With 5 hours to spare in the Mexico City airport, waiting for my flight home, I decided to declutter my emails. I unsubscribed to everything that felt like a distraction or didn’t feel necessary. Before my trip, I deleted the social media apps from my phone and for the 10 days in Tepoztlan I paid...Continue reading
Category: Personal Growth
3 steps to create comfort at home
There really isn’t much we have control over in life. But we can do things to move our life in a positive direction. That’s what Feng Shui is all about. Feng Shui enhance our wellbeing and helps us create a home that will provide strength and stability when the storms come our way. It shows...Continue reading
Rainbows and Family-a tale of synchronicities
The weather was feeling very Irish with rainbows abound, so I told a family story of Ireland and rainbows. We were on our Zoom Feng Shui Bagua Class focused on the Family area of the Bagua and the Wood Element. We each shared a family story. The Family area of the Bagua represents our family...Continue reading
Relax the chi flow in your body mind
It was a stressful time in my life. I had recently moved to Arcata, California to go to school to become a high school art teacher. It was 1998 and I was taking my pre-requisite courses when my professor recommended I try chi gong. After getting my BFA in Ohio, my love of clay led...Continue reading
The Energy of Spring
Welcome to the energy of spring! I’m so happy it’s Spring that I feel like shouting! The birds are singing, the trees are blooming, and the days are getting longer. The other day I was admiring a blooming plum tree, enjoying her sweet aroma and the view of the sky through her branches. And I remembered...Continue reading
How do we proceed?
We thought we were rounding the corner headed to the homestretch. But that doesn’t seem to be the case any longer. Back to a limbo place of not sure where this is going but it doesn’t look good. Things have opened up but will they remain? How do we proceed? The best that we can...Continue reading
What will 2021 bring?
Are you thinking about your goals and intentions for 2021? Are you eager to leave 2020 behind? What will 2021 bring? The saying, good endings create good beginnings, is a wisdom that I apply to my own life during times of transition. I find it to be helpful and true. By working to create a...
What do you value the most?
This year has been calling us to review what we truly value in life. What do you value the most? There have been many big changes, many losses and many surprises. And lots of time for reflection. What have you discovered about your life that you value the most? What have you been most grateful...Continue reading
3 Keys to Reduce Overwhelm While You Declutter
I’m getting a housemate! And that means it’s time to go to the next level with my personal decluttering. For one thing, I’m about to lose one room and one closet, and there are only two closets in the house! In order to get through it I had to remind myself of the 3 keys...Continue reading
Celebrate the Sweetness of Life
We could use a little sweetness right now. With so much pain, loss and uncertainty happening in the world it’s easy to get overwhelmed, scared and stressed out. So it’s crucial not to forget to celebrate the sweetness in life. Sweetness is one of the gifts of this season, Harvest time. This is the time...Continue reading