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Grounded by Mission

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Why would I even think about talking about a personal mission statement during chaotic times? Why not?

Having a personal mission statement, as I have talked about in the past, is a powerful thing because it sets the foundation for all your actions and keeps you on the right path when it comes to life choices.

Having a clear vision, core purpose and values, tells you what is important to you. And, especially during times of chaos, it can help ground you and assist you in aligning your actions to those things. Your mission statement should pull those pieces together for you so that you can stay on course even in challenging times.

So, if you haven’t already written a personal mission statement, my hope is that you will pick up pen and paper and do so today. If you have already done so, then pull it out and review it to see if any changes are warranted. And then start to focus on the things that truly matter to you.

Mindfulness in the Chaos

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When dealing with stressful times, you can easily feel overwhelmed or worried.

Here are some practices that you can use during chaotic times.

  • Use deep breathing to ground yourself and settle.
  • Visualize a STOP sign to pull yourself out of autopilot mode, to refocus and determine the best way to proceed.
  • Take a mini break. Stepping away from a situation, even for five minutes, can bring clarity and reduce tension.

Note that these are not fixes, but they are an acknowledgement that when we become out of balance and caught up in stress, there is some value to having a few tools in our toolbelt that we can use to settle ourselves in any given moment.

Take care. Stay well.

Abundantly Clear

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These are unprecedented times. Reflecting on my choice of the word abundant for 2020 as well as the task of sheltering in place for the last several weeks have made some things abundantly clear to me.

What has become clear for me is that life is more about creating memories and interacting with loved ones than things. And that abundance takes on a whole new meaning when there is a pandemic happening.

What is most abundantly clear to me now, is that having the opportunity to pause, helps one reflect on what is important to you. It helps sharpen the saw on mission and vision.

And that gratitude must be a pillar of our focus as well as self-care. That the busyness in life is something we allow and tolerate. And if we just slow down a little bit, we can have more riches than we can count.

In an abundant appreciation for you, my reader.  Stay well.

Back to Basics: Finding Harmony Out of Chaos

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I had this whole plan for the last month and the next several. I am sure most of us did. But that has changed. The COVID-19 situation has changed a lot for all of us.

I can only assume that it might have felt strange, if you follow my posts, that over the last several weeks I was focusing on getting back to basics with decluttering. I was trying to keep to some type of normalcy in this chaos…. Also thinking maybe this was a good time to declutter our stuff while we are staying at home more.

And for me it has been one of my focuses. And because of the times, our lives have been decluttered of the activities and routines. Some of us have faced loses. Some of us are facing anxiety. Some of us feel isolated. Some of is are feeling things that I have not put into words here.

For now, I will be pausing my posts on decluttering physical stuff and get back to the basics of finding harmony out of chaos. I hope to help create a beacon of light and positivity for you to lean into with my posts right now.

And if you need a little more support, contact me. Maybe life coaching can help you through this challenging time we are facing.

Stay well.

Back to Basics: 40 Day Purge

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While the Lenten season has passed, I would like to propose the concept of decluttering one item everyday for 40 days as a process for decluttering.

If you are still struggling to get started or were able to get rid of the trash and recyclables yet still can’t make decisions about the remaining stuff, this concept may work for you.

What if you committed to purge one item each day for the next 40 days or even the next 30 days? What impact would that make in your life? Your home? Your office?

By making this commitment it set up to make a choice each day…one step each day to getting rid of clutter and potentially more.

My experience from my 40- or 30-day challenges to myself, is that I ended up letting go of more than 30 or 40 items. Most times it is multiple items a day or even bags (small and large depending on the area).

So, are you ready to commit to a 40-day purge?