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A Daily Theme?! For the Whole Week?!

Minimalism is certainly often discussed around here. One thing this community has made abundantly clear to us is that each one of us has a unique understanding of it. So, to broaden that understanding, we are returning to the MINIMALIST Daily Themes... with a twist.

Instead of narrowing it down to one single day, we are generously expanding each theme across an entire week, to give you more time to tell us all about your practice, and how the respective theme fits into your minimalist lifestyle.

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What We Want

We are ONLY looking for authentic minimalism.

We want to know how the weekly theme impacts or relates to your minimalist experience, so let's talk a bit about how we define minimalism.

Minimalism started as an artistic movement in the 1950s and '60s. Through it, creators sought to strip their art of needless frills and bows and boil down to the very essence.

That's what minimalism, as a life practice, is. Removing the unnecessary, so you can cultivate more conscious, at-the-essence living. It's a bid for freedom. It's a means of escaping our overwhelming materialist society, keeping consumerist anxieties at bay, of simplifying our material existence so we can focus more on the core.

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What We DON'T Want

While the blockchain is an excellent place to meet new people and learn from one another, we do have some rules on what we DON'T define as minimalism:

• Minimalism is not the same thing as poverty/privation. While we empathize profoundly with all situations and try to help fellow Hiveans as we can, such posts will probably fit better elsewhere.
  
  
• Minimalism is not about religion. While we support everyone's right to a religious practice of choice, this is not the place for talking about how you shun possessions in the name of Jesus or helping your church. We do NOT welcome zealots or preachers of any creed.
  
  
• Minimalism is about enriching the HUMAN experience. As such, we hold a very hard policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Any AI-enhanced posts, from pictures to articles written by AI, will be muted.
  
  
• Finally, we are looking for personal accounts. If the weekly theme is mindfulness, we want your definition and your relationship with mindfulness. We do not want generic posts defining mindfulness or explaining it in general, bland terms. We want to know what it means for you.

Now that the fine print's out of the way, let's talk about the theme itself.

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Week 3: Waste Less Wednesday

Re-purposing old items is one of the tenets of minimalism, so we're curious how it applies to you. Talk to us about your latest thrifting spree, and why not, show off your finds? Show us how you've found new life and purpose for an old item in your house.

While many of us associate the concept of zero waste with eco-friendliness and environmental practices, it doesn't need to be just that. We want to know how you define wasting less, and how your perception of waste has changed since becoming a minimalist.

Maybe ten years ago, you would've thrown out that slightly stained dress, but now wouldn't hear of it.

Waste not, want not. They say, but do you find that to be true in your experience?

For this week's theme, we want to know how you're cutting down on wastefulness and how it relates to your minimalist mentality. Share your stories and ideas for repurposing, refashioning and reusing your belongings. Who knows who else out there your story inspires to try something new, or perhaps give something old a second chance?

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Participation Guidelines

We are (as you can probably tell) a pretty live-and-let-live community around here. However, we do have a couple of minor rules, to promote healthy engagement.

• No AI Content - We're just trying to keep it for the humans;
• Min. 300 words;
• Use the first tag #WasteLessWednesday (you don't need to post on Wednesday, just use the tag);
• Engage with at least 2 other Daily Theme posts (we love lone wolves, but sometimes it's nicer to grow together).

Also, please observe our updated community rules.

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Before You Go... We've Got Exciting News! The CONTEST now closes on Thursday 18 July 2024.

The photos belong to millycf1976 and were both manipulated using Canva