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The point in deciding specific places to keep things is to designate a spot for every thing.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
I just stumbled across this and I needed to share it with you. It’s called ‘Ikigai’, and it’s the Japanese concept for “a reason for being”.
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When we’re unwell, we lose ourselves. We forget who we are, so of course a big part of recovery is getting back in touch with ourselves and finding our values. If we’ve lived... See more
instagram.comSilence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
Haruki Murakami
nutcracker fantasy, 1979, takeo nakamura
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Put the other way around, nothing is scarier to humans than isolation. Isolated people have not only their physical security threatened, but their mental security as well. Because instinctively, we are well aware that we cannot live alone. As a consequence, we are always longing for a strong “connection” with other people. … Do you understand what
... See moreFumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day
As Kierkegaard said, “To venture causes anxiety; not to venture is to lose oneself.” I periodically take time to step back and reflect on my life, and I’ve discovered something interesting: Nearly everything that stands out as giving my life meaning involved taking moderate to big risks.
Gregg Krech • The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
“I have always been able to remember everything about you from the side. Your profile, the way you walk, how you talk—that’s the way I always think of you. From the front, I can’t recall a thing. Strange, isn’t it?”
—Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami