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8 Ways To Spot Passive Aggression & Steer Clear Of The Stress It Causes!
When making lots of positive changes in life, growing happier and more fulfilled, the funniest phenomenon can occur: some people will react by trying to chip away at your confidence in passive aggressive ways. I mean, it's understandable to a degree. If you are...
Take Some Time For Self-Reflection.
I feel totally good about being selfish with my time and energy if it means that I will ultimately be able to give much more to my life and work. I used to think the opposite: I would give so much to my life and work in the hopes that it would bring me to a place...
Vintage Oil Paintings At Home
(via) I envy large collections of vintage oil paintings, particularly flowers. Yard sales, flea markets and the local Goodwill are a treasure trove of vintage oils. Mixed and matched, framed or bare-edged, these paintings are amazing visual building blocks for a...
We Are A Force, Not A Mass
Marco Cochrane's "Truth is Beauty" installed at Burning Man 2013 We can get so very significant and solid and serious when moving through life. However, if you are receptive, the moments come when everything becomes fluid and light and it is very easy and ethereal to...
Luscious Indoor Trees Lift The Energy Of Any Space!
(via) Indoor plants do so much for most any space, no matter the size. They are the embodiment of wood element energy (super creative) , many clear the air on a molecular level and all imbue an incredible amount of life force to a home or office. Plus, trees are...
Feng Shui To Clear Up Your Indecisive Confusion!
(Cy Twombly) Confusion. It seems to happen the most when you refuse (or struggle) to make decisions and sort of turn over the responsibility for your life to the winds of fate. I've certainly had periods in my life where confusion reigned. I did not want to make the...
Farmer’s Market Raw Coconut Candy!
I am not a big breakfast person, so if I disguise breakfast as something much more appealing- like candy- I am 100% on board. This morning I snacked on a handful of chilly, sweet, fresh and luscious cocount candy mixed with white nectarines, the prize this week of...
Yoko Ono On Making Your Dreams Come True
Take this one from Yoko Ono in for a minute. She is so layered in her minimalism, it takes me a few minutes to even conceive of the enormity of this concept. For all of you thinking that you can go at life on your own, a bit more isolated, a bit more sheltered, a bit...
DIY Watercolor Votives To Add Creative Fire At Home!
Fire is the element that makes things happen in feng shui, and creative fire in your home (like fabulous candles, even if they aren't burning) can help turn the potential energy you have into motivation and "get it done-ness." While it is easy to look at a bunch of...