Often our sustainable shifts come from intentional work, but we may also have some natural tendencies that we can leverage in the direction of sustainability. Our challenge may be to recognize these tendencies as actual superpowers + to guard them from being unintentionally lost.
Julia is a natural minimalist when it comes to clothing. She just prefers less. Periodically, I bump up against the realization that the abundance + choice I offer as kindness could have the unintended consequence of clouding out (or even training away) her feelings of "enough". It's a sort of comical realization when I spend so much of my own time striving toward this feeling myself.
I find it encouraging to hear other's perspectives on their wardrobes. Julia's perspective on her wardrobe is pretty simple + I love knowing that it can actually be that simple. Julia + I had a little conversation about some of this + she agreed to let me share it here. :)
Jane :: How do you feel about clothes? Do you have opinions about what you like to wear + what you don't like to wear?
Julia :: I like comfy clothes that I can move in + that feel like "me".
Jane :: Can too much clothing start to feel overwhelming?
Julia :: Yes! I only want what I need, and I only need a few things.
Jane :: How do you feel about the fact that your job involves wearing a uniform?
Julia :: I don't really like the uniform, but it's not the worst. I don't have to worry about what to wear, because it's already there.
Jane :: What do you like most about one-piece dressing...like jumpsuits + dresses?
Julia :: It's just all there, and I don't even have to choose anything else.
Jane :: Do you like just having one pair of trainers, one pair of boots, one pair of sandals?
Julia :: Yeah. I like having just what I need. I don't really want six pairs of shoes. And since it's quarantine, I don't really go anywhere anyway...so I guess there's that too. :)
These are a few of the things I see as Julia's ethical/minimal wardrobe superpowers:
Thank you, my sweet girl, for sharing your thoughts with me + for letting me share them here! It's super inspiring for me to observe what comes naturally to you. I'll keep trying to do my part to preserve + honor your instinctive knowledge of "enough".
Dear reader, I imagine you + your people have some natural or hard-earned superpowers of your own. Take notice + celebrate + maximize their effects! :)
Love,
Jane
Julia is a natural minimalist when it comes to clothing. She just prefers less. Periodically, I bump up against the realization that the abundance + choice I offer as kindness could have the unintended consequence of clouding out (or even training away) her feelings of "enough". It's a sort of comical realization when I spend so much of my own time striving toward this feeling myself.
I find it encouraging to hear other's perspectives on their wardrobes. Julia's perspective on her wardrobe is pretty simple + I love knowing that it can actually be that simple. Julia + I had a little conversation about some of this + she agreed to let me share it here. :)
Jane :: How do you feel about clothes? Do you have opinions about what you like to wear + what you don't like to wear?
Julia :: I like comfy clothes that I can move in + that feel like "me".
Jane :: Can too much clothing start to feel overwhelming?
Julia :: Yes! I only want what I need, and I only need a few things.
Jane :: How do you feel about the fact that your job involves wearing a uniform?
Julia :: I don't really like the uniform, but it's not the worst. I don't have to worry about what to wear, because it's already there.
Jane :: What do you like most about one-piece dressing...like jumpsuits + dresses?
Julia :: It's just all there, and I don't even have to choose anything else.
Jane :: Do you like just having one pair of trainers, one pair of boots, one pair of sandals?
Julia :: Yeah. I like having just what I need. I don't really want six pairs of shoes. And since it's quarantine, I don't really go anywhere anyway...so I guess there's that too. :)
These are a few of the things I see as Julia's ethical/minimal wardrobe superpowers:
- truly wanting to dress with less
- not depending on clothing for identity
- finding contentment in formulas that work
- recognizing "enough" + not feeling the need to deviate
Thank you, my sweet girl, for sharing your thoughts with me + for letting me share them here! It's super inspiring for me to observe what comes naturally to you. I'll keep trying to do my part to preserve + honor your instinctive knowledge of "enough".
Dear reader, I imagine you + your people have some natural or hard-earned superpowers of your own. Take notice + celebrate + maximize their effects! :)
Love,
Jane
