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by
Marie Kondō
But these people, too, teach you the precious lesson of who you do like, so that you will appreciate those special people even more.
Too many people live surrounded by things they don’t need “just because.”
Presents are not “things” but a means for conveying someone’s feelings.
No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.
To put your things in order means to put your past in order, too.
It is not our memories but the person we have become because of those past experiences that we should treasure.
The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.
Life becomes far easier once you know that things will still work out even if you are lacking something.
If you can say without a doubt, “I really like this!” no matter what anyone else says, and if you like yourself for having it, then ignore what other people think.
