Everything is Energy
I hope this message finds you well, healthy and happy.
Things are starting to heat up. Literally. The weather here in Los Angeles has been pretty comfortable and on the colder side for much of the year thus far. And this week, things are starting to “warmify.”
Have you noticed? Are things warm where you are? The heat outside us ends up affecting our insides. This stuff works outside in as well as inside out…
Global warming seems to be on the tip of everybody’s tongue. Water cooler conversations. Magazine covers. Myspace blogs.
(For a quick break, watch Will Ferrell playing George Bush on Global Warming)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOjfxEejS2Y
So, where does global warming start? Is it really just our lightbulbs and exhaust pipe that is causing this? Is buying a dvd of “an inconvenient truth” enough? Is hiking to protest enough? It may not be, but it is an excellent start.
Beyond whatever outward actions you may be taking (and thank you for doing so), please remember that our environment begins at home. And more than in our home, it begins within us. And more than within our body, it first starts with our thoughts, our own inner energy system. From there, all else manifests outwards like a spiral. Touching people we come in contact with. Then people they come in contact with. This energy affects our shopping choices. Each thought, word and action affecting a greater number of people.
But it all starts with energy…which can sometimes be somewhat vague. So to explore this notion further…
The thought for the month is: Everything is energy. It’s not just “stuff.”
What does that mean?
It means that every item on your walls, every item in your drawers, every piece of furniture is vibrating, pulsating with life energy. Some items vibrate faster and some of them vibrate slower.
And, big surprise to some of you, you are made of energy too. That’s right. All of your “solid” muscles and bones and cells are made up of the same pulsating life energy.
So yes, the items in your home can (and do) respond to your thoughts, your prayers and your intentions. Items that particularly effective at sending and receiving energy are: plants, water and crystals.
Plants have been shown to respond to being talked to, they respond to classical music and they respond to prayer.
Water moving through nature generates negative ions which fill the air with their life promoting electrical charge.
And crystals are known to uphold the positive energy called chi in your home or office.
So even if you say to yourself, I can’t move my couch. My bed only fits against this wall or, but I like the way this looks here! I don’t want “feng shui” to take that away from me. It won’t. The goal is for you to love where you live. To feel nurtured and supported where you work. And you don’t always have to move stuff in order to achieve that.
But you do have to become aware…ever increasingly aware…
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Namaste! I hope this message finds you well, healthy and happy.
Happy Spring!! Many of us are emerging from a more inward (or yin) seeking time that winter provides and are starting to reawaken to their outer expressions (yang), our surroundings. Some of you may find yourself looking around at aspects of your home or life and saying…this isn’t me anymore!
So how do you begin to make changes? Identify what is no longer serving you and begin to make space for something new. Remember, you cannot pick up something new in your life unless you put down what you are holding. Going with that theme, the thought for April is:
Start small, start simple…but start!
Some people get overwhelmed by “sudden” changes, so they don’t make any at all. Other people keep putting off making the change in their life until they can “do it right.” And some other people simply don’t trust that a little bit goes a long way.
Just ask a chef what a little spice can do to an entire dish. Ask an athlete what a slight change in focus can do to their swing or their passing game. And in your own life, think about how it feels to come home to your bed already made.
So start small. You don’t have to do it all today. Think about your larger goal, then break down the process of achieving it into small, bite-sized chunks.
Tackle one room at a time. If the room is too much, start with a closet. Or clear out under your bed. Or clean up your desk. If you can create one area in your life that you feel good about and can learn to maintain you will find that you have extra energy to make those more daunting changes. One step at a time.
The little victories will bring your courage and confidence that you can indeed bring change to your life. So start small. You might be amazed to remember that every large task is made up of hundreds of small little steps.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP:
If you need assistance…call a friend.
If you are overwhelmed…call an organizer.
If you want some further insights…please don’t hesitate to ask!
Set Your Intentions
What do you want to attract in the new year?
Some people set new years resolutions. are tricky. Usually resolutions are related to something that we feel ashamed about that we want to “fix.” The thing about that is that when we decide there is something about us that we want to “fix”, then we are using our mental energy in a way that reaffirms the very thing we want to see shift!!
Thoughts are things. That which we think about grows. So instead of focusing on the thing we don’t want, see if you can spend some time getting specific about the things you DO want!
Instead of creating a resolution (something that needs fixing), see if there is a way for you to create a set of new years intentions. These intentions can be in one area of life or they can be intentions in each of the nine areas of life:
Career, Wisdom, Family, Finances, Fame, Relationships, Creativity & Travel. So how are these thoughts related to feng shui?
Ideally feng shui is about having your inner and outer selves in alignment. This means the mental picture of the life you want to create is actually unfolding before you on a regular basis. If there is a disconnect between what you say you want from your life and what is actually happening in your life, then see if you can discover whether you have been focusing on THAT WHICH YOU DON’T WANT and trying to fix it, instead of setting an intention and allowing your life to unfold.
Here are three ways that you can begin to discover what your intentions for the new year are:
- BRAIN DUMP: Do a “brain dump.” Write down any and every thing that comes to mind that you would like to experience in your life in 2007. See if you can write without letting your critic out of its cage. Just write. Big or small. Trivial or life-changing. Sometimes we have to allow the orange water to flow out of the tap before we can see the clear water behind it.
- RATE YOUR PASSION: Now see if you can review your list and on a scale of 1 to 10 assign a number to each item on your list. 1 being the faintest and 10 being the strongest of how passionate you are about experiencing this. Don’t rate how confident you are you can achieve it. Don’t rate whether or not you feel deserving of it. Just simply rate how passionate you are about experiencing it. On a scale of 1 to 10. Go!
- VISION BOARD: You can put these items in order from most passionate to least passionate. Then see if you can make a visual representation of this list. Grab a bunch of magazines and cut out images and words that relate to your list. Buy some poster board and begin to assemble this visual representation of your dreams. You will need magazines, scissors, glue and a pen. Also your imagination and your creativity.
Now place your creation in your home so that you can see it. On your desk. On the wall. On a bookshelf. Every day when you look at this vision board you will begin to allow your unconscious mind go to work bringing your dreams into existence.
If you need to take your time with this…do it.
If you need help…ask for it.
Just do your best. Your best is enough. Always.
Let There Be Light
Namaste!
I hope this message finds you well, healthy and happy.
It is an exciting time of year! As fall gives way to winter, we tend to find ourselves on the go quite a bit. Traveling here, planning this or that, shopping like mad hatters and going from party to party to party…
Be sure during this time of year to make time for your self and connect to your inner light. That being said, the intentionalize thought for this holiday season is:
Let there be light.
We use light to cure our space. Especially during the holidays. This is a time of year close to the winter solstice, wherein we have the least amount of daylight of any time of year (at least in the northern hemisphere.) So this means that it is a time of year that is very dark, or very yin. So, naturally, this is a time of year that we use light to counterbalance that darkness. So whether we are talking about Halloween, Hannukah, Diwali, Christmas, New Years or Kwanzaa, light is a significant part of all these celebrations.
You might light a lamp, or menorah or kinara to celebrate tradition. You might hang Christmas lights or lots of candles. Regardless of the specific tool, you are using light in a way that “cures” the dark nature of this time of year.
Another way to spread light or good cheer is to have a party.
Celebrations are an excellent way to activate “chi.” By gathering a group of people together for merriment and good cheer, you are increasing the chi of the room that you have a party in. The laughter, the music, the sound and the joy that is created all contributes to the well being of the home or apartment or wherever the party is being held.
And it doesn’t have to be a kegger. A simple dinner party can be just as effective. So invite some folks over and shake up that chi.
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