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In Japan, we say that words make our reality. The words we see and with which we come into contact tend to bring about events of the same nature.

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The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
If you have reduced your possessions but feel no joy at home, try gathering selected items that you really love in one spot to create your own special space.
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Creation Feeling Home Love Place Possession Reduce Select
We may think that we have stored things to suit our behavior, but usually we have unconsciously adjusted our actions to match where things are stored.
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Action Behavior Store Thinking Unconscious
Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Need One Liner Sanctuary
Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle.
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Heart Life Lifestyle Talk Yourself
Your storage space is your private paradise, so personalize it to the fullest.
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Paradise Privacy Space Storage Yourself
People who can’t stay tidy can be categorized into just three types: ‘the can’t throw it away type’, ‘the can’t put it back type’, and ‘the first-two-combined’ type.
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Category People Type
Discard first, store later.
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Discard Store Throw
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
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
Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Allow Physical Space Yourself
When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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Choice Cleaning Examination Room State
Never, ever tie up your stockings. Never, ever ball up your socks. ―Marie Kondo
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Clothes Tying Yourself
Human beings can only truly cherish a limited number of things at one time. As I am both lazy and forgetful, I can’t take proper care of too many things.
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Care Cherish Forget Limitation Myself True
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.
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Decoration Furniture Home Life Order

In Japan, we say that words make our reality. The words we see and with which we come into contact tend to bring about events of the same nature.

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In Japan, we say that words make our reality. The words we see and with which we come into contact tend to bring about events of the same nature.

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