Article: The key idea behind grounding and centering is becoming connected with the world around you. You can practice this form of meditation in many different contexts. Enjoy the fresh air. Taking a walk -- even if it only for a few minutes -- can help you feel more connected to the world around you. As you walk around your neighborhood or favorite park, take notice of all the trees, plants, and any wildlife you encounter. Breathe in deeply and slowly. Try not to wear headphones or listen to music while you are doing this as this can distract you from removing negative energy from your body and replenishing it with positive thoughts. If you have a garden, spend time tending to your plants and foliage as a way of grounding yourself. You might find that you can center and ground yourself while you are in the process of creating something. Perhaps you love to paint in a sunlit room, write poetry with your morning cup of coffee, or spend your weekend afternoons baking a favorite dessert. Practice your breathing while you perform these activities. As you practice them, consider how they calm you and connect you to nature and the rest of mankind. If you find yourself becoming frustrated and stressed, then stop and focus purely on breathing and centering yourself. Tai chi is a series of graceful, self-paced movements that are meant to be physical accompaniment to your mental meditation. Tai chi is an ideal physical exercise for meditation because your muscles remain relaxed and loose as opposed to tense and stressed. Wear comfortable clothing when you practice this and it will help you reach a state relaxation and connectedness with both yourself and the world around you. Tai chi has also been shown to have benefits for a broad range of medical conditions, from breast cancer and heart disease to arthritis and hypertension. Meditation is largely an act of reflection and a journal is a perfect place to calm and inspire yourself. There are many different things you can include in your journal, such as: Listing the things you are grateful for. When you are stressed, angry, or feel isolated, take the time to list the things you are grateful for in your journal. This will help foreground all of the positive elements in your life and help you release negative energy from your body. Analyzing inspirational sayings. If you enjoy reading poetry, small quotes or even longer pieces of literature, you can use your journal to reflect on things that you have read. Write down the quote that struck you as important and then write 3-4 sentences on why you think this quote is important. How does it relate to you? Setting goals and tracking your progress. If you have a particular goal you want to achieve -- for example, to become less anxious in work meetings -- then tracking your progress in your journal can help you take steps to accomplish your goal. Note the date on which you feel anxious (like during an important meeting on the rebranding strategy for a client), and then note how you handled that stress. Did you take a series of deep breaths? Did you repeat an affirmative mantra to yourself? How long did it take you to calm down? A journal can provide you a real sense of accomplishment while also helping you to remain grounded and centered in your present state.
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Connect to nature. Relax while you create. Practice Tai chi. Keep a journal.

Make piles for like items, focusing on items such as clothes, books, tissues, magazines, shoes, papers and anything else that you may have laying around. The first step to getting an organized bedroom is cleaning up the mess that you've already created. When you're done, the only things touching the floor should be your furniture. This is an important first step you'll have a much more difficult time cleaning around your clutter rather than you will have simply getting it out of the way. Once you have your floor completely clear, gather the items you picked up and decide whether you want to keep each item or get rid of it. Place the "keep" items in the box for things to keep and place the "get rid of" items in the box for things to throw away. Don't be afraid to part with items you haven't used in years and that don't hold any sentimental value. Saving an antique keepsake given to you by your grandmother may make more sense than saving a stack of last year's junk mail. To determine which items of clothing in your closet you need to get rid of, turn around all the hangers in your closet so the hooks are pointing towards you (the wrong way). When you wear something, hang it back up the normal way. In three to six months, any hangers facing the wrong way are holding clothes you haven't worn, and should go in the donation box. Consider the items you threw into the "get rid of" box when you gave your room an initial clean. Look them over and determine if they are worth donating or need to be thrown away. Give your used clothes and furniture to a secondhand store. Charities like Goodwill and the Salvation Army usually accept used items in good condition. Give your books to a library. By donating used books to a library, you give others the chance to discover new books. Sell or give away possessions online. Classified ad sites like Craigslist usually have sections devoted to getting rid of used goods for cheap or for free.
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Pick up anything on the floor. Create boxes for things to keep and things to throw away. Donate or throw away any unwanted items.