Declutter Your Mind: Twelve Secret Steps to Clear Mental Clutter for A Lifetime of Peace and Bliss Read Free

manifest
into a jumble of thoughts that crowd our minds.
     

Secret #5:  Honesty is the
best policy
    Be
honest. Keep your promises and act with integrity.
     
    “Frugality
creates honesty and honesty creates a clear mind”
     
    A clear and
fresh mind comes from a clean and honest heart. If we are honest in the way we conduct
ourselves, our minds will be like a clear mirror for all to see. To me, this is
one of the most overlooked but impactful aspects on the road to a calm and peaceful
mind.
     
    Not
convinced? Think of a time you have told a lie and had to tell another lie to
cover up the first one. Telling lies, even a white lie, only adds to the workload
and burden on your mind, since one lie often leads to another. Add to that, the
need to remember all these lies, large and small, so that you will not be
caught.
    Not following up on promises
you made?
    When we do not keep our
promises to others, we are not only communicating that we do not value them,
but we are also disrespecting ourselves. Ultimately, feelings of guilt, shame
and anxiety will creep in and cloud our mind. Being dishonest, untruthful,
insincere or unreliable will create a lot of mind battles and create an
internal unrest.
    So, the simplest way to
tackle a clouded mind is to be honest in what you say and what you do.
    How to be Honest
     
    Step One: Mean What You Say
    Mean what you say and say what you
mean. For example, if you are really frustrated, tell the truth instead of
saying you are okay. This can help you acknowledge your true feelings and offload
some of the strain on your mind.
     
    Step Two: Keep Promises
    Think carefully before you make a
promise and do not make promises you cannot keep. If you are unsure whether you
can keep a promise, let the other party know upfront and be clear on what you
can deliver. Stop overcommitting and elevate a promise to a level of complete
commitment.
     
    Step Three: Be Honest with Your
Life and Situations
    Spend within your limits and do not
try to keep up with the Jones’ or anybody else. It is better to be poor and
have a peaceful mind than to look like a mega star but be riddled with
financial troubles.
     

Secret #6:  Recognize FoMo
    Banish
Fear of Missing Out.
     
    FoMo is a Fear of Missing out. In June of
2015 it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary and is defined as: “Anxiety
that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere,
often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.”
     
    What didn’t make it into the dictionary
was the JoMo expression, published by NYC author and entrepreneur Anil Dash,
referring to it as the Joy of Missing out.
     
    As with all mainstream media, its sole
intention is to feed anxiety. Rarely do you see good news, because our species
adapts better to negativity.
     
    Beating yourself up over what your
friends may be doing in comparison to what you are doing will get you nowhere.
Sure, your friends may be experiencing the concert of a lifetime, but are they
mindful of the atmosphere? Are they able to engage their five senses and be
present in that moment?
     
    Most of them
won’t, so they’ll experience it once. When you get into the habit of being
aware of your presence, mindfulness, and the real experiences that are born
every day, it doesn’t matter what big events you miss, because you are
experiencing life. You can watch the videos that are uploaded online and
imagine the sensation in the crowds, the vibration of the drums, and the energy
in the room. It’s all possible through mindfulness, which lets you live in the
present and actually experience life at its fullest.
     
    Events
happen every day in every corner of the world. Some you want to attend and
others you’ll be glad you missed. There will always be things happening and you
cannot attend them all.
     
    Just
recognize that FoMo is related to your attitude. Either you dwell on missing
out, or you celebrate by living life in the moment, in full awareness of
your