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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.

Marie Kondo

Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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Care Goodness Leadership Yourself
The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
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Life Live Question Yourself
We amass material things for the same reason that we eat—to satisfy a craving. Buying on impulse and eating and drinking to excess are attempts to alleviate stress.
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Material Reason Satisfaction Stress
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
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Believe Happiness Heart Myself
Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.
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Cleaning Reduce Space
The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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Complete Drama Exception Live
Your storage space is your private paradise, so personalize it to the fullest.
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Paradise Privacy Space Storage Yourself
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
Warranties are only used once a year if at all. What point is there in carefully sorting and separating them when the odds that they will be needed are so low?
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Care Low Need Point Separate
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
Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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Act Yourself
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
All you need to do is take the time to sit down and examine each item you own, decide whether you want to keep or discard it, and then choose where to put what you keep.
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Choice Decision Discard Need Time Yourself
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Cleaning Reason Success

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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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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