Organize Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
Kim Wolinski, MSW
“Dr. DeClutter” http://www.drdeclutter.com/
Organize Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
“Inner” organizing, the decluttering of our inner house (mind) is actually more important than organizing your physical house. Of course, clutter of the mind and outer stuff and things are connected.
Have you ever used the child’s toy Etch A Sketch®? If you have you know that you turn it upside down and shake it, covering the glass for the next sketch session, all fresh and new. In other words, “a clean slate.” We need to do the same kind of thing with our minds.
”What happens when a confused mind tries to find an answer?
Organize Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
“Inner” organizing, the decluttering of our inner house (mind) is actually more important than organizing your physical house. Of course, clutter of the mind and outer stuff and things are connected.
Have you ever used the child’s toy Etch A Sketch®? If you have you know that you turn it upside down and shake it, covering the glass for the next sketch session, all fresh and new. In other words, “a clean slate.” We need to do the same kind of thing with our minds.
”What happens when a confused mind tries to find an answer?
It finds a confused answer.
What happens when a confused mind makes a decision?
It makes a confused decision.
Don't you think it essential to clear your mind?"
What happens when a confused mind makes a decision?
It makes a confused decision.
Don't you think it essential to clear your mind?"
~ Vernon Howard, Treasury of Positive Answers
Whether we actually turn ourselves upside down to do it or not is a personal decision!… but it is important on a daily basis to “shake off” thoughts and “sketches” – pictures and memories, worry and fear – that have written their lines and grooves and ruts into our minds. These paths of least resistance become a major distraction to the peace and flow that we should feel more often than not.
Stop. Make and take time to stop thinking. Meditate at least once a day for 15-20 minutes in the morning before your day and decisions and choices begin to collide with realities, the clock, others and emotions. The more you meditate you will find short and long term benefits from lowered blood pressure to a quieter mind and a more balanced life.
With this daily starting point it will be much easier to declutter and keep your thoughts organized and flow the life changes that will inevitably happen.
Want to play a little Etch A Sketch® right now? Go here! http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/
Whether we actually turn ourselves upside down to do it or not is a personal decision!… but it is important on a daily basis to “shake off” thoughts and “sketches” – pictures and memories, worry and fear – that have written their lines and grooves and ruts into our minds. These paths of least resistance become a major distraction to the peace and flow that we should feel more often than not.
Stop. Make and take time to stop thinking. Meditate at least once a day for 15-20 minutes in the morning before your day and decisions and choices begin to collide with realities, the clock, others and emotions. The more you meditate you will find short and long term benefits from lowered blood pressure to a quieter mind and a more balanced life.
With this daily starting point it will be much easier to declutter and keep your thoughts organized and flow the life changes that will inevitably happen.
Want to play a little Etch A Sketch® right now? Go here! http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/
©2006 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert See my books and other products to support your organizing every level, INNER, OUTER AND OTHER. http://www.redecisionsinstitute.com/kims_store.html
Available now, my new ebook: THE WORRY CONTROL HANDBOOK, How to destroy the FE.A.R.V.I.R.U.S. and take back your peace of mind at http://www.drdeclutter.com/worrycontrol.html
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posted by Kim Wolinski, MSW -- "Dr. DeClutter" @ 5:19 PM
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