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“Then, in the 1980's, came the paroxysm of downsizing, and the very nature of the corporation was thrown into doubt. In what began almost as a fad and quickly matured into an unshakable habit, companies were 'restructuring,' 'reengineering,' and generally cutting as many jobs as possible, white collar as well as blue . . . The New York Times captured the new corporate order succintly in 1987, reporting that it 'eschews loyalty to workers, products, corporate structures, businesses, factories, communities, even the nation. All such allegiances are viewed as expendable under the new rules. With survival at stake, only market leadership, strong profits and a high stock price can be allowed to matter'.”
― Barbara Ehrenreich, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

“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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“Life's so much simpler when you're dead!”
― Stewart Stafford

“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.

“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.

“Your home is in disarray. How you got there is the reason for the mess, but not the reason for staying in it.”
― Bonnie Borromeo Tomlinson, Stop Buying Bins: & other blunt but practical advice from a home organizer

“Much of what we acquire in life isn’t worth dragging to the next leg of our
journey. Travel light. You will be better equipped to travel far.”
― Gina Greenlee, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

“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.

“Who knows what advantages you might find in a smaller home, even beyond what you were initially hoping for, after you move in?
Maybe you'll be inspired to become a more creative person when you take up residence in a quaint older neighborhood and get out of that suburban tract where you can have a house of any color as long as it's beige.
Maybe by putting your preadolescent kids in a bedroom together, they'll socialize better and develop closer bonds.
Maybe you and your spouse will rediscover each other when you're actually spending time together instead of tag-teaming on chores.”
― Joshua Becker, The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life

“Whatever your motivation for downsizing, you're going to love the benefits that come with this change. Let me highlight a few:
1. More money... in general a smaller home costs less to buy or rent and less to maintain.
2. Less time and energy spent cleaning and maintaining...
3. Better family bonding... A smaller home naturally brings family members into proximity, leading to their having more conversations and doing more things together.
4. Less environmental impact... using less energy and fewer natural resources.
5. Easier perpetuation of your minimalism...
6. Wider market to sell.”
― Joshua Becker, The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life

“Just as layoffs were making a mockery of the team concept, employees were urged to find camaraderie and a sense of collective purpose at the microlevel of the "team". And the less teamlike the overall organization became with the threat of continuous downsizing, the more management insisted on individual devotion to these largely fictional units.”
― Barbara Ehrenreich, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

“Downsizing just getting rid of junk
Those things you collected over a lifetime
But when your gone someone must sort through”
― Richard L. Ratliff

“Its so easy for them to judge when they are already succesful, but instead on bringing us down, Why not lift us ? Give us motivation to continue.”
― Heather mae buban