Spring Cleaning for Peace ??

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How to Mindfully Spring Clean

Spring Cleaning is all about clearing out things that don’t serve you or bring joy. It’s a process of reclaiming space in your home and spirit. A refreshing of the physical, and a nourishment of the mental. With that in mind, step one is to:

1. Be ruthless ???? Clean every inch that you inhabit. Dispose of all garbage! Let anything go. That untouched food processor packed in the box? Regift it. Those pants you can’t find an outfit for, but would wear sometime? Out. Truly valuable items will stake a strong claim for sticking around.
2. Minimize things you see ??? A cluttered room is a cluttered mind. Your visual field, aka the things you see at any given moment, can determine your mood, concentration, and peace of mind. The less cluttered your place is, the more space you can make for clarity and stillness within. Have you ever seen a monk with a messy room? Didn’t think so.
3. Empty out phone, cloud, trash, tabs, and desktop files on your devices ??? Do you realize how satisfying it is to close every tab in your browser? To free up 5GB of pointless videos fireworks videos from July 2019, or sunset photos that are halfway blurry? Clearing storage is a worthwhile and practical reclamation of peace. It can be a wild ride of reflection if you’re into nostalgia. I enjoy revisiting my past and have learned to love parting with it ????♂?

Cleaning keeps the mind sharp, and the body active.

Check out this video on the meditative components of cleaning

1. Donate unwanted clothes ?? I have a friend who would throw out his old or unwanted clothes by the trash bag. After countless rants about the mindless waste of clothes in landfills, he’s since changed his ways. (I really hope people are not doing this frequently.) There is a high demand for secondhand clothing, whether it’s a midwestern twenty-something living out their TikTok fantasies in a New York City vintage store, or the homeless family who could desperately benefit from a few pairs of socks. Donate your clothes!
2. Sell stuff ?? Have valuable things you want to part with? Get cash for your collectibles, clothes, or really anything on Grailed, Depop, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, and Mercari.
3. Enjoy the process ? The journey is the destination here! A clean, calm space is the benefit, like a quarterly dividend.

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