April 20, 2014
Usually when people mention spring cleaning, they
are referring to tidying up their household or work area, whether it is turning
their closets inside out or completely reorganizing their files. They feel compelled to clean and organize their
environment once a year, although for some it should be more often, fed up with
the increasing entropy that is surrounding them. Rarely do people think about de-cluttering
and organizing the thoughts that occupy one’s mind. Much like a computer, you need to organize
the files of thoughts in their proper place and delete the files that are no
longer needed and are just slowing the system, i.e. you, down. This type of mental spring cleaning is
important so you can go about your day productively, creatively, stress-free and
be able to do more of the things that make you happy.
Here are a few tips for spring cleaning your mind:
1. Pick up a
pen and paper and just write down everything that comes to mind. Ray Bradbury, acclaimed author of Zen in the Art of Writing, believes that
free-writing is the key to getting rid of creative blocks and allowing the
imagination and ideas to flow freely.
2. Schedule
date nights with your significant other, fun time with the kids, time with your
friends and alone time for you. They are
all important and should all be treated as special and sacred. Spontaneity is fine, but actually having a
set day to look forward to every week is better than worrying about when you
last went out as a family or when you last saw your best friend.
3. Stop
procrastinating. All bad habits, even
procrastinating, can be replaced by good ones.
If that item in your To Do list refuses to be crossed off and you cannot
delegate it, try completely changing your attitude about the task. Pretend that you are someone who is curious
and intrigued by the project and see how much easier it is to get done.
Yes
you have reached adulthood. You are a mature, reasonable, responsible
individual with a good head on your shoulders. You have a place of your
own, you work and you pay the bills. You may have a family of your own
and consider yourself a good spouse and parent. So why, oh why, is it
that visiting relatives can leave you feeling like you are that
misunderstood teenager living under your parents’ roof again? Of course
there are many of you that get along splendidly with your parents and
siblings and that is a wonderful blessing. Unfortunately, others are
not so blessed. When it comes time to get together with relatives, some
of us suffer through uncomfortable small talk or even cold silence with
a family member and some have terse exchanges that make for a
bittersweet family gathering. And some go back and forth between the
two. We cannot delve into all possible reasons why family relationships
can be stressful. Every family has a unique history and dynamic that
would require years of psychotherapy in order to understand the ‘Why?’.
The real question that this article will attempt to address is the
‘How?’- How might my family get along better? How might we develop a
stronger family bond? - See more at:
http://whoismillennium.com/press_room/breaking_the_barrier_with_family/#sthash.67wnpSSb.dpuf
Yes
you have reached adulthood. You are a mature, reasonable, responsible
individual with a good head on your shoulders. You have a place of your
own, you work and you pay the bills. You may have a family of your own
and consider yourself a good spouse and parent. So why, oh why, is it
that visiting relatives can leave you feeling like you are that
misunderstood teenager living under your parents’ roof again? Of course
there are many of you that get along splendidly with your parents and
siblings and that is a wonderful blessing. Unfortunately, others are
not so blessed. When it comes time to get together with relatives, some
of us suffer through uncomfortable small talk or even cold silence with
a family member and some have terse exchanges that make for a
bittersweet family gathering. And some go back and forth between the
two. We cannot delve into all possible reasons why family relationships
can be stressful. Every family has a unique history and dynamic that
would require years of psychotherapy in order to understand the ‘Why?’.
The real question that this article will attempt to address is the
‘How?’- How might my family get along better? How might we develop a
stronger family bond? - See more at:
http://whoismillennium.com/press_room/breaking_the_barrier_with_family/#sthash.67wnpSSb.dpuf
Yes
you have reached adulthood. You are a mature, reasonable, responsible
individual with a good head on your shoulders. You have a place of your
own, you work and you pay the bills. You may have a family of your own
and consider yourself a good spouse and parent. So why, oh why, is it
that visiting relatives can leave you feeling like you are that
misunderstood teenager living under your parents’ roof again? Of course
there are many of you that get along splendidly with your parents and
siblings and that is a wonderful blessing. Unfortunately, others are
not so blessed. When it comes time to get together with relatives, some
of us suffer through uncomfortable small talk or even cold silence with
a family member and some have terse exchanges that make for a
bittersweet family gathering. And some go back and forth between the
two. We cannot delve into all possible reasons why family relationships
can be stressful. Every family has a unique history and dynamic that
would require years of psychotherapy in order to understand the ‘Why?’.
The real question that this article will attempt to address is the
‘How?’- How might my family get along better? How might we develop a
stronger family bond? - See more at:
http://whoismillennium.com/press_room/breaking_the_barrier_with_family/#sthash.67wnpSSb.dpuf
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