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Sara Siegler's avatar

You made me realize that sentimental feelings are a form of attachment and co-dependence with mental constructs of what was. Thank you.

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D Mikawa-Mallery's avatar

Dust bunnies of the heart! Priceless!

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Marco & Sabrina's avatar

Most wholesome clickbait ever!

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Alex S's avatar

Wasn't the original of "sparking joy" "tokimeki"? Always thought that was a rather creative translation, possibly to the point of not actually being correct.

This got it some negative reviews in the UK because British people are highly offended by the idea of being happy about anything.

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Alex Dwyer's avatar

My heart is dust bunny packed indeed - but this has inspired me to taek on the oshire with gusto before the year ends...maybe. Thanks Hiroko. Loved this.

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Nancy Gandhi's avatar

(New subscriber) This was inspiring. I also appreciate the inclusion of Japanese words and phrases, since I’m studying Japanese.

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Ruben Amiragov's avatar

Wonderful piece! I've grown very fond of deep cleaning somewhat recently. Thinking about cleaning and organiIng as spiritual cleansing really made it click for me.

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