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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

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
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
Don’t you think it is unnatural for us to possess things that don’t bring us joy or things that we don’t really need?
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Happiness Joy Need Possession Thinking Yourself
Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Goodbye Leave Thankful
Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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Follow Health Intuition Willing
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
Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
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Believe Happiness Heart Myself
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
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Art Happiness Museum Personal Room
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 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
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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Dispose Experience Identity Past
From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.
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Change Life Moments Reset Start 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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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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