Every person tries to clean clutter from their homes, at least twice a year. We call it spring cleaning, or fall cleaning, which is done before Christmas. Regardless of when you do it, you know how hard it is to part with sentimental “junk” that you have collected over the years. We all have some kind of memories attached to articles from the past that we keep. We hold onto these things and have a hard time getting rid of them, things like a romantic card, a child’s first drawing or project, letters from an old boyfriend, pictures without dates. I have boxes of these kinds of “memories” and want to be able to separate from them but sometimes find that I spend more time looking through them to decide what to get rid of than I actually do discarding them. When we spring clean our belongings with memories, it becomes a very big chore. It is a necessary chore that allows us to have more space, light and energy in our home and ultimately in our life. We must then approach it as a chore, or any activity that we expend energy and time and prepare ourselves for a pretty big task. We need to take a deep breath, inhaling good energy. As we exhale, we want to get rid of any old, stale energy that has us tied done. We want to inhale deeply, filling our lungs and mind with cleansing energy and oxygen, telling ourselves that this task will bring us a renewed spirit. As we exhale, we need to acknowledge the chains that bind us to all the memorabilia that we have collected over time. As we think of the job at hand, we need to inhale clarity, so we can exhale clutter. We need to breathe in calmness so we can exhale emotional disarray. While thinking of all the possibilities of more space and light and energy we will have when we are finished with cleaning the clutter of our lives, we can exhale what stands in our way. We can have order in our lives by claiming the space and the light we deserve by eliminating the emotional clutter in our homes. Once we are in state of relaxation, as we continue to breathe in fresh, new air and exhale tensions and stress, we begin to realize that our lives and homes have become less a place of relaxation than a place filled with memories, conflict and worries. We begin to sense that the memories that we have held onto have taken our freedom away by filling our spaces with clutter so we have a hard time making new memories. When we decide to clear the clutter of our lives, we are choosing to let go of the old and embrace the new. There becomes a sense of hope and joyous feeling that our spirits will be lifted and our home filled with sunshine, brightness and positive energy again. It is as if we can finally realize that all the old stuff we have been hanging onto is holding back in history. The clutter that has been taking up space in our homes and hearts has kept us from moving forward. As we finish this deep breathing exercise, we have begun the act of cleaning our closets, attics and minds of the clutter we have collected. With a renewed sense of wanting order and space in our homes, we can begin the task of getting rid of history that will not be important to anyone after we are gone from this earth. In order to clear out the excess, the clutter, the stored memorabilia, we need to ask ourselves certain questions. As we look at each item, we must limit our time to one minute to decide its value when we ask the questions. There are 3 ways to get rid of clutter: toss it, donate it or keep it. The items you keep should only be 10% of what you have to discard. As you go through everything, the questions to ask yourself should be: What does this item mean to me? How does it make me feel when I look at it? Is it holding me in the past? Is it as important to someone else as it is to me? If you determine an item too valuable to part with, then be grateful that you have it. When you determine which things won’t be important to others after you’re gone, then donate them or toss them. After you have cleared out 99% of the clutter, look around your home and acknowledge all the extra room you have and how much lighter and brighter your surroundings seem to be. Don’t you feel liberated, free and more energetic? Congratulate yourself for a job well done and then move on. You can do this every time you feel overwhelmed by the clutter in your life.

But first, it is beneficial for you to actually see what you have and how it looks to others. You can do that yourself by taking pictures of the rooms that you want to organize and then take action. They say “a picture is worth a thousand words” and the pictures you take will definitely say a lot to you. We tend to get complacent with what we are doing and get used to the disorder, but other people looking at the pictures will immediately be able to see what needs to be done. That is the purpose of the pictures we take and it will shock us into action. Now you are ready to begin the task of getting rid of the clutter. Clutter Cleaner – Part 2 will specifically tell how to go about completing that. When you don’t have organization skills when it comes to cleaning your house, then you need to just get rid of the extra stuff. As inspiration to stay with the task as we saw in Clutter Cleaner – Part 1, you will need to take pictures of the rooms you want to change. Post the pictures of the area you have decided to clean so that you can see what other people see. Now we are ready to actually get to work cleaning the clutter. Do one area at a time, like a bedroom or kitchen. Whichever area is the worst in your opinion, or is the most important to you to correct, is the place you should start. Begin the process by matching up items and getting rid of things that don’t match, don’t have lids, or are not part of sets (like socks, earrings, or toys). Keep a big, plastic trash can close by to throw things that are obviously not good anymore or broken. Then, begin to remove the “good” stuff. Keep in mind as you remove articles from the room that you must place each thing is its correct pile: donate, discard, or keep. With all the stuff removed from the room and separated into piles, it is a good idea to go through the keep pile one more time and thin it down to half again. In your keep pile, you probably have a number of pairs of shoes and even extra clothing that you will not wear. Going through the keep pile again will give you a chance to eliminate the extra pairs of shoes that you don’t wear but still look good or are band new. If you haven’t worn them, then you need to donate them. Only keep the shoes you use that fit neatly into the closet. Clothing that is good or new, or that you haven’t worn in a year or more needs to be donated also. Now that you have all the stuff out of the room and sorted into piles, you can do anything extra that you had been outing off for awhile. For instance, you wanted to change the curtains and bedspread, or change the color of the paint, or replace an old dresser, add shelving to the closets, or even clean the windows so now you have the perfect chance to do any of those things.

Memorization problems such as forgetting simple errands your Mom asked you to do this morning or scribbling on a paper, recalling what you were just about to write down are both serious signs that you need to pay extra attention to your memory and your ability of doing it, which is memorizing. But you must realize that these simple acts of forgetfulness do happen to anybody of any age range. Due to the various and hundreds of things which a person needs to think about in a day, naturally, omitting one or two things from your To-do list could happen. There are cases though, when these incidents happen almost too often. Like for example, a friend tells you something about what you will be doing after two weeks and you end up forgetting it or a lesson you just studied two nights ago simply slipped off of your mind as if you never have read any details of it. These are serious symptoms that show your memory could be dwindling slowly and that despite your age, because memory problems can affect anyone, the activities are exposed to could be the culprit as to how you retain important information. Aside from what you do daily, the food you eat could cause memory problems too. The brain nutrients and for you to be able to think clearly, vitamin B and amino acids should be taken properly through the food you eat. As for other things, if you have been depressed lately or under stress for some time now, better check on what you can do to keep your mind away from these unhealthy and unfriendly memory-causing factors. Be mentally and physically active. A good oxygen supply to the brain also helps a person in thinking clearly and logically. You can do this by leading an active lifestyle. Mental exercises keep your mind agile to the information you need to keep solely for the brain. These could be the things that your need to remember for school. Exercising your mind with memory exercises help make it a lot easier to condition it and maintain its basic function – to maintain proper thinking. Do what it takes to keep your mind busy. It’s the most natural and healthy way of keeping it stagnant which causes memory problems.

Hypnotism is a temporary trance-like state of extreme concentration. It is induced by the person known as a hypnotist. His suggestions are immediately accepted by the subject. Hypnotism is the scientific use of hypnosis. And some professionals use hypnotism to treat the patients having certain psychological or medical problems. Some hypnotism techniques are being used from the ancient times. As such, hypnosis is a natural part of the human behavior affecting social, physical and psychological experience. And the effect of hypnotism depends upon the motivation and willingness of the person being hypnotized. Note: hypnosis can be compared with sleepwalking and dreaming. There are various techniques of hypnosis that are sure to be successful. The best technique is the one that you find the most comfortable; the best technique of your choice may be a combination of many different techniques. Some of the popular hypnotism techniques include: * Conversational or Covert Hypnosis * Subliminal Hypnosis * Handshake Induction * Hypnosis Spiral * Progressive Relaxation * Bright Objects * Video Hypnosis Conversational is one of the best hypnotism techniques wherein the person who is hypnotized is not aware of this fact. It is very effective when the audience trusts the person planning the hypnotism. There has been a good amount of resonance established. This style requires perfection. It is highly effective for those who are in the fields such as sales. Subliminal hypnosis This is very useful for the persons who are attempting self-hypnosis and the behavioral improvement. It is one of the effective methods used to improve the lifestyle, enhance and persuade. And it is beneficial in advertising and in self-help situations and settings. Handshake induction In this technique, the intended audience goes in a trance-like phase immediately but for the short time. In this type of hypnosis, every second is important. The hypnotist should make the suggestions very quickly for the better impact. There are different skills within this technique. It is better to learn more skills of thought and working. Hypnosis Spiral This technique of hypnotism develops a trance like state. It is induced by the use of some type of object moving in the spiral movement. And it is the best method to achieve the desired result more effectively and quickly. The object used is generally the swinging pendulum. Progressive Relaxation This is the recommended method in many clinical settings. A hypnotic trance is induced in the subject by tensing and followed by relaxing every muscle in the body until it reaches to completely relaxed state. Then, the subject is open to suggestion. The hypnotist suggests that their eyelids are getting heavy, their limbs are going limp etc. Bright Objects This technique resembles with the hypnosis spiral. In this technique, the subject is focused on the shiny, bright object. It is done until it becomes difficult to focus and the eyelids of the object become heavy. At this time, the hypnotist starts to speak and gives the suggestion to close the eyes and relax. If the mind of the subject is open to suggestion, the subject will comply and the session will start. Video Hypnosis With the increasing popularity of the internet, the use of Video Hypnosis has become a favorite technique of many. This technique is effective for the self-hypnosis.

In the law of attraction, like attracts like. You get what you asked for based on the clarity of your thoughts. This applies also to what is inside your wallet or purse. You need to be careful with the kind of money that you carry. If you carry dimes in your wallet, that is exactly what you are going to get more of – dimes. So get rid of those dimes and nickels because you don’t want to be attracting that unconsciously. If you want to attract hundred dollar bills, that is what you should carry more of in your wallet. If it is thousand dollar bills that you are after, than carry it. I am not suggesting that you spend that money. Just carry it in the wallet and the energy will resonate. Having a big dollar note will make you feel rich and that excitement and confidence will send strong emotional vibrations to the universe. The universe registers that as a request and will give exactly more of that feeling to you. You need to feel rich and that can be easily achieved if you know you are carrying a big dollar note. It is very difficult to walk with a rich attitude no matter how well dressed you are if consciously you know that your wallet only has five dollars in it. Have you ever been in a situation where you did not have enough money with you, just a few dollars to last the whole day or week? How did that make you feel? Sad? Angry? Hopeless? Dejected? Having low self esteem? Afraid? And when you had those feelings, how did you think the universe reacted? It gave you more of those because that was what you produced in your thoughts and emotions. No wonder people in financial difficulties take a long time to get out of their situations, if ever. If only they knew that the trick was only to change their way of thinking and belief systems, and their whole situation would have improved for the better. ‘Begin your journey with the end in mind’. Ever heard of that phrase? In many sales workshops, participants are required to imagine having arrived at the pinnacle of success. Some imagined living in a big house, driving a posh car or traveling in private jets, just to make them feel the excitement of becoming rich and wealthy. And then they are required to dress in their best suits the next day, pretending to ‘have arrived’ and mingling with the rest of the ‘wealthy’ participants. And once they have soaked in this excitement, they can craft the way from their current situation to this ‘wealthy’ state. This role playing is often so real that the participants not knowingly send strong emotions out of their minds into the universe. And many great sales gurus do produce very successful students through this process. To be wealthy and successful, you need to carry a big dollar note in your wallet, feel rich and go to places where the rich and wealthy patronize. Sit in a fancy restaurant if it is just to drink coffee, hangout at hotel lobbies or country clubs or just window shopping at famous brand boutiques. You need to act rich and feel rich. By the law of attraction, where like attracts like, you will draw wealth to you through this strong vibrations.