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Handwriting Therapy!
(cy twombly) To know me is to know that I am rarely without a writing instrument and paper or a journal of some sort. What began as a compulsive need to catalog my life and re imagine it in words as a child evolved into a life-long love affair with handwritten...
Chevron To Maximize A Room!
(via Emily Ziz) Chevron is a fiery, energetic way to add life to a room without necessarily adding color, yet with color its mega-super-charged indeed! For small spaces, bland spaces chevron is a breath of fresh air. In large open spaces, chevron tends to define...
One Of My Favorite Quotes From Nelson Mandela
First of all, Nelson Mandela is astonishingly incredible on every level. I don't have words to express how gigantic a man he is. And this quote... well, it is resonant with such real truth. I see so many people making decisions based on hiding from fear and pretending...
Root Chakra Feng Shui To Get Strong & Stable!
(via) Stability is so fundamental to life because it enables you to handle both the extremely fantastic as well as the less-than-great times in stride. When you hit a hot streak in life and loads of goodness is flowing your way, without a good foundation you may not...
Helping Others Helps Everyone!
If you are kind to others, if you help people for no reason but to help, if you are pleasant, complimentary, caring... you can do a lot in a day, even in abstract ways, to help people. Everyone wants to feel counted. Everyone matters. And everyone can succeed. No...
Styling Chic Vintage Decor In Shades Of Blue!
(via HomeLife styled by Glen Proebstel) When you start incorporating vintage- be it family heirlooms, antiques, or furniture found at your local thrift shop- the issue of making it look fresh and chic always pops up. there are a few feng shui based design tricks...
Fast Feng Shui: Embrace Nostalgia!
(via) Nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia is not what I am talking about when I say that a little nostalgia makes every space a bit better. When I mention nostalgia, I am talking about personal nostalgia. What reminds you of childhood, of a simpler or more quiet or...
Success Made Simple!
(Sylvie Fleury) As "Zen" as I can be about life, I will admit that it's hard to ignore the ambient pressure to attain bigger success faster. When you get into the " I want everything yesterday" mindset the flood of " How to get everything yesterday" expert voices...
Learn Something You Have Always Wanted To Learn… In 20 Hours!
As a kid, I was willing to do anything and everything that caught my interest. If I liked it, I could learn it... fast. It didn't matter if I was the best person in the world at it... it just mattered that I knew how to do it. I taught myself basic computer...