Discardia Quotes

“There is no need to hold on to what's obsolete: One never loses what one tosses away deliberately.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“Share some fears. Expose some vulnerabilities. Talk about what you want, what you really really want. There are levels of intimacy you can't fall up into; you have to climb.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“Stretch your mind Discard the illusion that you can’t keep yourself amused with just your mind. If you’re out of practice, start building your wool-gathering muscle. Slow down and think. Build dreams. Follow a complex trail of ideas through its twists and turns. Examine your assumptions. Imagine alternatives”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“give yourself permission to forget.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“We hold onto things out of a need for security”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“Acknowledge that the feelings are real, even if the dangers aren’t.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“Emotions are real, but dangers may not be”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“As we mature and derive less of our sense of personal security from objects and more from our selves and our relationships, we gain both resilience and freedom.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“you should not let your email flow dictate your day.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“Check email on your terms, as needed, and only between doing other actions.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“you need to vary your mental position”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“You don't have to change everything all at once; you just have to start changing things in the right direction more often”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“Even if you’re stalled on one front, you can shift gears and make progress on another.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“when you’re sick you aren’t yourself so why not be someone awesome?”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“Good progress isn’t perfect completion of everything; it is steady, prioritized time and effort toward what matters to you most.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff

“Get some perspective. A lot of things that may aggravate you only do so because you have the luxury of not wrestling with bigger issues. Today, be thankful for everything you have: being alive, your friends and family, your health, a roof over your head, something to eat, clean water to drink, indoor plumbing, heating, air conditioning, clothes, shoes, a job, and freedoms. Many, many people have it worse.”
― Dinah Sanders, Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff