I Feel a Change Coming On!
Who likes change? Well, I guess it has to be the right type of change.
And for so many of us, change can sometimes feel overwhelming and uncomfortable.
Let’s assume you aren’t happy with your job. And let’s be honest, chances are you didn’t want to come in to work this morning.
Is there something better out there?
What if you find another job and it turns out to be worse than the one you have?
What if you take that leap of faith and can’t find a job to replace your current income?
Well, let’s not take that leap quite yet.
Instead, let’s make strategic changes… the Feng Shui way! You see, I prefer to use Feng Shui to make the good jobs come to me.
We are going to start with the little things around the house and see how it feels.
And if the small changes you make don’t feel good, simply change them back.
If things work out with the small changes I suggest, however, keep making minor tweaks.
I Like to Move It – Move It!
Start by making some modifications to the layout of your furniture. Along the way, you’ll likely find some dust bunnies and loose change under the sofa. Clean up and pocket the change.
Have you had the same old artwork hanging on the walls? Do they represent who you want to be and what you want to do? If not, make changes using my suggestions from this prior post on artwork.
Things can start to look very different in a fresh way. Start accepting that fresh new feeling and start seeing yourself in that dream job.
Imagine yourself loving every minute of being at your job, surrounded by wonderful new co-workers and a team leader looking to cheer you on.
Start Welcoming in New Energy.
Your front door is always seen as your Career area.
Wash and clean your front door area and wipe away those cobwebs by your door bell.
Make sure your door bell works and has an uplifting chime to it.
Leave your front porch light on at night to brighten up your career path.
Clean up or replace your welcome mat so that it is truly welcoming.
If you normally enter and exit your home through the doorway to the garage, start using your front door instead.
Seriously, park your car in the garage but walk out and go through your front door. Your front door is where all the energy comes in to fuel you and your family with positive energy.
It seems silly, I know. But, you’ll begin to see how, if cleaned up well, walking through your front door brightens your life.
Learn more about the Career area of your home here.
Fire it Up!
Once you are ready to welcome in that change and new career, start firing it up!
By that, I mean go to the Fame and Reputation area of your home and add some fire elements to it.
It can be something as simple as a candle or a picture of something red. Stars or other pointy objects work really well, too.
You can try hanging a red dress, a red tie, a red jacket or even a pair of red socks if your Fame and Reputation area is in a closet.
Be creative! This is your chance to call in that dream job you’ve always wanted! For some other ideas, learn a little more about the Fame and Reputation area.
Welcome Change
Now you can keep your eyes open for those new career opportunities to come to you! Don’t lay out the welcome mat for the new career only to let it pass you by.
Start welcoming change! Change is a good thing!
Especially if you didn’t initiate the change, it can feel overwhelming or just plain bad (like getting laid off). But, you can make the most of even that change.
Did you really love that job? If it wasn’t for them letting you go, would you have ever looked for your dream job that you were always too scared to go for previously?
Use this time as a chance to go after your dream career! Don’t be scared of change; embrace it and let it work in your favor with Feng Shui!
Next Steps
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The Tale of the Hunted Hotel
I recently stayed in a beautiful hotel room in the mountains with our family for a week on vacation.
Predatory Pictures
The small cabin feel of the hotel was cozy and comfy with all the comforts of home, except for one thing: its decor included large photos of wild predators.
There were photos of a wolf howling, a bald eagle sitting by the river looking like it just had a real good hunt for food, a coyote mousing in the snow, and a grizzly bear looking at you with hungry eyes.
Objects of Pain
What’s more, there was also a picture of frozen river banks and a giant mirror on the side of the headboard facing the bed.
Don’t get me wrong; these are all beautiful pictures of nature that normally I would really enjoy looking at in a book or in restaurants. However, I would not put them up in my own house.
Being that we were in a hotel room, we didn’t think much of it (though we did take the mirror down during our stay and oiled a squeaky front door).
Effects of Decor
One day at a time, however, we started to notice small changes in our behavior.
Our normally well-mannered 4-year-old son started acting out all the time.
The communication between the adults was quickly falling apart.
We were all tired and started getting really grumpy with each other.
Even though we, as a loving family, were together at one of the world’s most beautiful places, something was causing us to be mildly aggressive toward each other.
Can it be that the pictures that are hanging in the hotel room? Yes, of course!
This was the place we were calling “home” for a week and all these wild hungry animals were staring at us all night long!
I might as well have just let my family loose in the wild to fend for themselves for a week!
In terms of Feng Shui, that’s exactly what I did!
The Meaning Behind It All
We were being watched by wild animals all night long, waiting to hunt us as we fell asleep. It’s no wonder that we were all so exhausted and irritable even with a normally ample amount of sleep.
Our energy had been affected by these pictures and we weren’t getting restful sleep.
Be mindful of places you call “home” for the night.
Be it a 5-star hotel or a roadside motel, look around your room and find the best spot for sleeping.
Feng Shui Travel Tips
For instance, if there are two beds in the room, make sure to sleep in the bed that is furthest from the hotel room door.
Also, make sure your bed is not being reflected in a mirror and that there are no unsettling works of art above your headboard.
If you can’t move the position of your bed, see if you can move the mirror or the paintings. You could even just cover them up with a towel for the night. The same goes for the television.
Hotels can by noisy and loud. I opt to bring a white noise sound machine and some binder clips to prevent light from coming through the curtains.
These tips will help you to get some R&R that you may need whether it be during long travel or that big meeting you have in the morning.
Next Steps
Have you had a similar experience as mine in a hotel? Post your story in the comments below.
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Feng Shui: Compass or Bagua?
Using the colorful Bagua, we can now look at the individual areas so that we can determine how we affect and are affected by the Chi that flows through these segmented surroundings.
I often get prospective clients looking for a new Feng Shui consultant who invariably tell me a story that goes something like one of these:
Three years ago, she told me that I need to buy a home that faces east, but now everything in my life is terrible. Do I really now need to change the direction of my front door?
I have been trying to calculate my direction with a compass, but I feel lost. Can you help?
My husband’s Gua Number is 3 and my Gua Number is 6. I was told that we have to sleep in opposite directions. Is this true?
I have studied every school of Feng Shui, including those that would be considered compass schools. While virtually all of the schools of Feng Shui will get you where you want to go, some are simply more practical for modern living.
As you see from the questions above, following Feng Shui compass schools can be confusing and ever-changing. For many, it is simply not practical to change the direction of their front door every year or sleep in a different direction than their spouse.
The school of Feng Shui that I concentrate on is called the Black Hat School of Feng Shui. Rather than focusing on the compass, this school puts the focus on the Bagua and how it overlays on a home to control the flow of energy.
While still quite comprehensive and based on the same traditional Feng Shui methods of the other schools, Black Hat Feng Shui is easy-to-follow and helps you attract and harness the energy around your home, regardless of the direction of your front door.
Follows these links for more information on the differing Schools of Feng Shui and for information on the Feng Shui Bagua.
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Stairway to Failure: Use Feng Shui to Fix Front Doors that Open to Stairs
This is a common issue I see in many homes.
Forces at Work
Front doors should never immediately open to a stairway. It’s a common reason for financial failure. I always advise my home builder clients against them and my homeowner clients to remedy them.
Here is the problem as it relates to Feng Shui: the gravity force of Qi (pronounced “chi”) energy coming down the stairs is greater than the incoming Qi from the door.
This symbolizes the loss of income and wealth, but also impacts all aspects of Feng Shui. Whether you are the home builder or the homeowner, this is bad news.
Remember that the front door is always the Career & Life Path area of your home.
Feng Shui Cures
Now, I have solutions for home builders when I work with their designers.
But, what if you already own a home with such stairways or are seriously considering buying such a property where this is the only flaw? Certainly remodeling to move the stairs isn’t practical.
The cure is to hang a crystal or a wind chime from the ceiling halfway between the base of the stairs and the front door. The effect of this is to diffuse and spread the Qi as it comes down the stairs. You need to prevent it from rushing out the front door with the incoming energy along with it.
By the way, if there’s more than about twelve feet of distance between the door and stairs, the issue isn’t as severe. It doesn’t hurt to still remedy it, though.
Next Steps
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Designing Homes the Feng Shui Way
As a Feng Shui consultant to several home builders, I always take an interest in seeing what others say about Feng Shui as it pertains to homes.
The Times of India has an article with some very basic elements talking about how homes should be built, including the following (with my comments):
Main Door: The main door should be larger than any other door in the house and its directional position is important. I would like to add that the house should be designed in such a way that the front door can be used the most regularly as the main entryway. For a healthy Career & Life Path Area of your home, be sure to use your front door!
Kitchen: The article points out that there needs to be a balancing act between the various elements found in a kitchen (metal from utensils, fire from the stove, water from the sink, etc.). Placement is important so that these items work in a creative cycle for energy rather than a destructive cycle. See some of my tips for the kitchen here and here.
Master Bedroom: Though the article largely discusses furniture here, it correctly points out that the location of the master bedroom is very important, though it does not elaborate. While having the master bedroom in the Love & Relationship Corner, I would contend that it is most important that no part of this room extends outside of the home as defined by the front door.
Toilets: The article correctly points out that toilets only relatively recently made their way indoors. It is widely believed in Feng Shui that toilets will suck the Feng Shui energy, or Chi, right out of your home. Getting rid of the toilet just isn’t practical in modern society, but make sure not to have them in dangerous places and use some tricks to slow the drain.
Next Steps
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OCRE Forum Seminar on Feng Shui for Real Estate Investing 6/5/2013
Join me at the Orange County Real Estate Forum, a networking event and education program for real estate investors.
We will be discussing how Feng Shui relates to floor plans and how savvy home builders, real estate investors and real estate brokers leverage Feng Shui to fill units with tenants and buyers.
The meeting will be on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 at the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center at 9 Truman Street, Irvine, CA. Registration starts at 6:30 PM. For more details and directions to the event, please go to the OCRE Forum web site.
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