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Research in Positive psychology suggests that a cluttered life makes us feel restless, frustrated, and stressed out. Finding it is difficult to focus and to be productive. In an environment that is filled with clutter signals our brains that our work is never done.
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. -Melody Beattie
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We all know how overwhelmed we can feel when we have too many thoughts bouncing around in our heads. Your grocery list, work to-do’s, people to call back, birthday gifts to buy…the list goes on and on. When all these thoughts start to pile up it’s hard to feel positive about yourself and your life and your brain may turn to irrational or negative thinking. While it is easy to slip into this kind of thinking, it’s important to recognize when this is happening and turn your thoughts into what they should be; encouraging, loving, and positive towards yourself and your life.
There are many reasons so many people are terrified to speak in front of large groups of people. It can be daunting, and many of us have had bad experiences in the past, probably when we were kids. We can hold on to any experience we’ve had, and every time we go to speak, we may remember this “feeling state.” It is the recollection of this state that causes the fear we feel when speaking in front of crowds.