Clear a Space ~ Practice Patience

Clear a Space

Spring is here and I find myself clean­ing and clear­ing things!  There is some­thing won­der­ful that Spring allows me every year, it’s like a gift to me.  It’s that won­der­ful sig­nal to renew, refresh and revitalize.

Here in Redondo Beach, the com­ing of spring is rather sub­tle, unlike in my home­town of Van­cou­ver, B.C. where it smiles brightly after a long gray win­ter. Throw­ing col­or­ful flow­ers from the ground with great glee.

The weather at the beach is usu­ally so mild that it seems Spring slides in quite qui­etly.  It is, how­ever, always lovely.  The rain trans­forms the once brown hills into beau­ti­ful shades of green.  And in another month, the hills close to where I live will be cov­ered in pink and yel­low flowers. Simply beautiful!

So I say, take a deep breath of fresh air and clear the clut­ter, straighten your closet, clear your desk and office and make room for some­thing new.

New ideas. New ways of doing things.  New thoughts.  New ways to play.  New ways to incor­po­rate your dreams and goals into your every­day life.  An unclut­tered work­space will give you a fresh perspective.

Prac­tice Patience

Have you been feel­ing impa­tient with your­self lately? Are you feel­ing like you are not get­ting enough done every day, that things are in chaos and that the stress is really get­ting to you? One way to han­dle this stress and chaotic atmos­phere is to prac­tice patience, espe­cially with yourself.

The power of patience is absolutely extra­or­di­nary. It will help you trans­form sit­u­a­tions and cir­cum­stances that you might think are des­tined for dis­as­ter. This is not always easy to do, espe­cially when the com­puter is mis­be­hav­ing, some­one cuts you off in traf­fic and you feel like you’ve really goofed up on some­thing important.

This is the time to take a deep breath and just stop for a moment.  Learn to ignore  the things you can­not change and con­cen­trate on things that can make a dif­fer­ence.  Know that patience helps us make bet­ter deci­sions and appre­ci­ate the things that do go well.

Eas­ier said than done, you say? Per­haps, but as with any­thing, prac­tice helps.  Peo­ple around you will be amazed.