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Clean Up Your Act with Feng Shui
I enjoy traveling, seeing new sights and soaking up the culture of new places. I recently had the opportunity to live and work in the Pacific Northwest for six weeks. The Washington coast could not be more different than the Arizona desert I’ve known and lived for most of my life.
Yet, when I returned home, trading the emerald-colored trees, cool temperatures and the snow capped mountain peaks of Hurricane Ridge for the dusty-brown, hot and dry Arizona desert, I still felt a sense of relief.
I was home again.
Those who know me and my semi-reluctant camping ways, may assume the relief was because I was luxuriating in the convenience and comfort of a real bed, running water and electricity that wasn’t limited to a campground restroom. YOU try keeping a lap top and cell phone juiced up without a generator.
But, alas, that was not an accurate depiction of my travels. Three weeks of the trip were spent in a cute, two-bedroom bungalow – complete with cable television and Wi Fi. The temporary abode was also conveniently located and I was able to walk into town and visit book stores, art galleries and eat my favorite meal – pizza. So I wasn’t suffering from a lack of amenities.
But it wasn’t home.
So even though I enjoyed the beautiful setting, met some wonderful people and had the opportunity to exercise without risking heat stroke, I was glad to be back in my Arizona saddle again home again (this is where you can imitate Gene Autry crooning Back in the saddle again. Out where a friend is a friend…).
One reason I am happy to return is my home is where I can enhance my environment to suit my needs. This is no small matter. I learned from Lisa Montgomery, a feng shui expert in Phoenix, that the circulation or stagnation of an invisible energy called qui (pronounced chi) can have positive or negative effects. This ancient Chinese practice consists of positioning objects, buildings and even whole communities to maximize the flow of energy and have it flow more in harmony with nature. The following excerpt is from my book, Erase Negativity and Embrace the Magic Within, regarding the results Lisa experienced using feng shui techniques in her own home.
“I saw a dramatic change in three months,” said Lisa. “Once I was able to put feng shui into practice, along with a positive attitude, everything came together. My financial situation, which had been strained, improved. And not just typical things like making more money. I’d enter contests and win. My luck changed dramatically. But, best of all, I felt more comfortable and in balance with my environment. And when you feel balanced and happy, it makes sense that your life is going to be more open for good things to come. Even now, I tell clients, I can’t promise you that feng shui is going to make you rich, although a lot of them do see their money luck change. But I can promise that you will experience more harmony in your home and feel more balanced.”
Not everyone wants to employ a feng shui expert, so here are a few things a layperson can do to enhance qui in their home.
•Give the house a thorough cleaning. Qi stagnates in a messy environment. Not everyone enjoys cleaning, but your life is worth it. Clean up your act and keep it that way.
•Get rid of clutter.
•Box items you don’t use and put a date on it. If you haven’t used it in a year, sell it, give it away or donate it to charity.
•Take an inventory of the things in your house. Pay attention to how each object makes you feel. If you experience a negative sensation, get rid of it.
•Surround yourself with things you love. If that means getting rid of that ugly lamp you inherited from Aunt Tilly, so be it. You don’t wear Aunt Tilly’s clothes and you don’t have to live with her ugly furnishings.
For more tips, be sure to check out the book at
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11183
And remember, “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.”
About the Author
Sally Marks is the president of Marks Public Relations and the co-author of the self-help book, Erase Negativity and Embrace the Magic Within. Check out her blog at www.erasenegativity.blogspot.com.
Gene Autry
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