by Barbara Latta
New Year’s
resolutions can build stress. We feel pressured to make them, then condemned by
our own minds when we don’t complete any of these tasks.
A tradition started by a lot of people has been to choose a word for the year to focus on. This habit releases us from the stress of attempting unobtainable goals and instead gives our minds a daily dose of health to meditate upon. Once we do this, we can find that we can change our lives without New Year’s Resolutions.
by Barbara Latta
Why not use a time when we are forced to stay
inside, maybe because of weather, but also because of social distancing
restrictions, to de-clutter the house?
Re-organizing closets can give more accessibility to clothes
and accessories when getting dressed each day.
All those new Christmas toys can replace the ones that have
been cast aside with a trip to donation centers.
I am bad about keeping cash register receipts too long.
When they finally pile up, I then must sort through to find the ones I really
need and trash the rest.
There is an emotional tie to organization and cleaning up. Research has shown that clutter can mirror the emotional stress and weights in our lives.
