Here are some suggestions to help all of us ‘spring clean’ our souls and renew our inner selves.
2. Accept that this process will require specific action steps. It will require time, commitment, and work. It will not happen simply by saying, “Bad thoughts go away."
4. Begin by turning off all of the negative influences that surround us every minute of every day. Turn off the radio and the television, cancel the newspaper for a month, block the computer pop ups and the news headline announcements, put away the magazines and story novels, and seek ways to escape from all energy-draining conversations.
6. Begin to take ownership of the toxic emotions in your life. For a mental cleanse or emotional detox to be successful we must accept responsibility for those negative feelings which we have been holding onto for such a very long time.
8. Listen to how our bodies react as we name each negative feeling. Be aware of the reactions and use these physical sensations as part of the detox process. The energy of any emotion or feeling must be re-directed from a negative reaction into something positive for this process to continue.
10. Let go of the negative feelings. Set the emotion free and release yourself from its grip. Find your own way to do this. Perhaps it will be writing it down and watching that piece of paper burn, throwing a stone into the waves, a dance or music ritual special to you. Do whatever will be symbolic and meaningful - something that you can remember and return to, if that negative feeling comes again to haunt you some time in the future.
What a wonderful joy when the ‘Spring Cleaning’ is complete. Rejoice in your success and move forward with new energy and a renewed creative ability. But, do also recognize that life is a series of seasons, a cyclical spiral. At some future date, you will return once again to ‘Spring Clean’ your soul for further growth and renewal. Life is a process, not a moment in time, and we continue to grow from the time of our birth until we leave this earth at the end of our lives. Spring is a time for renewal. A Time to Celebrate and Grow.
