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Can you think of creative ways to change your time line? My folks ended up renting a place for a while after their home sold when they were building the last custom home they built. I think you have a time line in mind and you've made it a "must do" time line. OK, the most important thing now addressed. It will be easier to clear your mind with practice and it will help you in many ways (and it will slow the aging process tremendously with regular use). Thoughts will drift in, don't berate yourself for those thoughts, just re-focus back on what ever you decided to focus on (breathing, engine, etc.). Simple meditation can be as easy as sitting in a quiet place for 15 minutes a day and focusing on something that does not involve thought, such as your own breathing, the sound of a motor (such as your heating or air conditioning system). Meditation, however, allows the mind to rest and has many proven cognitive and emotional benefits. Many people resist meditation because they think it is religious but it is only religious when the intent at the time of use is religious-much like candles can be part of a religious practice or just romance or a source of light when the power has gone out.
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The second thing that I recommend is meditation. That is all it takes to feel emotionally better - to change ones focus to things that feel better when thought about. If you add each member of the family stating three things they appreciated during the past 24 hours at dinner each night it literally programs the brain (our brains are highly programmed and filter information the conscious mind receives based on many factors) to think about things that are more pleasing. Two powerful tools are appreciation and mediation. For some people I would recommend a vacation but many people just take their issues with them and a shift of thought is needed (and does not require a vacation). So, to make the best decisions you possibly can, do whatever you can to feel better. You're making big decisions that you intend to impact the rest of your life based on your comment that you will grow old in the home. I won't go into the science of it here but we are literally smarter when happy and less intelligent when unhappy. Honestly, you will think better when you feel better emotionally. Take time to relax and think about things that feel better. Your health is far more important and stressing about this is not good for you. First, I want to address the comment about how this process is causing your aging to move more rapidly.