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What Makes You Feel Strong?
(helen frankenthaler) In some methodology of feng shui, you can walk through a space with a practitioner - I have a great friend who is very talented who does this- and your space will be "muscle tested" on you. It's called Applied Kinesology. Basically, in some way...
Fall In Love With All The Questions You Have About Life!
Rilke was a precocious poet and a truth-seeker. Like all truth-seekers, there are always questions and more questions. What would happen if you lived the questions in your life, riding them like waves, not sure where they will take you? What if you could love the...
Thinking Pink In The Office
(via) My new home needs an office!!! I know I promised a house tour soon- including all feng shui- and I am 50% there. The office (or the creative way I am creating an office that works for me) is the challenge at present. I moved to this new place- filled with...
Supergoop Sun Defying Sunscreen Oil With Meadowfoam SPF 50
Sunscreen has never been more important! In Los Angeles, we have year-round sun, and without sunscreen not only are we prone to sun-borne skin issues, over time the splotchy and discolored skin that results from too much sun is no fun. A great sunscreen is vital, yet...
How Do You Treat The Love In Your Life?
How do you treat love in your life? Its a big question. It can get very psychoanalytical or it can be very simple. I love this bit of Brene Brown because it makes it most clear that we don't connect to others through a series of surface transactions depicted in...
Maps, Globes And A Wider Worldview!
Expanded scope, seeing the world, living globally... it all can be captured in maps and globes. Today's design'spiration is around-up of globe & map fun that you can pull from vintage stores, closets and my beloved Etsy to create a worldlier, wiser, more...
Why You Should Create More & Control Less!
(maya hayuk) Creativity is everything in life. Living in a space of creative freedom should be so natural to us as creative beings. If only we could stop trying to control things for long enough to be that natural and free! I've been swimming in creativity for the...
Live The Life You’ve Always Imagined!
(via) Isn't it ironic that being strong is a quality equated with living a dream life? It is true though, isn't it? Being strrong enough to stand up to all the voices that tell you what is reasonable... strong enough to let yourself be naked in a sense, out on a limb,...
So Much Love For A Good Multicolored Rug!
(rum hemma) Feng shui color theory can get murky at times, especially when an area is "supposed to be" one color per the ancient texts, yet your home just can't handle a black entranceway or a purple kitchen. While the classics are always grounding my design work, I...