality of these sturdy jeans. They were purchased in 2018 + have both been well-worn + loved.)  Fair-trade + organic + regenerative cotton!
Creating a cultural movement toward reusables. Freeing. Microplastics found in human blood. Working toward removing all spandex this year. We just need to readjust our thinking. Hope you have a weekend filled with sunshine + laughter! Loads of love, Jane  Pay more attention to every moment, however mundane.
Find novelty not by doing radically different things but by plunging more deeply into the life you already have. Experience life with twice the usual intensity, and 'your experience of life would be twice as full as it currently is'. ~Oliver Burkeman / 'Shinzen Young' |
on a journey toward zero-waste, simplicity, + compassion :: daring to choose fair one choice at a time
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