{"id":8538,"date":"2020-03-04T11:40:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T17:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=8538"},"modified":"2020-03-04T11:40:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T17:40:51","slug":"spring-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2020\/03\/04\/spring-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"spring cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>i don&#8217;t know about you guys, but i just love the feeling i get after i clean something. i feel so accomplished and put together. it&#8217;s just a very good feeling for me. the same applies to when i clean out the clutter in my heart and mind.<\/p>\n<p>i have a really bad habit of collecting clutter inside of my head and letting it weigh down my heart. but lately i&#8217;ve been trying to clean it out. as someone who has spent their entire life bottling up all of my emotions until they explode all over an innocent bystander, i know a little bit about clutter on the inside. but, i&#8217;m learning how to fix that.<\/p>\n<p>very recently, when someone asks what is bothering me, if i trust them, i tell them. and i&#8217;m brutally honest. afterward i feel so much better now that i&#8217;ve got it out. now, don&#8217;t get me wrong, there is a difference in venting and dumping your problems onto someone else. everyone deals with their own stuff so you shouldn&#8217;t be adding your problems to theirs. instead, just tell them how you&#8217;re feeling, and let them help. and when you feel a little better, do the same for them! there is nothing worse than someone who constantly complains to you but ever even takes the time to ask you how you&#8217;re doing yourself.<\/p>\n<p>once you&#8217;ve mastered the art of expressing your emotions in a healthy way, breathe. whenever you can feel a knot growing in your throat from everything building up, breathe. close your eyes and let it digest. seek comfort. let someone see you vulnerable. it&#8217;s okay, i promise. once i learned that it&#8217;s okay to be vulnerable, i&#8217;ve been beginning to process my emotions properly. and let me tell you, it feels great.<\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s very nice having a clear mind most days. so let your mind be clear. do what you need to do to process what you&#8217;re feeling. cry, paint, write, etc. but most of all, talk to someone you trust. i promise you&#8217;re not burdening them. if you don&#8217;t have anyone to be that person, let me. if you ever need someone to just vent to, talk to me. i don&#8217;t mind at all. we all want for everyone to be happy and healthy!<\/p>\n<p>thanks for reading,<\/p>\n<p>peace out girl scout \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i don&#8217;t know about you guys, but i just love the feeling i get after i clean something. i feel so accomplished and put together. it&#8217;s just a very good feeling for me. the same applies to when i clean out the clutter in my heart and mind. i have a really bad habit of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2020\/03\/04\/spring-cleaning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;spring cleaning&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8538"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8539,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8538\/revisions\/8539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}