Lighter Living Quotes

“Clutter may rob us of the life we imagined or prevent us from creating a new vision for our future.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“I believe that no matter what situation in life you find yourself, there is room for you to take control of little things, which ultimately adds up to big things.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“I felt that days, weeks, months, and years of my life were wasted by the removal of stuff. There were more important things I would rather have been doing. But I continued, and eventually, I felt lighter and freer than I had ever felt in the years of big houses with each room filled to the brim.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“In the process of decluttering things in my life, I was peeling off the layers of my past that no longer mattered to my present life. But as I did that shedding, memories and emotions arose. I sometimes felt sadness as I removed reminders of a failed marriage or the loss of a loved one. I grieved lost dreams and deceased people and pets. If I looked for it, I also experienced gratitude for the good times and the love that once was. Eventually, I felt lighter after I worked my way through a particular emotional zone that exposed remnants of unhealed parts of my life.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“Instead of thinking I am losing something when I clear clutter, I dwell on what I might gain.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“If we want more healing and peace in the world, let us each start with our homes, our relationships, our mindsets, and ourselves.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“I am becoming better at releasing the “what-ifs” that clog my closets.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“I asked myself, “Who would I be if I weren’t busy? What would be left of my life and me after I removed excess stuff from my home and allowed my day to have unscheduled open spaces?”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“Minimizing can be exhilarating. If you continue decluttering, you just might find a zest for life that you didn’t know existed under all that stuff!”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“Decluttering and downsizing before I am forced to do so also means my kids will have less work and stress when I reach old age or suffer an infirmity.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“We all have a million things vying for our attention. If you tell yourself that you don’t have enough time to clear out your junk, you might be delaying the well-being and relief you could experience by tackling it. If not now, when?”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“For me, decluttering and downsizing has caused shifts in my thinking and my habits. I don’t have to declutter; I choose to declutter.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“I decided to break the trend of accumulating stuff sooner rather than later. I moved to smaller homes ahead of my need. I downsized before I was forced to do so. I sorted and dispersed my things while I had the energy and the ability to either donate or sell my stuff.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“When I own less, fewer things go wrong and need to be fixed. I have more space: openings in my calendar, room in my home, and calm in my heart.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“When I eventually moved to a smaller home, it felt cozy, like having a pair of jeans that fit me just right—no wasted living space and no baggy fabric.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“In addition to asking myself if something was a benefit or a burden for me to keep or if it was superfluous, I also questioned if it enriched my life now. If the answer was no, I ditched it.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“Losing the buffer zone of my parents meant I was next. I had a chance to craft a lighter finale for my future senior years. I didn’t want the final chapters of my life to be about stuff, and I didn’t want to abandon the responsibility of dealing with it myself.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“My new deliberate and slower pace has created a higher quality in my experiences.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“Be mindful and prevent possible conflict surrounding your belongings. Aging often produces a waning of energy, and sadly, not all of us will maintain a sound mind. Possible disability, mental or physical, can relegate sorting and dispersing one’s belongings to someone else who might not want the job.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“My choice of a lighter lifestyle has brought me a greater sense of well-being. In a world that often seems stressful and chaotic, that’s a feeling I cherish.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“I consider minimalism not as a destination but rather as a tool and a mindset to reduce distractions and overwhelm. It is not a competition. You are a winner if you find the amount of stuff and size of your home to be perfect for you and your lifestyle and situation. You only lose if you never consider the potential benefits of decluttering and leave your loved ones with messes and burdens.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“Lightening my load of stuff and responsibilities freed me to look forward to planning and creating a living situation that was sustainable and lessened potential stress in caring for a home and its contents as I aged.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“As I thin out my things and discuss what to do with what is left, I release the expectation that they must be passed down within my family. This openness and acceptance may potentially pave the way for less disputes and resentments in the future.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“As I declutter and downsize, I gradually discover more of my essence and my purpose.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“No matter what stage you are in, acknowledging that our possessions, homes, and affairs can be problematic to those we leave behind is the first step toward taking proactive measures to reduce potential chaos and strife among those destined to deal with it.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“My clearing has allowed me to rediscover things I stopped seeing and put them into a place of prominence.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.

“fulskåp, a cabinet for the ugly. A fulskåp is a cupboard full of gifts you can’t stand to look at, and which are impossible to regift.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.