It’s spring break for University of West Florida! Since we still have games, I don’t get the whole week off like my fellow classmates, but I do get two days. Those days have been spent cleaning both my apartment and my mind. Sometimes, especially during season, I get wrapped up in the many events happening in my life and don’t take time to clear my mind of everything happening around me. The quickest way to do this is prayer, but you also need to take time apart from that to mentally check some boxes. I like to think of decluttering my mind as being similar to closing out a lot of tabs that you may have open on a computer. One by one, evaluate the tab or event, see if it is something that can be handled at that point in time (or if it’s already been handled) and either close it out or put it in order from smallest to biggest priority.
Decluttering the mind is a great tactic that I have learned in college, and I plan to use it in everyday life beyond my schooling. Clearing your mind and prioritizing the events in your life is part of our journey, and vital to keeping us sane in our crazy adventures of everyday living. When you start your spring cleaning, don’t forget to declutter your mind too.