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Valentine’s Day Feng Shui
Love is in the air… or is it?
Are you still looking for true love this Valentine’s Day?
If you have been looking and have yet to find “the one,” don’t fret. There are several things you can do around your home to attract that special someone.
Visualize
First off, close your eyes and take at least five minutes to imagine what your life would be like if you had the man or woman of your dreams as your partner.
Think of what you want your life to be like with this person, not what you think you need to give up or who you need to be in order to have just anyone in your life.
Let your mind go crazy and when you are done, write down the senses that you can remember. How does being in that relationship feel, look, taste and smell? Jot down colors, scents, flavors, etc.
Now jot down the things you remember doing together in your daydream and your moods during those activities.
Emulate
Now, using what you imagined, start to plan out changes in your home to remind you of that perfect relationship.
Bring out the senses to reflect the energy that you are looking for.
The point here is to use your senses to frequently bring you back to the way your dream relationship made you feel.
For instance, if you saw yourself on horseback, riding with your ideal partner, plan to find artwork of a couple of horses (always ensure the art includes the full bodies of the horses).
If you saw yourself meditating by the beach, plan on finding such artwork.
If you smelled roses, plan to get some pure rose essential oil or organic scented candles to match.
Before you implement any of the above, you need some guidelines.
Pair Off
Make sure to eliminate lonely items. I can’t harp on this enough.
To continue with the above example, make sure you have a couple riding on a pair of horses rather than a lonely person riding a horse. Just as important, make sure that there aren’t three people on horses (unless you want a third wheel in your relationship).
Also, make sure you have two sleeping pillows on your bed and two sets of towels hanging in the bathroom. You get the idea.
If I inspect your home, I don’t want to see a lonely ballerina statue or a single man standing on a wave-beaten lighthouse.
Let Your Love Flow
Chi is an energy that must be given room to flow. As such, make sure your Love Corner and all other areas of your home are clean and organized.
Make Room
Even if you aren’t with someone right now, make room for someone special in your life. Is there enough closet space for them? How about room in the medicine cabinet?
Let’s get more granular. Do you still have evidence of prior relationships? Pictures, love notes, coffee mugs… anything that reminds you of your exes? If feasible, get rid of them. As long as you hold onto these objects, you don’t make room in your heart for someone new.
If you can’t seem to let go of a prior relationship, a Feng Shui Space Clearing may be required.
Implement
Now it is time to implement the things you wrote down about your dream. Using guidelines from the various sections of the Feng Shui Bagua, implement these items throughout your house.
As an example, the colors and elements from the Health Area should not look like a bottle of Pepto Bismol exploded pink everywhere. Likewise, if you need to put the picture of the couple on horseback in your Family Area, it would be best served with a green wooden frame. Further, you would want to have any scented candles in your Fame & Reputation Area or your Love Corner instead of your Career Area.
Love Corner
Make sure all of the areas of your Feng Shui Bagua are setup correctly, but also be sure to focus some time reviewing my Love Corner page. There are several additional tips and points that are specific to this area of your home and your bedroom.
Final Thoughts
Be honest with yourself and with others. Love who you are and be proud of it!
Do not try to be what you are not. Tell the world exactly what you are looking for and the world will be more likely to give you exactly what you want.
Who knows… that perfect someone who loves horseback riding and has a greenhouse full of orchids may be at your next house party. How will they ever know that you are looking for them unless you advertise with a detailed description?
Next Steps
It wouldn’t hurt to display your dream at work, too. You never know who might walk past your desk!
If you are having trouble, a professional space-clearing may be needed to get your home’s energy moving again.
When you start to see some positive results, contact me to schedule a Virtual Feng Shui Consultation because I want to help you make sure everything is on the right track!
Is this even a good year for you to find love? A Personalized Numerology Reading may be just the thing you need to make sure you won’t be fighting an uphill battle this year.
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2014: Year of the Wooden Horse
Happy Lunar New Year!
In Feng Shui (and for many Asian groups), this is the “real” time to celebrate the New Year. We often hear it called Chinese New Year, Korean New Year, etc.
Complete with the tradition of handing out little red envelopes of money to friends and children, this is an exciting time for people around the world.
Are you ready to make it exciting for you, too, by learnin how to generate some wealth in 2014?
Before we begin, have you cleaned out the clutter you may have collected during the holidays? If not, click here to review what needs to be done.
Clear the View
Now that we are de-cluttered, we need to begin the new year with a clean house.
Start by wiping down all of the door handles around the house to welcome in new opportunities for 2014.
Wash your windows to see things more clearly in this year of the horse. If you can’t see out, how do you know how far you can run?
So, your house is all clean, as well as clutter- and dust-free so that you can welcome in the new energy for 2014.
Now it is time to check your purse and wallets and all of your jacket and pants pockets. Clear some space for the incoming wealth energy!
The Lost Wallet
Before I get to that, I have a little story:
We found somebody’s old wallet on the ground in a parking lot the other day. It was completely filled with junk… old business cards, receipts, about ten credit cards, etc.
Once we found the driver license, we promptly drove to the address listed and found the owner. The home and the wallet’s owner looked as worn and tattered as the wallet.
The owner of the wallet was surprised he had even lost it and showed us the wallet-sized hole in his back pocket. “It happens all of the time,” he said. Really?
There is a lesson here…
Make Space for Wealth
Clean out all of the old receipts and business cards you collected in 2013 (or maybe even further back for some of us).
Get rid of used tissues (and commit to never replacing them), outgrown childrens’ toys, expired coupons, stale chewing gum… whatever it may be. Clean it all out!
If you have unnecessary identification cards, membership cards and credit cards, take them out.
Now, wipe down or clean your purse or wallet and patch up all of the holes in your pockets.
If you can wash your purse, then wash it. If it’s a nice leather purse or wallet, then find a leather cleaner to bring that new shine back to your most central symbol of wealth.
Welcome in the new wealth by creating a clean and welcoming space for that 2014 cash to find a home!
Make It Red
If you are in the market for a new purse or wallet, look into investing in an attractive red one. Red has the energy to attract as well as to deflect.
Contact me if you are interested in getting one of these wallets!
In this case, we are using red to attract the wealth and prevent the draining of wealth.
Moreover, red promotes ambition and determination. It gives confidence to those who are shy and lack positive will power.
Who couldn’t use more of that energy in the pursuit of wealth this year?
The Bagua’s Wealth Corner
Don’t forget to spend a little time learning about the Bagua and the Wealth/Prosperity/Money Corner, in particular. Don’t neglect the other areas, however!
Next Steps
If things don’t start out quite right for you, a professional space-clearing or personalized Feng Shui consultation may be needed to get your home’s energy moving again.
Contact me right now to inquire about a Virtual Feng Shui Consultation or a Personalized Numerology Reading because I want to help you get 2014 off to a great start!
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New Year Feng Shui for 2014
Happy New Year!
I hope your Christmas was memorable and bright.
I also hope that you’ve kept up with my post-Halloween thankfulness challenge. If so, consider it a good habit!
2014 is going to bring in good luck for more people. Money will flow in more easily for most, but you’ll have to work for it.
Here are six easy tips for bringing positive Yang energy into your home for the New Year.
Clean Under Rugs & Carpets
Clean under your rugs and carpets. Dust accumulates and energy stagnates in these places.
Vacuum Under the Beds
Vacuum out the area under your beds (except for beds where a pregnant woman is sleeping). Not only will you get rid of allergens, but you’ll also get energy flowing.
If It’s Broke, Fix It!
Do you have any broken items in the house (stairway railing, table, stovetop burner, electrical outlet)? Don’t delay in fixing them, as they can cost you much more in time and money down the road.
Bring Brightness In
Open up your home. If you are in a warm area right now, open the windows and doors occasionally. If not, at least open up the blinds during the day. Invite the sun’s bright energy in.
Fix Those Doors
Be sure that all of your doors, particularly your front door, open easily without creaking or rubbing. Joint problems are common with those who have creaky doors.
Chi flows in from your front door, so for the sake of your Career, Wisdom, Family, Wealth, Fame, Love, Children, Helpful People and Health areas, keep that energy coming in!
Make It Appealing
When was the last time you repainted your home? If it has been more than a couple of years, consider a new coat. If you are a renter, spray down the outside on your next warm day to get rid of cobwebs and dust.
When your home gets run down, its energy begins to fade. This is exactly why major hotel chains and department stores constantly upgrade their properties. They understand the need to keep the energy of their multi-million dollar properties alive and flowing.
Make your own home inviting. If you had to do it all over again, would you want to move in? If not, make it so!
Make 2014 a great year!
Next Steps
If things don’t start out quite right for you, a professional space-clearing or personalized Feng Shui consultation may be needed to get the energy moving again.
Contact me right now to inquire about a Virtual Feng Shui Consultation because I want to help you get 2014 off to a great start!
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3 Christmas Feng Shui Tips
‘Tis the season of greetings and cheer. So, let’s take advantage of it and let it charge our homes with wonderful energy, or “Chi” as we call it in Feng Shui.
While I know that the holidays can be stressful, let’s instead use the holiday spirit to boost our energy.
I love the holiday season for many reasons: family and friends getting together, children’s faces lighting up when they see all the holiday decorations and presents….
But, the best part to me is that I can use holiday decorations to boost the Feng Shui energy in my house.
Here are three tips for getting the best Chi flow during the holidays.
Feng Shui Christmas Tip #1: Make Your Doorway Bright
You don’t have to go crazy with the holiday decorations, but Christmas lights keeping the doorway extra bright not only welcome family and friends, but also new energy for your home.
If possible, keep with the color theme of the Career area of the Bagua by using blue lights around your door.
Feng Shui Christmas Tip #2: Tree Placement
Try placing that plush and tall Christmas tree in the Fame and Reputation area to give you that extra boost of recognition. Remember that the color of Fame and Reputation is red. While you’re at it, add a big shiny star on top.
Alternatively, place your healthy green tree in the Family area of your home to bring the family together.
Feng Shui Christmas Tip #3: Present the Presents
Do you want to feel prosperous? Simply place lots of wrapped Christmas presents under the tree… early, if you can.
This will be one of the few times where I won’t call a pile of boxes “clutter.”
Think of how you felt when you were a child surrounded by holiday cheer and presents.
You never really grow out of that feeling. So don’t even try, Mr. Grinch!
Next Steps
Do you have some tips for me? Add your holiday energy boost ideas in the comments section of my blog.
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Post-Halloween Chi Roundup
I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween.
Which part of Halloween do you like better: the cobwebs and spooky decor or pumpkins and sweet candies?
If you answered cobwebs and spooky decor, that’s a Yin energy. If your answer is pumpkins and sweet candies, that’s a Yang energy.
Yin and Yang
Our life is filled with Yin and Yang. There has to be dark to have light.
Typically at Halloween, there’s more Yin energy than Yang energy. So now that Halloween is over, let’s clean out those cobwebs – fake ones as well as real ones. We’re now going to welcome the Yang energy into our homes for the holiday season.
Fall Cleaning
Let’s call this a Fall Cleaning. We’re going to chase away the excess Yin energy by cleaning up the cobwebs, sweeping away the dead leaves and cleaning the windows and door handles.
Be Thankful
While we are busy cleaning, let’s start bringing in the Yang energy by thinking about the things we are thankful for. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, after all.
Here are some examples:
- I am thankful for this cool weather.
- I am thankful for a place I can call home.
- I am thankful for a warm cup of coffee in the cool Fall morning.
Let’s try to be thankful for at least one thing a day and continue thanking until at least Thanksgiving to see what kind of Yang energy we can call into our homes.
If we can keep this up until Christmas and New Years, maybe our thankfulness will be a habit. Then I can show you how to start being thankful to attract a great career, wonderful people, wealth, good health and positive relationships into your life.
I am thankful for my blog followers!
Next Steps
Leave a comment telling me how you plan to clean out the Yin and thank in the Yang.
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It’s a Beautiful (Feng Shui) Day
Feng Shui the sounds that surround you.
Seriously.
And I’m not necessarily talking about the sounds of waves, wind chimes and bells.
Everyday I Have The Blues
What music do you enjoy listening to?
Do you actually know the lyrics of the songs you like? Make sure the songs you listen to not only have a harmonious sound, but also have lyrics that are upbeat and encouraging.
In other words, don’t surround yourself with music about cheating boyfriends, being alone and sad, drinking your life away, etc.
It’s okay to indulge in such songs once in a while, but don’t let them be the anthem of your life.
Remember that the sounds and words you hear will subconsciously define who you are and the life path you lead.
Beautiful Day
Every morning when I leave my house to drop off my son at school, the first thing he says is, “It’s a beautiful day, mommy!” So, every morning we listen to “Beautiful Day” by U2. No matter the weather, we start the day singing, “It’s a Beautiful Day! Don’t let it get away!”
For many of us, this song can be fitting. As Bono himself explained it, this upbeat track is about losing everything but still finding joy in what one has.
Next Steps
Pick an upbeat song with positive lyrics to start your day and whenever you need to be put back on track, so to speak.
Leave a comment telling me your theme song.
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