Your mind, Your money, Your shopping

About a year and half ago I left the corporate ad world of Manhattan in search of something more.  I had already planned a trip to London for my cousins wedding, so  I decided to rent out my apartment in hang in Europe for a little while, maybe a month or so.  That month turned into five months as I traveled around Europe.  Learning Spanish, living in different cultures, eating and meeting so many wonderful people.  I meditated, I wrote, and I came to peace with who I am and where I am in my life.  I finally found my voice.  Not the voice of what others thought I should be, but my own voice.   Through this journey I learned to live life from the inside out and not from the outside in.  I observed the world around me, and I felt Awakened. 

One of the big parts of my awakening process was learning to live within one suitcase and with very limited funds, which was in opposition to the years I mindlessly spent money on clothes to instantly gratify myself and to fill my closet.  With my large closet I spent countless hours deciding what to wear for the day without any regard to how these clothes were made, who made them, and where the profits of these products went to.

Being on this journey, I learned to be mindful about money, space, food, everything I did wasn’t part of the consumer driven coma I was used to living, I was living life.  It made me realize how much we hide behind consumption and buying, without too much thought to where that money goes after it leaves our hands.  In my journey with myself I have learned that mindlessly spending money on items that are mass produced by corporations who may or may not have the same values I have, is not consistent with being aware and mindful.  My money has power and I choose to spend it in ways that I value and what I see as beneficial to us, the world, and the economy.  A large part of corporate goods come from countries where people are subjective to poor working conditions  and have few rights so that corporations can cut their expenses, increase their profits to distribute internally.   

During this trip I was also finding small designers along the way who created unique accessories that help me update my well worn outfits.  Upon my return to New York City I began creating my own accessories and began selling them at craft fairs.   This is when I realized that although there are so many wonderful designers there is not a professional outlet where, like a consignment shop, designers can sell their goods.  I want Accessuri.com to be a place where mindful consumers can purchase goods from passionate designers.  Here we support designers that preserve their integrity, their style, and their production process.  I hope with this article and this business that we can hopefully start to think a little more about how much power our money has.  Now I want to share that journey of mindful shopping with others.    

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