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Putting your house in order is the magic that creates a vibrant and happy life.

Marie Kondo

To quietly work away at disposing of your own excess is actually the best way of dealing with a family that doesn’t tidy.
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Best Dispose Family Quiet Way Work
Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
Tidying is just a tool, not the final destination. The true goal should be to establish the lifestyle you want most once your house has been put in order.
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Destination Establishment Goal Order True
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
There is no need to buy dividers or any other gadget. You can solve your storage problems with things you already have in the house. The most common item I use is an empty shoebox.
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Empty Home Minimalism Need Purchase Yourself
Discard first, store later.
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Discard Store Throw
To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Cherish Important Purpose Shame Wasted Yourself
Our parents demanded that we clean up our rooms, but they too, had never been trained in how to do that. When it comes to tidying, we are all self-taught.
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Cleaning Demand Ourselves Parents Teaching Training
Even if we remain unaware of it, our belongings really work hard for us, carrying out their respective roles each day to support our lives.
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Aware Carry Hard Work Live Ourselves Remain Respective Role Support
But when we really delve into the reasons for why we can’t let something go, there are only two: an attachment to the past or a fear for the future.
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Attachment Fear Future Past Reason
When deciding how to spend your time, remember: Don’t trade an activity you’d love to pursue for a reward you don’t value.
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Activity Decision Pursue Remember Reward Time Value
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Cleaning Day Forever Yourself
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself
Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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Follow Health Intuition Willing
Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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Act Yourself

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