Changing the mindset of a hoarder
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No! This is important!
No, that is important, too!
Ten years ago,
and ten years more,
you will be saying
the same thing!
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so I cleared
a few items at a time,
yet they noticed!
Oh, that jacket?
you haven’t worn it
the last five years!
Someone may need it more!
See?
You are doing a good deed!
(Instead of hoarding!)
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Quotes – serious
If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers, we call him crazy. If a woman has a trailer house full of cats, we call her nuts. But when people pathologically hoard so much cash that they impoverish the entire nation, we put them on the cover of Fortune magazine and pretend that they are role models. Lester B. Pearson
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Quotes- funny
“I’m not a hoarder, I’m a collector with a spacious apartment.”
“I don’t need therapy, I need a bigger house!”
Chen Song Ping 
Sometimes we need to clear the old to welcome new . It’s good that you donated your book’s well shared
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I agree about clearing the old to welcome the new. Tq. Priti!
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👏🏼
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I don’t collect things as much as I used to. Having too much stuff is overwhelming.
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Congrats on the declutter and donation, Serena! I know a few hoarders in my life and how hard it is to declutter. So every step is to be celebrated! 😊
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I had tried for years. This method seems the best.
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Love the post, especially the Pearson quote.
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Tq. Geoffrey!
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It helps. To make them feel good that they are donating and not throwing away their precious items!
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Delightful way to share a valuable lesson, Chen Song Ping.
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Thanks for sharing this wise post where I saw myself represented too (unfortunately 😉)
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After so many years, I find this method convincing
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Thank you again for your kind reply!
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