Get rid of these 5 toxic habits for your home to live better

Thais O. Posted On 2018-11-26

We always tend to start a new phase thinking of the best. We want to feel fresh for a new journey and for that, we need to reevaluate what we have been doing. Starting by what you do at home is a good first step. After all, it is the place where we can be who we are and where we live with our family. Find out now 5 toxic habits for your home and how to get rid of them.

Some toxic habits for your home

Habits are actions that are so deep-rooted in us that they go unnoticed. They can be good or bad. Usually, we repeat those actions in our routine thinking they will not do a great damage. But in the long run everyone will feel the result caused by these toxic habits for your home. It is time to be honest with yourself and check if you have been cultivating them.

Toxic habits for your home

1. To speak loud and scream

As we said, some toxic habits are created and rooted without our noticing. Most of them are born of stress. It is very common for someone to get home so stressed from work that they lose their temper with their son or wife in a second. The motive may be silly, but the load brought in from outside is so heavy that it almost explodes.

Your home must be sacred and so all negative interference must always be left out the door. It is easy to forget but try to hold on to that thought to transform one of the most common toxic habits for your home.

2. To be hostile

Because homes are most often inhabited by families, we believe that low-frequency feelings can not exist. After all, if it is a family where you love each other, why would there be such things? But it is not because we are in the family that we can not see competitiveness between mother and daughter, for example. Or bad will on the part of one brother with the other.

Observing these sensations and what causes them is the key to maintaining a peaceful environment. Always talk to people who live in the same house as you, to see if they are all in the same tune. If you have something bothering you, the matter should be put to the table and discussed rather than internalizing and being hostile.

3. To live in a messy place

It is proven that the environment where we live in affects the way we feel and see ourselves. Living in the midst of chaos will only generate anxiety, distress and disorganization. Every home needs rules and organization systems in order to keep everything working.

Note that this task should not be thrown on the shoulders of one person. Unfortunately, it is still very common to see only mothers or female figures doing most household chores. Try to transform your home into a place of equality and divide the tasks among all who inhabit it.

4. Cultivate drama

Every family goes through great moments throughout their lives. Some move, others pass away, discussions happen, etc. These big moments must be lived and even internalized so that everyone can digest what happened. But staying long enough on a certain subject is not healthy.

If there is a question and it has already been resolved, try to move forward. Do not throw the blame on other people who live with you and do not give in to pessimism.

5. Devalue what or who deserves

As a dog trainer always gives a snack to dog after some assertive action, we should do the same with humans. This is called positive reinforcement and it always feels good for you and the other person when a good deed is celebrated.

Celebrate also the small achievements of the day to day. This helps to keep the energy of your home on the rise and more people are infected by it. The more we are happy, the more we want to be happy. And gratitude and recognition play a key role in this goal.

Have you noticed that you have been cultivating some of these toxic habits for your home lately? Now you know how to make your home a better place. Enjoy and involve all who live with you in this great transformation.

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Thais O.

Designer, illustrator and copywriter. She's always been interested in building and transmitting ideas through texts and images. She loves animals, cooking and being in the midst of nature — where she has that sweet feeling that we are part of a Whole. She believes it is in the impalpable that we learn the best lessons from the Divine.