Something about starting over is both frustrating & exciting.
Just yesterday I completely re-installed Windows on my PC desktop. I have had several people in and out of this house. At some point or another they all have used that computer. Eventually, I noticed that things weren't quite right and I was scarred to log in to anything. It's easy enough to just clean shop and start over.
It's annoying to have to re-install programs and set things up again to how you like it, but at the same time I love it. I love the simplicity, the freshness.
Now before I go off on a super tangent about computers, let me point out that this idea applies to several areas in life.
A new house. Frustrating to find & move, but exciting to make it your own & start clean {with no dreadful cluttered areas yet}.
A new exercise routine. Frustrating to keep up, but exciting to try something new and challenge yourself to stick to it.
A new way of eating. Frustrating to figure out and battle cravings, but exciting of what it could bring to your health.
Sometimes we need to start something new. Something that'll give us a break from the old. Giving ourselves a clean slate is often the best thing to do for our minds.
In certain situations, a clean slate isn't a completely new beginning. Sometimes, it's a new mindset for an issue. When something is bogging you down, taking up all your energy and making for a frustratingly negative environment, you need to take a step back.
Stepping back is my favorite way to help me get through things. Sounds counterintuitive, but I'm completely serious.
When I had some assignment, project, or interpersonal situation that was just building up this negativity, I would take some time away from it.
That could be a few minutes to gather my breath, or even a few weeks.
When things are that upsetting, keeping at it in that mindset could do more harm than good. When you remove yourself from the situation, your mind has time to breath and re-focus.
When you return to the task or situation, you have a clearer mind, a clean slate, to apply at full strength to your problem. This is how I achieve the best results.
Sometimes things need a physical clean slate and other times our minds need it. One way or another, find your clean slate to your current issue.
Just yesterday I completely re-installed Windows on my PC desktop. I have had several people in and out of this house. At some point or another they all have used that computer. Eventually, I noticed that things weren't quite right and I was scarred to log in to anything. It's easy enough to just clean shop and start over.
It's annoying to have to re-install programs and set things up again to how you like it, but at the same time I love it. I love the simplicity, the freshness.
Now before I go off on a super tangent about computers, let me point out that this idea applies to several areas in life.
A new house. Frustrating to find & move, but exciting to make it your own & start clean {with no dreadful cluttered areas yet}.
A new exercise routine. Frustrating to keep up, but exciting to try something new and challenge yourself to stick to it.
A new way of eating. Frustrating to figure out and battle cravings, but exciting of what it could bring to your health.
Sometimes we need to start something new. Something that'll give us a break from the old. Giving ourselves a clean slate is often the best thing to do for our minds.
In certain situations, a clean slate isn't a completely new beginning. Sometimes, it's a new mindset for an issue. When something is bogging you down, taking up all your energy and making for a frustratingly negative environment, you need to take a step back.
Stepping back is my favorite way to help me get through things. Sounds counterintuitive, but I'm completely serious.
When I had some assignment, project, or interpersonal situation that was just building up this negativity, I would take some time away from it.
That could be a few minutes to gather my breath, or even a few weeks.
When things are that upsetting, keeping at it in that mindset could do more harm than good. When you remove yourself from the situation, your mind has time to breath and re-focus.
When you return to the task or situation, you have a clearer mind, a clean slate, to apply at full strength to your problem. This is how I achieve the best results.
Sometimes things need a physical clean slate and other times our minds need it. One way or another, find your clean slate to your current issue.