Our mind is a very busy place. It is filled with your mental lists of things to do, problems to solve, and plans for the future. It also filters the flood of information that bombards you from your daily life conversations, the media, and the Internet. Your mind may be cluttered with anxiety, doubts, fears and worries that might be part of your life and dragging you down. There are memories from your past and concerns about the future. Then there are all the negative thoughts and words of self-criticism that keep running through your head, because you’re not getting enough done! No wonder you might be stuck or even paralyzed. You could be feeling inadequate, depressed, and overwhelmed. Any thought or experience that makes you feel bad about yourself is also mental clutter. This “mental noise” keeps you from moving forward.