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Post by ClutterBlind on Apr 2, 2013 19:32:59 GMT -5
Hmm. . . How about there ain't no mountain [of clutter] high enough to keep you from reaching [the door/or the floor]. . .
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 2, 2013 20:50:30 GMT -5
Hmm. . . How about there ain't no mountain of clutter high enough to keep you from reaching the door/or the floor. . . "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"? ClutterBlind, thank you--you've just given me a theme song for my bedroom.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 2, 2013 21:19:02 GMT -5
"Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions."--Peace Pilgrim
“Today I can enjoy the beauty in something without having to own it.”--Eleanor Brownn
"Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things."--Elise Boulding
"Thought at a tag sale: 'Whoever said that something is better than nothing seriously underestimated nothing.'"--Robert Brault
Ramatama, thank you so much for the musical contributions to this month's clutter (quotes ). And I, like Seashell, can totally relate to that comic. Lioness, thank you for your lovely version of "You're All I Need." It brings to mind one of my favorite quotes from this month's collection: "The best things in life aren't things."--Art Buchwald
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 3, 2013 17:59:47 GMT -5
“Charm reflects your history, your affinities, your essence; clutter does not.”--Debra Olivier
"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."--William Morris
"Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them."--Henry David Thoreau
“Sometimes in your life you have to leave some precious things, not because you don't deserve it but because you deserve something better than that, and it's just like creating space for some bigger and much better things waiting for you in your life ahead.”--Shubhanshu Tiwari
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Post by ramatama on Apr 4, 2013 5:04:46 GMT -5
"There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up." ~Oscar Wilde
“What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things.” Unknown
“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those.” ~Michael Nolan
“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” ~Michael Michalko
"Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories -- those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost." ~Russell Baker
“The books and magazines streamed in. He could buy them all, they piled up around him and even while he read, the number of those still to be read disturbed him. … they stood in rows, weighing down his life like a possession which he did not succeed in subordinating to his personality.”
“The accouterments of life were so rich and varied, so elaborated, that almost no place at all was left for life itself. Each and every accessory was so costly and beautiful that it had an existence above and beyond the purpose it was meant to serve – confusing the observer and absorbing attention.” ~Thomas Mann
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Post by puppybox on Apr 4, 2013 9:34:17 GMT -5
loving the quotations on clutter! thank you to all who took the time to post them.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 4, 2013 20:27:52 GMT -5
Even though Bruce Lee was speaking of martial arts when he gave the following pieces of advice, they can also apply to ridding our homes of clutter:"It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.”--Bruce Lee
"Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own.”--Bruce Lee
"There will be calmness, tranquility, when one is free from external objects and is not perturbed.”--Bruce Lee Thank you for all the great quote additions, Ramatama! I especially like the one by Russell Baker because that seems to apply to most of the stuff in my apartment. Puppybox, I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying the clutter quotes. Thank you for letting all of us know.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 5, 2013 17:53:37 GMT -5
"Clutter is a physical manifestation of fear that cripples our ability to grow."-- H.G. Chissell
“We are tempted to believe that certain achievements and possessions will give us enduring satisfaction. We are invited to imagine ourselves scaling the steep cliff face of happiness in order to reach a wide, high plateau on which we will live out the rest of our lives; we are not reminded that soon after gaining the summit, we will be called down again into fresh lowlands of anxiety and desire.”--Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety
“Don't ever cling to anything out of fear. Cherish what has true meaning in your life--let go of the rest.”--Eleanor Brownn
"Panic at the thought of doing a thing is a challenge to do it."--Henry S. Haskins
“Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits."--Sarah Breathnach, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Apr 8, 2013 6:39:50 GMT -5
Decluttering quotes from our SOS members:
So Long to the days chaos ruled my life So Long to those that decide what makes a wife So Long to the messes So Long to the stresses I am stronger than ever before All because I was willing to open THAT Door. So Long misery, Hello Mystery Now I go to write my History -- copyrighted quote from lil
Neither a minimalist nor a cleanie am I, but it's nice to know where the scissors are. -- copyrighted quote from Freedom
Clear is a blank slate waiting for our lives to unfold on it. -- copyrighted quote from Di
How to get over the perfectionist attitude? Do one thing imperfectly. Feel the anxiety. Let it ride. Breathe. Observe. Note that the world does not come crashing down around your shoulders. Breathe again. Repeat from the beginning. -- copyrighted quote from moonglow
When I made a conscious decision to try to like my house, even thank it for sheltering me, it made things easier. -- copyrighted quote from messymimi
My goal for today is to release my stuff that I'm not using, because I love my family more than any of it. -- copyrighted quote from Ally
too much rescuing of stuff. I need to focus on rescuing rooms. -- copyrighted quote from snailspace
Desqualoring takes me forward Desqualoring restores my self respect Desqualoring makes me energized Desqualoring gives me hope Desqualoring gives me a little growing island of peace -- copyright quote from homesteph
1. Desqualoring lets me open the windows and doors to catch the summer breeze. 2. Desqualoring gives me space to write and think. 3. Desqualoring allows me to see my home and myself in a new way. 4. Desqualoring turns my little house into a vacation cottage. -- copyright quote from missjean NOTE: All Quotes from SOS members are copyright by their authors.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 8, 2013 14:59:45 GMT -5
(Please forgive my absence from the quote thread this weekend--I went to visit friends in the rural foothills where I only had phone and internet access at the exact moments of sunrise and sunset, but only if all the wildlife in the surrounding forest was perfectly still. :"It's not clutter, it's my unique filing system."--Jonathan Lockwood Huie
"The best things in life are not only free, but the line is shorter."--Robert Brault
“An empty desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.”--Joseph Addison
“It's interesting to see that people had so much clutter even thousands of years ago. The only way to get rid of it all was to bury it, and then some archeologist went and dug it all up.”--Karl Pilkington, An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington Lioness, thank you so much for sharing some of the great clutter observations and quotes from our very own SOoS members. (We are such a talented bunch...)
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 9, 2013 10:50:30 GMT -5
"Clutter-clearing is modern-day alchemy."--Denise Linn
"To change skins, evolve into new cycles, I feel one has to learn to discard. If one changes internally, one should not continue to live with the same objects. They reflect one's mind and the psyche of yesterday. I throw away what has no dynamic, living use.”--Anais Nin
“We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better.”--C. JoyBell C.
“Are you going to allow the world around you to change while you remain stagnant? Make this the time you throw away old habits that have hindered your happiness and success and finally allow your greatest self to flourish.”--Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on."--Havelock Ellis
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Post by angela on Apr 10, 2013 1:20:06 GMT -5
"Clutter is a physical manifestation of fear that cripples our ability to grow."-- H.G. Chissell
“Don't ever cling to anything out of fear. Cherish what has true meaning in your life--let go of the rest.”--Eleanor Brownn Ouch! These two hit me right where I live....fear....the corrosive thread.
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Post by ClutterBlind on Apr 10, 2013 11:57:54 GMT -5
Simple rule:
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Post by Di on Apr 10, 2013 12:10:17 GMT -5
There is nothing that is "perfectly good" If it was perfect it wouldn't be in this imperfect world, and if it was all THAT good, we wouldn't be agonizing over it. If something is "good"; it fills a need, it fits in the allocated space, and it enhances your life..
If it does none of these things, then it isn't GOOD FOR YOU. Yet, it may truly meet a need for someone else. Holding on to stuff that you do not need, that doesn't enhance your life, takes up room and contributes to building a wall that shuts out people/love/human interaction, keeps people at a distance, and doesn't make your life easier is a form of selfishness. LET THESE THINGS GO!
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Post by ClutterBlind on Apr 10, 2013 12:41:03 GMT -5
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