Mind Maintenance

Happy day to you...

Recently, a friend posted (in a group-chat) an illustration of a janitor inside a human head, with the caption “The MOST difficult cleaning”. This spawned robust conversation among members, with contributions such as: 

• "sometimes it’s not so much dirt, but the clutter…”
• time for a mental spring-clean “especially from the weight of old wounds”
• acknowledgement of “the difficulty of just controlling the continuous flow of thoughts...”

It is said that the mind is the greatest battleground. Indeed, it’s all true that in the mind we wrestle with forbidden fruit, clutter, congestion, and other externally sourced matters. As well, we may be highly challenged contending with self-doubt, self-pity, self-deprecation, self-condemnation, regrets, and unreal expectations (self-imposed or otherwise). 
The Good Book reminds us that we should use the filter of, and focus on, what’s true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and commendable (Phil 4:8).
This little thought was coined as I reflected:

Clear mind
Clearer vision
Complete freedom 

And in relation to my own mind, it leads me to wonder: what is my most urgent and important spring-cleaning need?

#freedom  #mentalhealth  #wellness