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  • Go forward into the rest of the year with a clean, and distraction-free writing space. Here are 5 simple ways to spring clean your writing space this year:

    Spring Clean Your Writing Space

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    It’s time to spring clean, which means it’s also time to tackle your writing space. Leave no stone unturned in your home office or writing zone, so you can go forward into the rest of the year with a clean, clutter-free, distraction-free writing space. Here are 5 simple ways to spring clean your writing space this year: 1. Clean out old paperwork and notebooks you aren’t using. Take the time to go through all the old paperwork that may have piled up in your office and go through any old notebooks you’ve kept. Make three piles: shred, keep, and trash.…

  • Detoxing the Spirit

    Spring Cleaning: Detoxifying the Heart and Spirit

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    “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.” Isaiah 43:18 (NIV) Spring brings us fresh, new energy and represents new life. In taking note of the blossoming of new life, we can learn to let new emotions, dreams, and hopes come into fruition by shedding past negativity. The verse above speaks to living in the now by letting go of the past. The following tips on spiritual detoxification can help you renew your life, as well as your interpersonal experiences. Let Go and Let God. One vital aspect of purifying the heart of fear is to have faith…

  • A Spiritual Mindset Towards Spring Cleaning

    A Spiritual Mindset Towards Spring Cleaning

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    Spring is in the air, if you didn’t already know, as you combat pollen allergies and realize your house hasn’t had a good cleaning since Christmas. Yet Spring Cleaning shouldn’t start with just cleaning the clutter from your house, office, car, wherever you reside. Begin your tidying up by spring-cleaning your spiritual life, which will lead to a more successful effort to removing the unnecessary clutter from your physical life. What better resource to find the tools for cleaning your life in a way God and Mr. Clean would approve than with the good book, the Bible? As with the…

  • Spiritual Spring Cleaning

    Clear Those Cobwebs: Spiritual Spring Cleaning

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    When thinking about spring cleaning and how it applies to every area of our lives, I was at a loss as to how I would express my thoughts. So I did what any good writer does and asked someone else for his. Bouncing ideas and feedback off of other people is essential no matter what you’re undertaking, whether putting together a masterpiece manuscript or a monthly blog post. It occurred to me to ask the youth pastor at my church about his thoughts on spiritual spring cleaning since he is someone who is always taking on something new. Whether starting…