In my happy anticipation of this time, the thought occurred to me that as valuable as spring cleaning is, in the physical world, perhaps a mental spring cleaning is just as necessary too. In my work and in my own experience l have found that a generalised feeling of clutter and disorganization is not limited to just our physical space, but is often found in our mental and psychological way of being where we can also feel cluttered, crowded and disorganized in our overall environment, thoughts, activities, self expectations and emotions.
When finding yourself in a disorganized and over crowded state of being, try taking a look at things from a spring cleaning point of view. Where is there clutter in your life? Is your physical environment in harmony with your mental and emotional state of being? Perhaps there are activities, involvements and responsibilities that absorb your time and energy? Where can you set some boundaries or delegate more effectively? What can you start saying "no" to? Maybe there are relationships that you have out grown or ones from the past that need repair? What relationships are nurturing to you and which ones are draining you? What about the limiting beliefs and negative chatter cluttering your mental space? Are you holding onto toxic emotions and baggage? Are there negative thinking patterns that need to be discarded? Where do you need more room to breathe?
If this all seems overwhelming, a great starting point is getting reacquainted with your personal core value system, and you can do this by asking yourself:
- what is really important to you right now, and why?
- what are your best qualities that form your identity?
- to what degree are you acting out these qualities?
- what qualities do you value most in other people?
