Marla Stone > Quotes

“Achieving perpetual organization means, first, clarifying your values and ideal life, and then clearing and organizing your space to support that life. Who you are is, in many ways, reflected by the stuff you keep: the memorabilia, collections, photos, books, furniture, clothing, knickknacks, tools, sporting goods, artwork, and all your worldly goods. So taking care of your things is part of how you take care of yourself; your useful, treasured belongings deserve care and appreciation.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“momentum of your goals and desires. You will always seek to better yourself and identify how your values change to achieve your ideal life. Self-discovery is a never-ending journey.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“You deserve to live a life of grandeur, a carefree life even when you want to keep all the things you love.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“free life. Everything that you own deserves a home where it gets to live permanently and to be with like items. Stuff matters, and matter does matter! When you take care of the objects you own, whether in your home or office, it is a reflection of how you treat yourself and others. Love yourself, love what you buy, love what you keep, and honor what you love and cherish by treating yourself and your things in a respectful, responsible manner.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“Someone who overcollects can feel threatened by the decluttering process and refuse to go along or participate.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“Symbolizing your belongings is a great way to evaluate if what you’ve collected is actually helping you achieve what you want out of life and to understand what they represent to you on a deeper level.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“But when precious things are neglected, could it mean you are symbolically neglecting yourself, your goals, and the things you truly value in life? Notice if objects you have forgotten about or lost in drawers symbolize a lost or forgotten part of yourself. Remember, your inner self has all the answers,”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“I encourage you to continually seek to know yourself, your space, and your stuff to understand and realize what still supports your ideal life. Then realign to restore the organized state that you achieved, and reinvent your space regularly so it is always organized in the way that best suits you.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“You’re always changing, every single second of your life, and your space is always changing as well. Part of that reflects the cycles and patterns of life, like seasonal changes, and part of that is the flow and”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“Pointing fingers doesn’t clear up a mess. Helping hands do.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

“Parting with objects that represent our earlier life or former self can be very hard, since we fear losing those memories.”
― Marla Stone, The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff