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24/1/2016

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This quote from Marie Kondo's Spark Joy struck a chord with me..

One of her clients said -

..the number of times when I suddenly stop in the middle of cooking or folding laundry and I realize that I am happy has definitely increased.

I do believe the same thing has happened to me, whether or not because of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying I will never really know, but I'm willing to believe it played a part.

Hoping you too have many happy moments (sometimes it's in between the other stuff!)

The thing is to notice them..

I do love Lotta's idea of a Blog Garden - her pictures of magnolias will cheer you and make you happy that spring is on its way.
Simple Life Lessons from a 3 (now 4) year old will have you smiling too.
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swissrose link
24/1/2016 09:44:37 pm

Yes, defnitely happy moments. And many where I just feel lucky, too!

Children are wonderful, aren't they - I'm spending this morning with a four year old and a 10-mth old... :) Oh yes, happy (and funny)!

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Lotta link
25/1/2016 01:04:39 am

Oh that's lovely those moments have increased for you Freda, 'The Life Changing Magic of Tidying' obviously does what it says on the tin! No wonder she called her second book 'Spark Joy'... that's exactly what those little moments feel like to me - little surges of joy, usually unrelated to whatever you happen to be doing. I'll sign up for more of those! Maybe the more we let go of and the more space we create (externally and internally) the closer we get to our true nature. Little children have yet to lose sight of theirs... no wonder they bring so much joy :-)

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Cristiana link
25/1/2016 08:41:34 am

I have been experiencing something similar, Freda: I seem to be taking pleasure and feel happy on doing some tasks I used to do just just for the sake of getting them done and over with...I have a different mindset now, I guess, I pay more attention to whatever is happening and it feels overall better. The secret may very well be in freeing up space so that we can do the noticing...

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Sarah link
25/1/2016 11:29:46 am

Lotta's blog garden is delightful. Those moments of happiness have increased since moving. I out some of that down to have less stuff too. Sarah x

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