Do you sometimes yearn for a simple life? A life where time seems to flow slower. A life that is spacious where you have time to think, or even to dream?
I did. Until I realized that my life is how I create it. And that I can change my life if I want to.
I can live a simple life. Or I can live a busy life that includes spacious times. Here are five changes that worked for me. I now enjoy life more, am less stressed, and sleep better. I’m a more relaxed companion and friend and more fun to be with.
1. De-clutter your home
Clutter produces stress. Look around you for a moment. Can you spot things that sit around doing nothing for months and even years. Things that you could give away without even noticing a lack?
Clear up cluttered rooms.
If you find things that you haven’t used in the last two years, consider giving them away. If you find that impossible because the things still have meaning for you, box them up and put them into storage.
Give away what you don’t need
Go through your wardrobe and toss out what you haven’t worn for years. Chances are that if you didn’t wear it in the last two years, you never will.
Keep the rooms you live in tidy. Clutter creates stress.
2. De-clutter your mind.
Refresh your mind daily through meditation
Even just ten minutes of meditation a day helps you to find a more calm and collected peace of mind. There are some very simple ways to meditate. Sit upright, either upon a firm cushion on the floor, or on a chair. Focus on your breath and let your thoughts go.
Use a journal to note down all your pending tasks
Tasks clutter up our mind. We tend to get anxious if we have a lot of things we have to do and want to keep track of what needs to be done. Let your notebook or scheduling software hold the thoughts for you!
3. Give up energy drains.
Stop watching TV indiscriminately
Check out how much time you are spending in front of the TV. Passive entertainment drains your energy. Plan what you want to watch for the coming week and stick to the schedule you have set. If you find it difficult to stop watching after a program has finished, set a timer at the other end of the room. Getting up to stop it will break the spell and you’ll be able to switch the TV off.
Stop spending time with people who drain your energy
Are there people in your life who are energy drainers? Maybe they are chronic complainers, or you find it difficult to communicate with them. If so, limit the time you spend with them. You will find that your life runs more smoothly and is less cluttered with emotional junk.
4. Slow down.
Do one thing at a time
Stop multitasking. Do you watch TV and work on your laptop at the same time? Do you chop carrots and listen to the radio? Do you carry on with household tasks while listening to your partner? If you said ‘yes’ to one or more of these questions, you might like to try slowing down. Just do one thing at a time.
Take up a activities that slows you down. Surfing, yoga, Tai Chi, etc
Intense physical hobbies blow all the cobwebs out of your mind. When you’ve just caught that wave or are about to launch your snowboard down a steep slope, your mind naturally empties. Yoga does something similar. You don’t believe it? Just try holding a post until your legs start wobbling and you’ll find your mind becomes clear.
Quiet activities, such as painting or book-binding, can also be engrossing and help to slow you down.
5. Take time out.
Take time each week to refocus on what is important to you.
Spend time with people you love
Take time out to be in touch with nature
Take time out to enjoy yourself
These five steps allow you to reduce clutter in your mind. We need space in our lives to think and dream. Nobody can be creative when they are locked into a cluttered life.
What about your life? Is it cluttered or simple?What works for you?
有时你渴望一个简单的生活吗？那样的生活，时间似乎过得很慢，生活是宽松的，使你有时间去思考，甚至梦想。 在我意识到我的生活是自己创建的时候，我就过着简单的生活。而且只要我想要我就可以改变我的生活。 我可以活得简单，也可以过着繁忙的生活，却有着宽裕的时间。以下是让我生活变得简单的五个步骤。现在我更享受生活，压力变小了，睡眠更好。我是一个更为轻松的同伴和朋友，和我在一起会觉得更加愉快。
1、清理你的房间
凌乱产生的压力。花点时间看看你周围。你是否会发现一些没用的东西放在那里已经很久了，有些东西就算没有也不会觉得缺少。 收拾凌乱的房间。 如果发现在过去两年里你没有使用过的东西，可以考虑扔掉。如果觉得有些东西对你还有意义还舍不得扔掉，把它们装进盒子里，储存起来。 抛弃不需要的东西 翻翻你的衣柜，抛弃那些你多年没穿了的衣服。事实上，如果你在过去两年里没有穿它，你以后也不会穿。 保持你的房间整洁。凌乱产生压力。
2、清理你的大脑
每天进行思考，使你的大脑变得清醒 即使每天只有10分钟的沉思也可让你的头脑更冷静，镇定，平静。思考有一些非常简单的方法。坐直，无论坐在地板上的硬垫子上，或在椅子上都行。精力集中于你的呼吸，让你的思想无限自由。 使用记事本记下所有尚未完成的任务 人们常会被任务弄浑了头脑。如果有很多事情必须做，还要注意需要做些什么，这时候我们就会变得很焦急。让你的笔记本或日程软件为你做这些事情吧！
3、不要耗尽能量
不要过度地看电视
看看你有多少时间是浪费在电视上。消极的娱乐耗尽你的能量。计划未来一周里你想看什么电视，并遵循你的安排。如果你觉得在看完一个节目后很难停止下来，就在房间的另一端设一个定时器。站起来制止它，将打断电视的魔力，然后你就可以关掉电视了。 不要与耗尽你的能量的人在一起 在你生命中是否有谁会耗尽你的能量呢？也许他们是长期的抱怨者，或者你很难与他们沟通。如果是这样，限制你与他们在一起的时间。你会发现，你的生活更加的顺利，生活情绪也会有所好转。
4、慢下来
一次只做一件事
不要一心多用。你是否一边看电视一边在笔记本电脑上工作？是否一边砍胡萝卜一边听收音机？是否一边进行家务一边听你的伙伴讲话？如果你对其中的一个或多个问题的回答是肯定的话，你也许应该试着慢下来。一次只要做一件事。 做一些能让你放慢节奏的活动。冲浪，瑜伽，太极等。 激烈的体育爱好能赶走你的头脑里所有烦恼。当你刚刚赶上一股海浪，或即将在陡峭的斜坡滑雪，你头脑自然会很清醒。瑜伽也有点类似。你不相信吗？只要尝试着坚持一个姿势，直到你的腿开始摇晃，你会发现你大脑很清醒。 安静的活动，如绘画或装订，也可以引人入胜，并使你慢下来。
5、腾出些时间来
每周都花些时间想想什么对你很重要。
腾出时间陪伴你的爱人 腾出些时间外出接触大自然 腾出些时间来放松自己 这五个步骤，可减少你大脑里的凌乱。生活中我们需要一些空间去思考和梦想。当人们陷入一种混乱的生活，就不会有创意了。 你的生活怎样？是混乱还是简单？ 哪些会对你管用？
腾出时间陪伴你的爱人 腾出些时间外出接触大自然 腾出些时间来放松自己 这五个步骤，可减少你大脑里的凌乱。生活中我们需要一些空间去思考和梦想。当人们陷入一种混乱的生活，就不会有创意了。 你的生活怎样？是混乱还是简单？ 哪些会对你管用？
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