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Crank It Up Cabarrus: Spring is here
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Crank It Up Cabarrus: Spring is here

  • By Paige Connelly/Special to the Independent Tribune
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What’s going on in Cabarrus County this weekend? With spring officially starting on Wednesday, this weekend holds some great spring-themed fun…

Lucy Wellmaker: Spring Clean Your Way to Joy
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Lucy Wellmaker: Spring Clean Your Way to Joy

  • With the start of spring just a couple of days away, now is a good time to consider how we might freshen things up a bit with some spring cleaning. Out with the old and in with the new. What old habits are getting in the way of creating the life you love? What new habits would move you closer to your goals? Most of us have some limiting beliefs that we picked up along the way that we would be better off without. Beliefs such as, “I am too this or that” or “I am not good enough” or even “I don’t matter”. We must challenge these beliefs and replace them with ones that support us and our endeavors. What we believe about ourselves often shows up as true. Creating new beliefs will create a new outcome. Spring cleaning does not mean sweeping things under the rug or stuffing things behind a closet door. The idea here is “out of sight, out of mind.” The truth is these things can weigh heavy on our hearts. We may think that we will deal with these things later. The problem is, sometimes “later” never comes. Just knowing that we have things stuffed away can sabotage our best efforts to move forward in our lives. Rather than leave this business unfinished, we can seek the courage and strength to face and deal with it. As hard as it might be to do, it is easier than keeping it suppressed and hidden. Dealing with these things does not mean wallowing in it over and over again. Sometimes it means talking about things once. It can be incredibly freeing. Years ago when I was a school counselor a student came into my office. He sat down and told me his parents might get a divorce. It was a very simple and straight forward statement. Years later, now a grown man, he told me how difficult it was for him to tell me that and how much it helped him to do so. How many of us are still carrying around stuff from our childhood? We could probably all benefit from sharing something with someone we trust. Cleaning things up around us also includes making amends and seeking forgiveness. Creating a clean heart will lighten our load and put that spring back into our step. This includes forgiving ourselves. We are all a work in progress. It’s important to be gentle and patient with ourselves. Sometimes it is in our darkest moments when good things begin to take root. Spring time has the power to renew our faith in life. We are reminded that dormant periods serve a purpose and that there is always an opportunity for new growth. We have the ability to breathe new life into our world of work as well. In moments when we feel as though the work we do doesn’t matter or has no meaning, we can choose to bring meaning to it. We can decide to bloom where we are planted. We can find ways to cultivate the areas in which we need and want to grow. Maybe we are not in our current work situation so much for ourselves as we are for others. It may be an opportunity for us to shine our light on others so they have an opportunity to grow and flourish. And, at the same time, it may be exactly what we need to more fully become who we are meant to be. Outside of work, we can choose who we spend time with. This is an area of life that may need some pruning. Growing up, my dad used to say, “Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.” He would say this in Italian so it sounded a bit different. I didn’t like it so much at the time. I have grown to realize how true it is. Said differently by motivational speaker Jim Rohn, “We are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.” We were created to bloom and grow. It is important that we surround ourselves with people who help and encourage us to do so. As we approach a season designed to bring us cleansing, hope and peace, let’s pay attention to the signs. Together, let’s look for life’s “wow moments” and spring for joy.
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With the start of spring just a couple of days away, now is a good time to consider how we might freshen things up a bit with some spring cleaning. Out with the old and in with the new.

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CONNELLY SPRINGS Rosa Payne Henry passed away Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. The family received friends Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., at New Co…

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