People mock the KonMari system for the specific folding, emptying your purse each time you come home, and other odd-ball parts outlined in the system.
But most of all it is mocked for thanking the items you are decluttering.
Yet both that and the sparks joy concept encourage you to focus on thankfulness and gratitude.
What in your life makes you happy and will be part of the life you envision going forward? When sorting and you come across something that makes you feel joy, of course you are going to feel gratitude. Yet even things we are letting go deserve our gratitude, if only for teaching us "Thank you shirt for teaching me this colour doesn't make me feel good" or, as I said two days ago, "thank you printing supplies for letting me believe I could be the sort of person who sent out custom printed invitations."
As you go through your day, look for moments of thankfulness. If you are doing the Declutter 365 challenge and going through your freezer, be thankful for the food that is there, the meals it can become, and the nourishment it will provide. Or, if there are things to be tossed, give thanks for the money you had to buy them, the original meals that sparked the leftovers, the people in the food production chain who worked to bring you such abundance.
Many in our village have been facing challenges lately.
Gratitude is the foundation of happiness. Gratitude is the path out of despair. Gratitude is a medicine for healing.
"Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie