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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 6: Scrub Away Guilt
Has guilt become an unwelcome house guest in your daily life? Do you move from task to task and situation to situation of your day, with the weight of guilt tugging at your mind and heart? Constant guilt is no way to thrive in your life, and that’s what we’ll be purging on Day 6 of the Spring Cleaning for Your Soul 15-day challenge. Guilt robs us of satisfaction in ourselves, and steals away our peace. Where does guilt come from? It might originate in your own mind… wanting to please others and be of service. But guilt is also a feeling that’s shaped by how we were raised. Did…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 4: Purge Your Regrets
Welcome back for Day 4 of the “Spring Cleaning for Your Soul” Challenge. Thank you for continuing to follow along. Today we’ll delve into the topic of purging our regrets. Do you have things in your life that you feel regretful over? Situations that you wish you hadn’t been a part of? Things you wish you hadn’t said? What Are Your Regrets? Remember that spring is a time of rebirth. In the same way that our great planet self cleanses and purges itself of whatever it no longer needs, you can rid yourself of any regrets that may be causing you emotional discomfort and holding you back from whatever it…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 1: Freshen Up Your Perspective
Welcome to Day 1 of our Spring Cleaning for the Soul challenge! We’re so happy to be here with you at this joyful time of year. Spring is a time of cleansing. Our planet does a natural self cleaning during this season of renewal and rebirth. The trees that shed their dying leaves in the fall now use that energy to burst forth new growth. The brown, dead grass that covered the ground in winter makes way for fresh green shoots poking up from the soil. It’s pretty amazing that with each passing year, nature knows just what to do. Stepping out into the warm sunlight, kissed by gentle spring…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul
Ahh, spring. It’s a time of rebirth, renewal… a fresh start and a return to life. Much like the plants that have shed their outer layers to reveal new growth living beneath the surface, spring can be a time to cleanse our minds and hearts of outdated habits, attitudes and beliefs that no longer serve us. In doing so, we can clear the path to developing new, smarter ways of being that are more in support of who we are and what we value most. Do you feel like spring is the perfect opportunity to relieve yourself of inner burdens that weigh you down? Would you like to use this…
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To-Do List for Stressful Days
A to-do list for your stressful days, the days where nothing seems to be going right, should not be the same as any other day. The point here is to shift your focus and concentration and make yourself a priority. If you don’t, these days are going to go on for a lot longer than they really need to. Turn Off the News The first thing you should do when you are having a stressful day is to turn the news off. Even if what is causing stress in your life has nothing to do with what is going on in the world, the news can still make a big…
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Tips for Dealing with Your Negative Feelings (in a healthy way)
Everyone has negative feelings as they are a normal part of your thought process as you go through life. You aren’t trying to prevent them, but learn healthier coping methods. This is especially important if you tend to turn to food or substances to deal with your emotions. Here are some healthier and more constructive ways to deal with negative feelings. Don’t Ignore Them Step number one for dealing with your negative feelings in a healthier way is to not ignore them. When you turn to food or other substances for your negative emotions, you are not resolving them or even accepting them; you are hiding from them. Ignoring what…
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How to Start a Happiness Journal
A happiness journal is similar to other journals in that you write down all your thoughts and feelings, with one difference – you only write down what brings you happiness. You want this journal to be completely positive, used only for good things that happen, happy thoughts, and moments that have brought you joy. Here are some tips for starting a happiness journal of your own. Choose a Happiness Journal That Brings You Joy and Peace Don’t just dig through your current notebooks and journals and find one you haven’t used yet. A happiness journal needs to inspire the feelings you hope to get from using it. You should feel…
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How to Have a Productive Year
Although January has already begun, it isn’t too late to plan on having the most productive year ever. And it isn’t about doing as much as you can,working nonstop, and not having a life. to have a productive year, you just require a little planning and balance. Stop Repeating the Same Mistakes You know what they say: Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results, is the definition of insanity. If you want to be more productive than you have been before, then you have to do things differently. Take some time to figure out what you have been doing that isn’t working, and do it differently.…
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Why You Need to Write Down and Track Habits
When you get into choosing new habits for your daily routines, one thing that can benefit you the most is writing everything down. But writing down what your habits are, choosing the actual routine, and keeping track of it can be very useful. It Holds You Accountable Writing down your habits and routines is going to hold you accountable. You know what they are, and can track each day you get them done. Even if you are just accountable to yourself, you will feel good about crossing them off each day and knowing you are keeping a promise to yourself. If you can tell others about it too, that adds…
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6 Ways to Have a Healthy New Year
The new year is the perfect opportunity to develop healthy habits and add things to your routine for your physical and emotional health. Here are some easy ways to have the healthiest new year ever. 1. Take a Different Approach to New Years’ Resolutions Before you do anything else, make sure you are approaching your new years’ resolutions in a healthy and realistic way. Instead of making the mistake of having these grand resolutions you feel like you couldn’t accomplish, set smaller and more attainable goals related to your health. 2. Consider What Went Wrong the Last Few Years You have probably set other healthy new years’ resolutions or lifestyle…