When it comes to Springtime, my friends and I like to clean out the closets and get a fresh perspective on fashion trends; what is ‘in’ and what is ‘out’.  It is the same with your mind, time to get a fresh perspective on what’s in and what needs to go out.

Here are some tips that I recently gave to over 20 editors at Cosmo magazine:

1.  Step 1: Close the eyes and look inside your mind.   Just watch for 1 or 2 minutes, a couple of times a day, and watch the circus of thoughts within.  Don’t judge it.  Just what rolls out and let it roll.
2.  Step 2:  Now, this is the tricky part, take another 1 or 2 minutes and practice letting the thoughts go.  Use the awareness of your breath as it moves in and out of your nostrils, chest or belly as an anchor and keep bringing your attention to the breath after you’ve discarded the thoughts.  If you get caught up in a loop, and you notice that you are in a loop.  Let it go, watch the breath.  You might even mentally repeat, inhale, “Let” and exhale “Go”.
3. Step 3: Bring some freshness into your mind, as you would if you were buying a new outfit, and create loving kind thoughts.  Close your eyes and see an image of 1.) a family member you love, 2.) a friend you trust and 3.) a co-worker or neighbor.  Imagine their expressions and energy as they receive these words while you mentally tell them in your  mindspace, “May you be happy.  May you be healthy.  May you feel safe.  May you feel at ease.” Fill your mind with good stuff, and you will emanate that same good stuff.
4.  Step 4:  Keep eyes closed and set an intention this phase of your life, such as, “I am patient with my boss”, ” I am more mindful when eating,” or “I meditate 3 times a week for 5 minutes,” or  “I exercise for stress.”

Keep your vibrant with fresh colorful thoughts, just like your closet, unless you’re a New Yorker, than the closet has a lot of interesting shades of black.  lol.