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Jen Stark’s Paper Wizardry!
(jen stark) When I see impossibly beautiful, impossibly concieved art it is expansive in ways hard to articulate. When I first encontered Los Angeles artist Jen Stark's art, I was floored. Paper: paper sculpture, paper animation, paper turned into layers of intrigue...
An Idea To Live With More Confidence And Power… Your Own Way!
I'm deeply inspired today by a great teacher- the late, great Al Mancini- an actor, director and teacher of both acting and life. I never really wanted to be an actor in a professional way. But I deeply wanted to know how to be more self-expressed, and that drive led...
How To Find Magical Inspiration Today!
Yesterday I was on a hunt for magic. I wanted to feel elevated, enchanted… and really, I just needed some otherworldly inspiration. Should I take a well-marketed magic bath…which is really just sea salt and aromatherapy? Should I find a magic piece of art and sit...
Lighting Up Your Life With Upward Facing Light!
I am constantly making changes to my space. After 6 months, I am still finding so many ways to realign the energy, organize and, yes, add feng shui magic. For years I have been telling clients to get upward-facing lights for various feng shui design challenges… and...
How Do You Find Your Balance In Life?
(via) I've wondered and often ask people I meet how they find their balance, if they seem to have balance. It's something elusive to so many of us. I've come to see that balance isn't always sitting calmly and contemplating a lake. Sometimes it's dynamic....
Creating Clear Space For Your Prosperous Life!
I snapped this while editing the Catalyst Camp Home & Life Declutter. This Instagrammed snapshot doesn't do justice to the awesomeness of my video director & editor's talents… but it highlights a very important point: in clearing out his house he found $453.00...
Declutter Your Life For The Best Fresh Start Ever!!!
This is the greatest truism I've tested in my life: Your clutter is your greatest opportunity to grow. Clutter can also be your demise. I prefer to focus on the opportunity! I've had to clear a lot of my own clutter- things I didn't even realize were an issue- in...
Produce Candles!
You know its candle season in my house when the first drop of rain falls and the weather drops below 70 degrees. I am spoiled by Southern California, I know, but we all have our own set point for needing fire energy. Candles are elemental feng shui fire. Candles...
Seven Ways To Find More Energy When You Are Always Exhausted!
While I deeply miss the green tea on trays served country-style in Japan, I'm most certain that caffiene is not a total solution for energy. I am sure if by today you are dragging yourself through the week, you know caffiene is not the answer to real energy. Today I...