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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 27, 2013 20:31:20 GMT -5
“People's homes are a reflection of their lives. It is no accident that people have a huge weight problem in this country, and clutter is the same thing. Homes are an orgy of consumption.”--Peter Walsh
"The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction."--Christopher Lasch
“You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage.”--Rasheed Ogunlaru
"Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us."--Samuel Johnson
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 29, 2013 0:14:23 GMT -5
"Clutter causes stress, and clutter is one of the main barriers of productivity."--Charisse Ward
"We go on multiplying our conveniences only to multiply our cares. We increase our possessions only to the enlargement of our anxieties."--Anna C. Brackett
"You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy."--Eric Hoffer
“Are these things really better than the things I already have? Or am I just trained to be dissatisfied with what I have now?”--Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby
"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."--Socrates
“Clear clutter. Make space for you.”-Magdalena VandenBerg
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Post by messymimi on Apr 29, 2013 19:53:01 GMT -5
Dragon, your quotes never fail to keep me thinking and mulling.
"Subject every piece of paper that comes into your house to the "two F's" test: If you can’t file it (bills, bank statements) or frame it (kids’ artwork), out it goes." ~ Cheryl Eisen, home stager and president of the Interior Marketing Group
This is a rule for me!
messymimi
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 30, 2013 1:04:35 GMT -5
"Less is more."--Robert Browning
"Possessions are usually diminished by possession."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness."--John Ruskin
“People use only 20 percent of their possessions and won't ever miss the other 80 percent.”--Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman, A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder--How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place
"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need."--Vernon Howard
The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple."--Doris Janzen Longacre
"Bottom line is, if you do not use it or need it, it's clutter, and it needs to go."--Charisse Ward  Thank you so much, Mimi! What a nice compliment. Cheryl Eisen's quote is an excellent rule--heaven only knows how many less boxes I'd have in my apartment if all the unneccessary paper products were gone. 
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Post by flotsam on Apr 30, 2013 5:38:23 GMT -5
Disorganizeddragon, thanks for taking the time to provide us with all these quotes. They help me to go on, one step at a time. "Clutter causes stress, and clutter is one of the main barriers of productivity."--Charisse Ward
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“Clear clutter. Make space for you.”-Magdalena VandenBerg These two hit me! |
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Post by Di on Apr 30, 2013 13:13:19 GMT -5
"Each morning see some task begin,/Each evening sees it close;/Something attempted, something done,/Has earned a night’s repose." – Longfellow "(The Village Blacksmith).
"Never wear anything that panics the cat." – P.J. O’Rourke (for helping you decide what to throw out of your clothes closet)
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Post by ClutterBlind on May 1, 2013 14:01:50 GMT -5
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Post by disorganizeddragon on May 1, 2013 16:30:13 GMT -5
"Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it."--Dee Hock
For many of us at SOoS, our clutter has an imaginative side. Yarn, paint, sheet music, glue, writing journals, seeds, leotards, needles, thread, pencils, musical instruments, garden supplies, material, tiles, wax, looms, crayons, canvas, wood, cookware--we can pack a lot of creativity into very little space. Deciding what supplies and projects to let go can be one of the most difficult things we have to do when we make the decision to clean up and clean out. But if we look at it as giving ourselves more space to dream and create, a new enviroment to inspire us, then the job becomes a little bit easier. Remember that cleaning can be a very creative process--no two people do it exactly alike and we all make interesting discoveries about ourselves along the way.  “Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten. Then when you hit puberty they take the crayons away and replace them with dry, uninspiring books on algebra, history, etc. Being suddenly hit years later with the 'creative bug' is just a wee voice telling you, 'I'd like my crayons back, please.'”--Hugh MacLeod, Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity
"Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There’s a light inside of you.”--Judith Jamison
"Creativity is a rare part of living. It's fundamental. None of us can squelch our creativity without feeling less than whole, incomplete and depressed."--Lynn Weiss, Ph.D.
“Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature--all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out how big a prize you’ve won.”--Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
"The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail."--Edwin H. Land
“No matter what your age or your life path, whether making art is your career or your hobby or your dream, it is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on your creativity.”--Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
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Post by creativechaos on May 2, 2013 2:24:11 GMT -5
Balm to my soul, Dragoness. Thank you so much.
luv, cc
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Post by disorganizeddragon on May 3, 2013 0:55:34 GMT -5
"Use the creative process--singing, writing, art, dance, whatever--to get to know yourself better."--Catie Curtis
"Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual."--Arthur Koestler, Drinkers of Infinity: Essays 1955-1967
“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”--Rumi, Essential Rumi
“Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience.”--Masaru Ibuka
“You don't have to be like anyone else. You just need to learn more about your own creative self and start blooming.”--Deborah Day
creativechaos, I'm so glad you liked yesterday's quotes. I hope you'll find several more throughout the month--I've got lots of them!  flotsam, I'm so happy to know that last month's quotes on clutter were helpful to you. Some of this month's quotes on creativity can also apply to ridding ourselves of clutter or cleaning, so I hope you'll check back in. Di, I love P.J. O'Rourke--he has some of the best quotes ever. If I ever came across a piece of clothing that panicked my cats, I'd probably need to burn it.  ClutterBlind--As usual, you always find the best visuals to inspire us. It's good to have a reminder that every little step matters. Thank you!
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Post by messymimi on May 3, 2013 6:58:04 GMT -5
"Panics the cat"!!! Hm, too late, mine never panic over anything, anyway; they've already seen it all!
messymimi
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Post by disorganizeddragon on May 4, 2013 0:14:49 GMT -5
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”--Scott Adams
“If there's one thing I've discovered, it's that stifling yourself will only lead to more misery. [...] I polluted all other happiness because I was afraid to let myself create and change. You have to have courage. Real courage to explore, to fail, and to pick yourself back up again.”--Siobhan Vivian, Same Difference
“For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail--it’s just the opposite--we aim too low and succeed.”--Ken Robinson, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
"Once you become self-conscious, there is no end to it; once you start to doubt, there is no room for anything else."--Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook
“There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make excuses and those who get results. An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done, and a results person will find any reason why it can be done. Be a creator, not a reactor”--Alan Cohen
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Post by angela on May 4, 2013 1:23:15 GMT -5
DD, your quote project has really blessed me over the last two months especially. Thank you for talking the time to feed us with these fabulous little bon mots of inspiration.
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Post by messymimi on May 4, 2013 20:36:07 GMT -5
Quotes on creativity are going to be fun. There's really nothing so much fun as watching people be creative.
messymimi
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Post by disorganizeddragon on May 5, 2013 0:57:47 GMT -5
"When people ask me 'How did you get to be so creative?' I tell them it's because I ate paste as a child."--Unknown
“Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career.”--E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
“Rules are a great way to get ideas. All you have to do is break them.”--Jack Foster, How to Get Ideas
"Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.”--Red Haircrow
"Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios."--Unknown
 angela, thank you so much! I'm always happy to hear the quotes I've posted have helped or inspired someone (or even just given them a laugh).  messymimi, I like watching people be creative too. (I wish I could watch someone create a magic wand that would clean my house... )
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