Spring Cleaning for Your Thoughts
With the approach of springtime, our minds often turn to the tasks of cleaning house. Rejuvenating what has been worn away by winter and refreshing our homes for the seasons ahead.
Together with the tradition of sprucing up your home, springtime can also serve as a time to de-clutter your mind.
Here are three easy tips to help you get started:
1. Focus on your breath! How simple is that? Just bring your attention to your breathing. Bring your attention to your breathing as it comes into your body and then goes out. Let all other thoughts float by. Feel its calming effect.
2. Keep a To Do list. Give up the struggle of having to keep it all in your head. Write it down! That’s what pen and paper is for. Your overloaded mind will thank you.
3. Use your body, not your mind. Find at least 15 minutes a day to experience your body in motion. Take a walk around the block – feeling your foot against the pavement – or pay attention to your leg muscles bending and stretching, notice your arms swinging at your side.
And take the time to give yourself some much needed attention by relieving your mind from the pressures of the day.
