Finally, spring has arrived! The days are getting longer, which means there is more sunlight streaming through your windows, illuminating all of the dust and grime that has infiltrated your house over the past four months. Of course your first instinct may be to roll up your sleeves, grab 18 rolls of paper towels, some Windex, and have at it.
Here’s the thing, chances are your house isn’t the only thing that could use a little spring cleaning. We often focus on making sure our cabinets and closets and decks and BBQ grills are spotless and in perfect working order, yet we give little thought to making sure WE are spotless and in perfect working order.
While I am not suggesting human beings can obtain perfection or should even attempt it, I …show more content…
Allowing this negativity to fester is unhealthy for our minds, spirits and eventually, bodies.
You may find that giving up negativity is harder for you than giving up your daily macchiato. This is what I have my clients do, instead of attempting to let go of all your negative thoughts, simply start thinking positive ones. I know, I know, that sounds totally corny and Pollyana-ish, but the fact is this simple technique works.
Think of your mind like a glass filled with dirty water (you always suspected you had a dirty mind), except the glass is really heavy and you can’t easily lift it and pour the dirty water out. Instead, you add a drop of clean water daily to the glass. Eventually the clean water replaces the dirty water and sends it dripping over the sides. Before you know it, your glass (mind) is filled with sparkling clean, healthy water.
Just do it, okay. I know personally it works. Think only good thoughts. When a bad one comes in, don’t panic or berate your brain, just push the negative thought aside and replace it with a positive one. Eventually, like anything else, this will become a habit. And let me tell you, your life really changes for the better when you brain habitually thinks good, positive …show more content…
Devote your time to things that are worthwhile and that inject your life with goodness and energy.
Throw out toxic relationships
While you’re clearing your calendar, take a look at who you’re spending your time with. Are you holding onto relationships that are toxic and destructive to your happiness and sanity?
One of the best things you can do this spring is take a cold, hard, truthful look at the relationships in your life and release those people who are holding you back in some way and causing you pain and frustration. No need to be nasty about it. Simply wish them peace in your mind and heart and let them go on their way. Getting rid of toxic relationships makes room for healthy ones.
Rearrange Your Health
Did you make that New Year’s resolution to go on a diet and stop eating bags and bags of Doritos? How did that work out? Did it, or you, work out? If you gave up, spring is the perfect chance for you to try again to make better, healthier
Here’s the thing, chances are your house isn’t the only thing that could use a little spring cleaning. We often focus on making sure our cabinets and closets and decks and BBQ grills are spotless and in perfect working order, yet we give little thought to making sure WE are spotless and in perfect working order.
While I am not suggesting human beings can obtain perfection or should even attempt it, I …show more content…
Allowing this negativity to fester is unhealthy for our minds, spirits and eventually, bodies.
You may find that giving up negativity is harder for you than giving up your daily macchiato. This is what I have my clients do, instead of attempting to let go of all your negative thoughts, simply start thinking positive ones. I know, I know, that sounds totally corny and Pollyana-ish, but the fact is this simple technique works.
Think of your mind like a glass filled with dirty water (you always suspected you had a dirty mind), except the glass is really heavy and you can’t easily lift it and pour the dirty water out. Instead, you add a drop of clean water daily to the glass. Eventually the clean water replaces the dirty water and sends it dripping over the sides. Before you know it, your glass (mind) is filled with sparkling clean, healthy water.
Just do it, okay. I know personally it works. Think only good thoughts. When a bad one comes in, don’t panic or berate your brain, just push the negative thought aside and replace it with a positive one. Eventually, like anything else, this will become a habit. And let me tell you, your life really changes for the better when you brain habitually thinks good, positive …show more content…
Devote your time to things that are worthwhile and that inject your life with goodness and energy.
Throw out toxic relationships
While you’re clearing your calendar, take a look at who you’re spending your time with. Are you holding onto relationships that are toxic and destructive to your happiness and sanity?
One of the best things you can do this spring is take a cold, hard, truthful look at the relationships in your life and release those people who are holding you back in some way and causing you pain and frustration. No need to be nasty about it. Simply wish them peace in your mind and heart and let them go on their way. Getting rid of toxic relationships makes room for healthy ones.
Rearrange Your Health
Did you make that New Year’s resolution to go on a diet and stop eating bags and bags of Doritos? How did that work out? Did it, or you, work out? If you gave up, spring is the perfect chance for you to try again to make better, healthier