{"id":4869,"date":"2013-05-21T12:40:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4869"},"modified":"2013-05-21T12:40:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T16:40:02","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-empty-your-mental-junk-drawer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/05\/kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-empty-your-mental-junk-drawer.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Tuesday: Empty Your Mental Junk Drawer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kick<\/a>\u201cI believe in roses. And I believe in putting roses into a vase and sitting the vase on the table. I believe in getting lost and being found, I believe in going barefoot, and in laughter! My religion is to laugh at myself, whenever I can!\u00a0 I believe in the sunlight and in grey skies with big, beautiful clouds!\u201d ~ C. JoyBell C.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Greetings My Dear Tushkateers,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 How are y’all?\u00a0 I trust well.\u00a0 And I hope that you are stopping now and again to smell the roses!\u00a0 I’m in Tucson (as you know, returning to NYC in the beginning of June), and I did stop to smell the rose!\u00a0 The one that is in bloom in front of my casita.\u00a0 Just one, with the promise of another in a day or two.\u00a0 Oh…it was heavenly!\u00a0 And I thought about how relaxed I am when I am here, minus the usual noises–both inner and outer noise–without newspapers, without a television.\u00a0 Minus the GIGO!<\/p>\n

What is GIGO??? Garbage in, Garbage out!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It’s interesting, isn’t it?\u00a0 How we make such a valiant effort to eat healthfully and be positive, yet we allow our minds to be bombarded with an unending stream of negative thoughts and violent images.\u00a0 Our mental junk drawers are jam packed with trashy talk shows, negative news stories, violent movies and nasty gossip.<\/p>\n

Want to steer clear of the negativity?\u00a0 Here, a few quick do’s and dont’s from OLWL!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Do not watch the news, violent movies or empty calorie television shows, especially before bedtime.<\/p>\n

Do not hold on to old grudges and hurts. Let it go. All is forgiven. Move on!<\/p>\n

Do not focus on your problems. Shift your energy to helping someone else.<\/p>\n

Do not worry. There\u2019s no point to it, and worrying is a real buzz kill.<\/p>\n

Do read inspiration and motivational books, magazines. Keep your mind awash in positivity.<\/p>\n

Do spend some time solving crossword puzzles or number games. They exercise your brain, enabling you to learn more easily. (OLWL provides one every Monday!)<\/p>\n

Do sit quietly, all by yourself. Ahhhhhhhh…<\/p>\n

Do read the positive QUOTES (below), and be sure to scroll down and click on the links to Our Lady of Weight Loss’s blog posts.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

What might you do (or not do) today to accentuate the positive, eliminate the GIGO?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For more discussion on how to clean out your mental junk drawer, please join with your fellow Tushkateer.\u00a0 Visit Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a>\u2019s KICK in the TUSH CLUB\/Facebook<\/a> Chapter!<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Janice Taylor<\/strong><\/em>
\n wise * fun * utterly useful<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Dictated but not read by OLWL.\u00a0 Excuse all typos!
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