Inner and Outer Change
It's August and I'm feeling relaxed. Earlier this summer, I decided it was
a good idea for me to move. That it was time for a change. I wanted
to move to central Denver. My friend and realtor, Yemene, took me out for
an initial showing and said "Lisa, central is a state of mind. You do live
central and you're in a great place.? He went on to say that he wouldn't
move if he were me. That wasn't what I wanted to hear. But after
looking at over 20 places and feeling disheartened by each showing, I realized
that I actually love where I live.
I realized what I was seeking externally I really already had, but what I was
truly seeking was an internal change. I was seeking renewal, inspiration,
to be lifted out of the doldrums and I wasn't going to find it in another
house ? I actually needed to find that within.
Instead of moving, I realized I could make changes within. I could get
re-focused on my dreams. And I could also make changes to my present home.
So I decided to transform a portion of my basement to a home office and move my
'work' out of the dining room.
You see, our environments affect us. In Feng Shui, the Chinese art of home
décor and placement, it is essential that we create environments that support
us. It is also true that we can be happy anywhere and alternatively we can
have everything and not be happy. But, I truly believe our space and what
we have in it creates a certain energy that is either life-enhancing, neutral,
or depleting.
One great way to get started is to clear clutter. Keep things that you
love, keep things that you use and let other things go. It feels freeing
to let things go and it frees up space for the new. And I'm not just
talking about new material things, but new energy, ideas, and people, and a new
way of relating to who
and what is already in your life.
Another way to feel freer and lighter is to organize your existing stuff.
I know it sounds basic, but to get shelving and to store vertically makes a big
spatial and visual difference. In my case, I donated some stuff and then
moved everything from one room in the basement to shelves in the garage. I
love the way the way my new space is developing (and my garage looks good too,
well good for a garage).
So I haven't moved, but I've moved energy. As a result I'm feeling
supported and excited about the
changes I'm making.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Inquiry for the Month
What energy needs to be moved in your life? And how can you shift your
activities, your focus, your direction, your relationships to support this?
And in what ways can you also change your external environment to better support
you as you move forward?
If you are interested in learning more about Feng Shui - couple books I'd
recommend are: The Western Guide to Feng Shui by Terah Kathryn
Collins and Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Karen Rauch Carter.
You might also want to check out Vastu, the Indian art of placement.
