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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 20, 2013 0:36:05 GMT -5
"So many of us define ourselves by what we have, what we wear, what kind of house we live in, and what kind of car we drive...If you think of yourself as the woman in the Cartier watch and the Hermes scarf, a house fire will destroy not only your possessions but your self."--Linda Henley
“How good something is should never be determined by its cost, designer, origin, or its perceived value by others.”--Ashly Lorenzana
"Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment."--Mark Twain
"Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are."--J.C. Penney
"Ask me not what I have, but what I am."--Heinrich Heine  Mimi, I just thought you used the Pilkington quote because it was the best one to illustrate how Sweetie had trained the Mini-Sweeties to rescue treasures lost in the trash. (I can barely keep up with all the quotes I've used, so I certainly don't expect anyone else to do it.) I do love that quote--it was one of the few funny ones I found for this month. (Lots of funny stuff on cleaning, but clutter, not so much.) And thanks for the new one--it's so very true. How much of the stuff in our homes goes from "I have to have this" to "Why is this here?"   Di! So glad to see you! How are you doing? I'm happy to hear you're enjoying the quotes and that they're giving you a little inspiration. It's always difficult for me to get started with the process too, but like you, it's much easier once I've mentally decided it needs to go.
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Post by slowpoke on Apr 20, 2013 7:30:58 GMT -5
In the context of my 9 year old asking me when I am going to tidy up, I follow the suggestion of someone in Chat, and decide to get her help. I ask her where to start. She says dining room. I ask which spot. She looks at the dresser. I tell her to start, and ask her to put everything we should keep on right side of dining table, and get rid of on left side of dining table. I leave her to it. She starts and goes steady and after a few minutes says:
"We are going to live better now."
Hope this inspires others with children.
Fifteen minutes later- 2 empty junk drawers, clear shelves and all items on table grouped into piles (multiple scissors, staplers, etc.) and anothers input into what to toss and keep.
I know this is not as great as all the quotes above, but had to add this because it was a new revelation to me. I love this thread so much. It has really motivated me and I love coming here every day. Thankyou disorganized dragon and other wonderful contributors.
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Post by Blackswan on Apr 20, 2013 8:21:06 GMT -5
We are going to live better now.
Great positive affirmation!
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 21, 2013 1:14:18 GMT -5
“When life gets too cluttered, we neglect the important things.”--Emilie Barnes
“But I do know we’re deficient in some way. We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted.”--Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie
"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."--Democritus
“If we were to gain God's perspective, even for a moment, and were to look at the way we go through life accumulating and hoarding and displaying our things, we would have the same feelings of horror and pity that any sane person has when he views people in an asylum endlessly beating their heads against the wall.”--Randy Alcorn, Money, Possessions and Eternity Slowpoke, I agree with Blackswan--what your daughter said is a great positive affirmation and I think it's a wonderful quote. So many of the best quotes are short, simple, and get right to the heart of the matter, which is exactly what "We are going to live better now" does. Because when you get right down to it, that's why we're all here--we want to live better now. Thank you so much for sharing it. (And I'm very happy to hear that you're finding lots of motivation thru this month's quotes. )
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 22, 2013 2:04:11 GMT -5
"CHAOS: acronymn for 'Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome' "--WordSpy.com
"Floordrobe (blend of 'floor' and 'wardrobe'--noun): a pile of discarded clothes on the floor of a person's room."--WordSpy.com
"Carbage (blend of 'car' and 'garbage'--noun): the garbage that accumulates in some cars ."--WordSpy.com
"Undecorating: redecorating a home or room to give it a simplier, less cluttered look."--WordSpy.com
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Apr 22, 2013 7:28:36 GMT -5
"CHAOS: acronymn for 'Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome' "--WordSpy.com
"Floordrobe (blend of 'floor' and 'wardrobe'--noun): a pile of discarded clothes on the floor of a person's room."--WordSpy.com
"Carbage (blend of 'car' and 'garbage'--noun): the garbage that accumulates in some cars ."--WordSpy.com
"Undecorating: redecorating a home or room to give it a simplier, less cluttered look."--WordSpy.com Here are some more that Little_Ninja found: www.squalorsurvivors.com/junk/glossary.shtml |
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 23, 2013 0:24:02 GMT -5
“Either you dispose of your stuff before you die or someone else will do it for you after you die. If you don't want to have others go through your stuff now, will you want them to do it for you later? Be clutter-free now.”--Lorrin L. Lee
"The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run."--Henry David Thoreau
"What a unique treasure are the things we have learned to live without, for no thief can take them from us."--Robert Brault
"Remember, what you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else, but what you are will be yours forever."--Henry van Dyke
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Post by ClutterBlind on Apr 23, 2013 22:11:50 GMT -5
Keep tossing and cleaning!  |
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 23, 2013 23:51:57 GMT -5
"When you have cleared all of your clutter, you can be of greater service to those around you. "--Michael B. Kitson
"In order to seek one's own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life."--Plato
"The more we simplify our material needs the more we are free to think of other things."--Eleanor Roosevelt
"It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly."--Bertrand Russell, Principles of Social Reconstruction Lioness, thank you for directing us to Little Ninja's glossary at the old Squalor Survivors site and Clutterblind, great visual as usual. (I saved that one to my phone so I can use it as encouragement at work. )
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Post by ClutterBlind on Apr 24, 2013 15:50:27 GMT -5
What should be hung on the front door of every house.  |
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 24, 2013 23:02:28 GMT -5
“Wealth is not an absolute. It is relative to desire. Every time we yearn for something we cannot afford, we grow poorer, whatever our resources. And every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be counted as rich, however little we may actually possess.”--Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety
"Who is rich? He who rejoices in his portion."--The Talmud
"There is something perverse about more than enough. When we have more, it is never enough. It is always somewhere out there, just out of reach. The more we acquire, the more elusive enough becomes."--Unknown
"There are two ways to get enough: One is to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less."--G.K. Chesterton Love it, ClutterBlind! I should print that out and put that on my front door tonight.
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Post by ClutterBlind on Apr 25, 2013 14:42:05 GMT -5
Go tackle that mountain of laundry or clutter!  |
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 25, 2013 18:44:20 GMT -5
“Progress is discovering what you can do without.”--Marty Rubin
"The more you have, the more you are occupied.
The less you have, the more free you are."--Mother Teresa
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything--anger, anxiety, or possessions--we cannot be free.”--Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.”--Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
ClutterBlind, my mountain is in my bedroom. (Well, actually, it's a mountain range, meaning there's more than one... : 
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Post by messymimi on Apr 25, 2013 19:47:02 GMT -5
"Today I can enjoy the beauty in something without having to open it." ~ Eleanor Brown
That's happening for me more -- and i hope someday it's true about just about everything.
messymimi
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 26, 2013 23:48:02 GMT -5
“The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.”--Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
"Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache."--Philip Wylie
"Hanging onto a bad buy will not redeem the purchase.”--Terence Conran, Essential Storage: The Back to Basics Guide to Home Design, Decoration & Furnishing
“Whatever you own, owns you. You have to clean it, store it, fix it, worry about it, keep paying for it, insure it, and it clutters your home and mind. Plus, you have to work more to get more stuff you can't afford to buy things you don't need. Less is more freedom to travel and have peace of mind. Collecting memorable experiences and friends is better than things.”--Lorrin L. Lee Me too, Mimi--having it all isn't all it's cracked up to be (especially when you don't have a place to put it).
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