There are traditions that people have to declutter their stuff every New Year. Most cultures practice this ritual, but did you know that you can also do it emotionally? Emotional decluttering can also help you to clear out the old and make room for something new or make a change for a new beginning.
Emotional Detox
According to the South China Morning Post, emotional decluttering is like detox to your soul to "maintain and improve" your physical wellness. As it involves removing all the things that disturb your mind and inner well-being, it will help you to have a healthy psyche.
Your main goal is to flush out all the negative elements to make room for positive ones. In the middle of emotional decluttering, you also have to include positive feelings like love, hope, and vitality to empower your emotional space.
Remove Anger
You should start to minimize your anger and don't let this feeling consume you. Your heart can store a lot of emotional stuff that it may become hard to clean at the end.
So before the anger grows in your heart and destroys you, you should let it go and learn to forgive. Rage can get in the way of your happiness and relationships. So if you don't want to ruin it, you have to do something about it.
Eliminate Envy
Envy can clutter your heart and ruin relationships. It can take all the room in your heart that there will be no space for love. It can turn to jealousy that you will start to feel the hate.
So instead of feeling envious of others fortune, be happy for them. Open your heart to them and understand their state of life. Allow the love to flow in your body as it is the only thing that can cure envy, per Meant to be Happy.
Don't Hold Grudges
People often hold grudges that eventually hurt them at the end. It takes most of the room in your heart that all you may feel is hatred.
Holding on to grudges makes you look back to the past and only see hurt and pain. So, try to move on, leave everything behind, and face the future without hate.
Minimize Fear
Everyone has fears, and they often hold on to it, making a living in your heart. Although you cannot fully eradicate fear, and you still need it at times, you should never let it control you.
You should minimize your fear and take courage to do something new or the things you like. Although you can't help but be afraid sometimes, you should think positive and know that you can.
