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Sensible Clutter-Busting Ideas You Can Implement Right Away Do you find yourself picking things up from all over on your way to answer the doorbell? Are you forever looking for important papers, the first-aid kit, or the nail file? Is there a possibility a first-time visitor might have a problem distinguishing your bedroom from your storeroom? If you answered “Yes” to all three questions, you have a problem. You’re human, but you’re probably descended from the animal family Sciuridae which are inveterate collectors: squirrels.

I have a challenge for you. Are you up for it? Good, here it is: for one full day (yes, a whole 24 hours) don’t complain – about anything. Seriously, try it. You might be surprised at how difficult it is. I don’t think of myself as a complainer but I have done this and ...

If you are currently job-hunting, you probably want to use every possible advantage to help you land the perfect job. In addition to brushing up your resume, it can also be helpful to utilize some of the principles of feng shui. Here are a few helpful tips you can use to enhance your career and help you find a job that is just right for you. Create Your Achievement Area

You might call it “architectural acupuncture.” Feng Shui, when practiced by a skilled professional, balances your surroundings and enhances energy flow. Based on age-old concepts of living in harmony with one’s environment, the goal of Feng Shui is simply to help keep you calm, healthy, and feeling at home. Another element of Feng Shui, which is consistent with modern goals of sustainability and use of natural materials, is choosing materials that enhance health and har

We all know that clutter is a bad thing. Most of us try to be organized but sometimes it all just gets so overwhelming that we don’t know where to start. I’ve met many people who have significant issues with clutter – it’s everywhere. Or, perhaps there’s just one area (like the basement or the ...

How to Activate the Main Entrance to Your Home There are many ways to enhance your life by applying the wisdom of Feng Shui to your environment. As it becomes increasingly popular here in the west, you may have noticed all the red front door colors on people’s homes and wonder if there’s something going on that you don’t know about. People are indeed catching on to the knowledge of how important their main entrance is, and working with the magic of an ancient art and science from the east.

According to several research studies done in 2011 and 2012, 39 percent of Americans spend more time on Facebook than in face-to-face relationships and 10.5 billion minutes per day are spent globally on Facebook alone. The warp speed shift in social relationships and how we interact is due to social technologies, according to a July 2012 study, “The Social Economy: Unlocking values and productivity through social technologies,” by the McKinsey Global Institute.

10 SIMPLE FENG SHUI TIPS AND ADVICE FOR YOUR OFFICE Getting through your Workday the Feng Shui Way By: Carole Provenzale Feng Shui Long Islandnwww.FengShuiLI.comnnThink about it. Every day we get up, go to jobs we don’t really care for and hold our breath until the weekend. When we finally ...

Master Lin Yun, founder of Black Hat Tibetan Feng Shui, hasnstated that making Feng Shui enhancements withoutnintention, is only 10% effective. However, add intentionnand you'll get a 120% improvement!nnIf you listen to successful people talk about what makesnthem successful, one of the elements is being clear aboutnwhat they want. And it's not just a vague idea, like to benhappy, or to be wealthy. Their goals are SMART goals, theynare: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reali

In Chinese metaphysical studies, the concept of the Cosmic Trinity - Heaven, Earth and Man/Human aspects are intricately entwined together. We can look at the whole picture by their effects on our Path of Life. We can study the Heaven effect with Chinese astrology - the Four Pillars of Destiny and Zi Wei Duo Xu; the Earth effect with Feng Shui; and the Man/Human effect with Yijing (I Ching), Qi Men Dun Jia and other divination methods.

In my previous articles I have explained the origin and the philosophy of the authentic Feng Shui. Now is the time to go into the core of the theory and see how Feng Shui really works. The Qi… Or Yoda’s words! At the heart of everything Feng Shui, and moreover in all Chinese metaphysics, there is the theory of the Qi. The Qi is the life force: called prana, pneuma, ki, etc. in other cultures. It surrounds us, and it is both internal and exte al.

Feng Shui is conce ed with the flow of energy in a space. One way to assess this flow is to determine how the energy moves through a home or office and whether there are places where it is stagnant or whether it flies through too quickly. Another way to assess the flow of energy is to determine what kind of filter it moves through when it first enters a space. You always want the energy near your front door to be enticing, offering a warm welcome as a first impression. A kitchen challenges this idea.

You’ll often see articles on the web, tips on Twitter and YouTube videos telling you how to set up your feng shui in your home or your office. This advice ranges from how to de-clutter to where to set up the Love & Romance area in your home to attract a partner. What you won’t find is feng shui information that’s specific to you. General feng shui is great for creating overall balance and harmony in the space around you. You may even find that some really wonderful things happen shortly after you set up your general feng shui.

Along with proper nutrition, air and water, restorative sleep is essential to health and well-being. Without a good night’s sleep, we function below our capacity to handle the demands of life, with varying consequences.

Living in northern climates necessitates a shift in mindset in terms of Feng Shui. When the temperatures and the snow start to fall, it’s important to consider how this changes your environment and how you need to make corresponding changes in how your Feng Shui is carried out. Doorways get piled with boots and jackets. Mittens and scarves might get strewn around. You can’t use your screened-in porch. Specifically selected and carefully positioned plants are buried by the white stuff. The pond freezes over; the sidewalks are buried. What happens to your Feng Shui?

Ever find yourself in a dream in a house? Yeah, sure, all the time. But did you ever find later on that you are in a house in waking life and you recognize the exact location from your dream? I have...too many times to mention. Dreams of this nature are a gift since I am a Feng Shui practitioner. I don't dream about every client's home this way.

According to Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of placement, the way the furniture in a bedroom is arranged, as well as the colors and accessories chosen for its decor, can tell a great deal about how two people are doing in a love relationship. Conversely, re-arranging the furniture and ...

With school getting out and kids being at home, the dynamics around the house will inevitably change. This is a good opportunity to mark the passage of time in your child's life by implementing Feng Shui in their bedroom. Without the rigidity of a school schedule to keep kids occupied, the summer might provide an opportunity to make changes in their room, reflecting corresponding changes in their life.

It's often said that it's not enough for a person to love money. In order to be truly successful and prosperous, it's also necessary to find a way to make money love you. Although this may sound impossible, there are actually a number of different ways you can use feng shui principles to attract more money and wealth into your life. If you could use a bit more wealth (and who couldn't these days,) here are a few feng shui tips that could help. Enhancing the Entrance to Your Home or Business

Is there a sustainable lifestyle that provides calm; one that reduces stress and increases prosperity? It was once thought that the only way to achieve this was to live on a mountain top, in a Zen garden or to isolate oneself from the outside world. Today, with the use of positive thinking and the flow of positive energy created by applying Feng Shui principles to your life, you can remove energy drainers that cause you discomfort, conce and worry. By eliminating them and shifting to a flow of positive energy, everything can improve.

Mortgage rates are at historically low levels, with low home values creating record levels of housing affordability. Is now the time to invest in a home, a home that is currently underwater or foreclosed upon? Will the bad luck that has befallen the current owner of that property be transferred to you, the new owner?

Your dining tables bring style and warmth to your home and they are an investment. To protect your investment and your wood tables you can use a very simple technique that is not costly and is fairly easy to do. This will keep your wood from damage over the years. There are a few basic supplies you will need for the procedure that are easy to find. You will need a large cardboard box, one cloth tablecloth and one vinyl tablecloth, some packaging tape, a tape measure, a box cu

Sometimes, despite your honest and open-hearted approach, it seems like the intentions you used for specific Feng Shui adjustments are not only NOT materializing but you may actually be heading in the opposite direction. Even though you're pretty sure you did everything correctly, it feels like you must have done something wrong or, in truth, Feng Shui doesn't work for everyone.

You're out searching for duvet covers. Which duvet cover is the right one? There are many things you need to look for when buying duvet covers. Some questions to ask yourself as you decide to buy one may include, what is the size of the duvet covers you need to buy. What style do I want? What price am I willing to pay? What are the pros and cons of buying a duvet cover? After you answer these questions then we are ready to get started. What size duvet cover are you looking fo

Remember the days when you went home from your job on Friday afte oon and didn't think much about it until Monday morning? Remember when reading novels was a regular part of your life? Remember when the word "unplugged" was part of your vocabulary only when you were moving a lamp to another part of the room? Remember when a proposal or a check would slowly find its way to you through the mail while we patiently waited for its arrival?

If you love to cook, chances are you spend a lot of time each day in the kitchen. Because the kitchen is considered to be the heart of the home, you want this room to be inviting, full of positive energy, and attractive to your family. The kitchen should be a place where you enjoy spending time preparing food for your family. It should also be an area where family members gather to enjoy time spent together. If you are the primary “family chef” in your household, here are some great ways to add a bit of positive feng shui to your kitchen. Create an Efficient and Clutter-Free Kitchen Spacer

In this article we are going to delve more into the five elements and also to have a look at other important concepts. The Yin and Yang. The Yin and Yang notions are fundamental to understand Chinese metaphysics, but even more Chinese culture in general. They are basically two opposite forces that animate everything in our physical world. Here is a summary of some of their attributes: Yang • Masculine • Active • Fast • Hot • Dry • Hard • Odd numbers • Day • the sun… Yin • Feminine • Passive • Slow • Cold • Wet • Soft • Even numbers • night

Energy is a funny thing. It always works. It’s always “on.” Even when we pay no attention to it, there always seems to be some. Anyone who’s worked with energy is aware of its power----whether dealing with body energy, earth energy or space energy. Often I run into people who aren’t as ...

FENG SHUI, SIMPLY DIVINEnnFeng Shui (Fung Shway), most people can’t pronounce it. They’ve heard about it, but they’re not quite sure what it is. Literally, it means wind, water. Feng Shui is an ancient, Chinese art of placement. It began with selecting the most optimal site for a grave. The gravesite hosted a stone, shaped like an armchair. The back, as well as both sides of the "armchair", provided the interred a protection from negative energy. The front opening, the

If you want to create balance in your life instead of living your current juggling act, then living a rearview mirror lifestyle is not for you.

One observatio I’ve made over the years from working with people who are integrating Feng Shui principles is that Feng Shui does not support you hiding out any longer. You are required to face the music when it comes to the patterns of how you live, the ties to your things, and the truth about your own destiny. It sounds pretty heavy but sometimes Feng Shui is nothing short of a call from the wild.

1.You only have one opportunity to make a first impression - and it’s outside. Create a dynamic sense of welcome by making sure your front door is energetic, attracts attention, and is uplifting. How can you do this? The easiest way is with color. Consider painting your front door a vibrant, exciting color that compliments the color of your home in shades of red, orange, purple, blue, green or gold. Each of these colors can be classic, contemporary, subdued or bold.

According to Mac Anderson Founder, Simple Truths, a few years ago a health study determined there are three main reasons people can't cope in life: 1. They live in the past. 2. They have a low self-esteem. 3. They can't laugh at themselves. All three of these can be important when you cannot focus and are unmotivated. Moreover, if one of them fits, you need to take appropriate action. But if you have carefully checked all three of these out and none of them fit you – then what? Pam is a very determined businessperson who works from her home office.

Clutter is the enemy of positive feng shui energy. So, spring cleaning is the perfect time to reduce the level of clutter in your home and increase the level of positive feng shui energy at the same time. It is important to remember that clutter that cannot be seen is thought to be just as detrimental as clutter in full view. This is why it's equally important to clean out closets and cabinets when you are doing your spring cleaning. Reasons to Clear Clutterr Clutter is detrimental for many reasons.

If you’re constantly battling unattractive pounds but can never seem to win the war, let Feng Shui come to your rescue! Incorporate the core principles of feng shui, which are harmony and balance into both your psyche and personal space. Then you will not only achieve your desired weight but also maintain it.

An often asked question is, “Do Yin and Yang have anything to do with Feng Shui?” Or, “Can I use something other than the traditional principles of Feng Shui to bring balance and harmony into my surroundings so I can improve my life?” Others even say they would like to use Feng Shui but do not want anyone to see something in their home that does not look normal, is weird or obvious.

It’s official. The Donald tells Carrie Prejean, “You’re fired!” for not fulfilling her duties as Miss Califo ia 20009 and now Tami Farrell is the new reigning queen. Not having been a beauty queen myself I have no idea what’s required of a job like this but for Carrie Prejean the requirements ...

A growing number of people across the nation are exploring the ancient art of Feng Shui as they design both interior and exterior spaces. This centuries-old practice involves using color, materials and object placement to enhance positive energy, or “Chi,” in homes and offices. “People are often surprised at how incorporating Feng Shui into their design choices can have a positive impact on their lives,” says Linda Binns, executive director of the Feng Shui Success Institute

"Flow" is definitely a key word in feng shui. When anything is stopped up, stagnation sets in and things come to a standstill. The blood and air in our bodies need to circulate for vital health, creativity, and sales need to move for increased wealth. Words and emotions also need to flow for loving relationships. So, is your life flowing? Where might you need to call in your "inner plumber" to unblock certain areas of your life? What rooms, closets and cabinets are calling your name? It's time to get honest and clear space in the areas of your life that are working and the ones that aren't.

It’s summer and that means inviting friends and family over for bar-b-que, beer and parties around the pool. Start your summer celebration off right by creating the ideal feng shui atmosphere so everyone has a great time. The Setting: The water in the pool will likely dominate your party ...

Studies have shown that people’s food intake is susceptible to their surroundings. Simple visual clues like plate size, room lighting, room color and the eating behavior and body size of dining companions were shown to affect the portion and size of food consumption. While the studies are numerous and supported by a wide range of industries such as restaurants, psychology and color researchers, the findings are remarkably similar when it comes to the impact of color on your life and its effect on your behaviors.

If you own a business or if you want to become a successful entrepreneur one day, you can use the power of feng shui to help you achieve your dreams of business success. Through the proper use of feng shui principles, you'll be able to attract even more wealth and power to your life. As you do so, you'll find that each day your business will become even more successful and profitable. If you're looking for ways to become a more successful entrepreneur, here are a few feng shui tips you should try. Always Take Your Office Space Seriously

“In every moment the universe is whispering to you. There are messages for you carried on the winds. There is wisdom for you in the morning songs of the birds outside your window and in the soft murmurs of an ebbing sea. Even ordinary, everyday events in your life carry communications from the realm of spirit.” ~~ Denise Linn, The Secret Language of Signs

Feng Shui is a body of knowledge, which analyses the interaction between humans, their inner selves and their outer environment. It maintains that you can achieve real happiness, harmony and balance in life by changing your inner landscape with changes in your outer one.

Spring is officially here and this is the perfect time to clear out the old and make way for the new. This is a great time of year to go through your stuff to identify what you can let go of, as the urge to Spring clean takes hold. This year, as you go into Spring cleaning mode, bring a different awareness to it and you will accomplish even more.

1) Make your own Valentine cards. Nothing says "I Love You" more than something you made yourself. This stimulates your Creativity feng shui sector. 2) Dip some strawberries in chocolate. This stimulates your Family & Health area because it's been proven that fruit and chocolate are both good for your health. 3) Read up on the kama sutra. Increasing your Wisdom & Knowledge feng shui will benefit your Love & Relationship area as well. 4) Update your resume. Loving yourself and making yourself a priority is good for your Career sector.

Think positive. Think creativity, success, wealth. Think big. One of the most important principles of feng shui involves the act of thinking (specifically, thinking about setting our intentions). Setting intentions means to use our mind to think about what we would like to manifest in this lifetime. Whether that be achieving our career goals, falling in love and starting a family, building a business, owning property, leading a creative lifestyle…all of these future dreams must first be thought out, then articulated.

Awakening Growing up, all around me were people who knew what they wanted to “be”. I had friends and classmates who knew they wanted to be social workers, museum curators, artists, scientists, and business owners. I particularly remember one classmate in junior high school, Monica, who told me at age 13 that she wanted to be an accountant. I was astonished. Why would anyone want to be that, I wondered, and how on earth could a 13-year-old have already decided that? I asked her why she had chosen that particular field.

The past few years we've heard of how housing value in the states have been slammed and how some experts are even saying that we haven't seen the worse yet. Here in Canada however, and especially in Toronto, though we're seeing the market starting to soften a bit there's still a bit of competition going on and house values still remain fairly high. When you see a house listed with 'new price' or 'motivated seller', you know that's not a good sign. So what do you think about a house that checks the following boxes : - 5-minute walk away from a subway station

The Law of Attraction and Feng Shui, you've heard of them both and you may or may not believe that either of them work. In fact, you may believe as Andy Wibbels does that the Law of Attraction is s@#t! Well maybe it is and maybe it isn't, but what is certain is that it won't work for you if you don't believe it will. That's the way these things go, it's not about believing it when you see it, it's about seeing it when you believe it. So, how does it work?