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The key to tidying up is to “try not to think about it in your head”.
Celeina：When you try to clean up, it is sometimes difficult to make progress because you keep looking back at your graduation album. Do you have any tips for cleaning up?
Uki： First of all, we would like you to do the mementos last.
Celeina： There is an order! (haha)
Uki： I recommend that you start with the categories that are easy to understand, such as clothes, documents, and books. If you start by putting things away from the places in your house that are easy for you to do, and if you know what you yourself value and what you think will lead to your happiness if you have them, you will be able to proceed without much hesitation when you do the items you have in mind. If you have a clear sense of your own values, I think you will be able to select what you want to keep and what you are ready to move on from. Also, what I often tell people is, “Don’t think too much with your head.
Celeina： What does that mean?
Uki：When you are cleaning up, I think you are looking for excuses in your head to not throw things away.
Takano: My heart hurts.
Celeina: Because it’s a waste, or maybe I can still wear it.
Takano: Because that person gave it to me at that time.
Uki: But I don’t think you are the main person in that case, but rather you are influenced by external factors. When putting things away, I want you to put aside the idea of thinking about it for a moment and feel whether your mind and body are responding positively when you think about that object. If you feel “I like it!” or “I am happy when I wear this,” you should to stay it.
Celeina：I feel that putting things away like that brings me closer to happiness and a healthy mind.
Takano: I think that was a very helpful talk. Now, I asked Uki-san to choose a song that we would all like to listen to together on the radio at this time. What song would it be?
Uki: “Hanataba wo Kimi ni” by Hikaru Utada.
Celeina: Why did you choose this song?
Uki： While talking about cleaning up at the end of the year, I thought about what kind of song I wanted to listen to with everyone, and I wanted to listen to a song that would allow me to give flowers to each of you. Today is Christmas, so the town is in high spirits, but I chose this song because I wanted those who are not in that mood or those who have had a difficult year to look back on to give themselves a flower for their labor.
