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Pastels With Plants!
(via) Pastels with succulents. Pastels with plants. Its the fresh mix of light and bright, flourish and rest, calm and dynamic that makes for visual and sensory super-excitement! I'm thinking of beige velvet for my sofa redo, with a soft wood coffee table I can...
Feng Shui To Raise The Bar For Your Life!
(via) The idiom of "raising the bar" is all about setting a higher standard and expecting more from life. No matter what you are doing or where you are in life, if the bar isn't rising a little higher exponentially, you stop growing. In an academic setting, a...
7 Feng Shui Tips For Revolutionary Spring Cleaning!
Spring is when life shakes out of winter hibernation and things start to bloom. The energy you invest in a garden is most often reflected in the way that it flourishes. Same goes for everything in life. Feng shui philosophy teaches that the more you invest in...
6 Ideas To React In More Awesome Ways When Things Aren’t All Awesome!
(you can get this is a whole spectrum of colors on Etsy!) The greatest truism echoed through most every philosophy I've encountered in life goes something like this: You can't control outcomes in life. You can only control your reactions and responses… your own...
Grounding, Gorgeous Home Goodies Made Of Clay!
(via) From simple clay pots bursting with foliage to whole walls drenched in terracotta color like a villa, painted clay vases to clay votives, the earthy radiance of putty and rich soil will add grounded, creative, soothing and stabalizing richness to a room. Plus…...
When You Shine, You Help Others To Shine!
(via) Emotions are contagious. Shine and you will change the world around you. xoxo Dana
5 Ideas To Find Brilliance In Every Day!
Robotic sameness is the enemy of appreciating life, you know? My grandma woud say, "It's a sin to be bored," and it is, actually, when you think about it. Boredome is like saying "I'll let my time on the planet just pass me by..." rather than "I'm so lucky I have...
Inspiration & The Monumental Greatness Of Becoming A Creative Channel
Are you open to your creativity… or, does it scare you a bit? In a zone of creativity, your mind isn't quite the same. In fact, your brain literally has to shut off in part (more on this here) to really allow inspiration and the somewhat mystical creative process to...
Do You Get Excited When You See What Is In Front Of You?
(art by my favorite exciting Yago Hortal) The next few days are so packed with things that make me so excited… Art, friends, plants, parties… Then the next week… And the next… And the next. Sure there are non-exciting things mixed in that are essential, but socially,...