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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.

Marie Kondo

Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Need One Liner Sanctuary
Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.
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Book Clothes Emotion Paper Start Value
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
Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.
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Mindset Order Relax
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
In essence, tidying ought to be the act of restoring balance among people, their possessions, and the house they live in.
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Act Balance Essence Home Live People Possession Restore
I’m sure most of us have been scolded for not tidying up our rooms, but how many of our parents consciously taught us how to tidy as part of our upbringing?
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Childhood Cleaning Habit Ourselves Parents Room
Never, ever tie up your stockings. Never, ever ball up your socks. ―Marie Kondo
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Clothes Tying Yourself
I have yet to see a house that lacked sufficient storage. The real problem is that we have far more than we need or want.
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Home Need Problem Reality Storage
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
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
Although we can get to know ourselves better by sitting down and analyzing our characteristics or by listening to others’ perspectives on us, I believe that tidying is the best way.
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Analyze Better Character Myself Perspective Way
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
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
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
Now imagine yourself living in a space that contains only things that spark joy. Isn’t this the lifestyle you dream of?
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Dreams Happiness Imagination Lifestyle Space Yourself

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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