Feng Shui Friday

November 22, 2013

It's Feng Shui Friday and we're counting down the days to our next holiday: Thanksgiving. I've noticed on FaceBook people using the first 27 days of November to daily express their gratitude for something in their lives.

Karen Rauch Carter, feng shui expert and author of Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life says, "If you don't know it, gratitude is one of the fastest ways out there to raise your energy vibration (like attracts like remember?)"-- where intention goes, energy flows. Adopt a grateful spirit and experience results, the feng shui way.

Note: NEW READERS...be sure to catch up or get acquainted with past Feng Shui Fridays here.

Feng Shui Tip of the Week

Letting go.

Over the past month, as I've shared my thoughts with you about clearing clutter, letting go, and making room for Spirit I have experienced some wonderful results. First, the health care debacle arrived at our house. It was uninvited. Long story short, the company from which my husband retired was bought...again...and over the years, with each new buy-out, they have done everything they can to eliminate health care for the retirees. Until the enrollment period started, November 11, we lay awake worrying. Finally, I said out loud how grateful and fortunate we were to not have had any health care issues for the past 42 years, and then we scheduled a day to 'tackle' the enrollment issues. Amazingly, communication was positive and helpful and we were done in just a couple hours, instead of all day, and we have health insurance. Next, I was concerned about a program I had signed up for that ended up being more expensive than I felt I could manage at this time. I was disappointed but knew I had to do something different. After several days of meditation and introspection, I was able to let it go, trusting something in accordance with my highest good would show up. Sure enough, over birthday drinks, my dear friend had a solution that will be perfect. Finally, Birgit and I wanted to teach our Lunar (Chinese) New Year art workshop again in January (see details in Happenings below) but had no venue. Again, grateful for people interested in the class and its success the past five years, we decided to make inquiry calls on the upcoming Monday and let it go until then. Surprise! An email from Gwen and Patrick McCarroll announcing their new Java Jam Café coffee house and event center appeared and we are booked and ready for our annual event. I am so grateful!!

The Spirit of Gratitude. Thanksgiving annually focuses our attention on being grateful and thankful. Like the very first celebration, the "Pilgrims and Indians" looked back at their struggles to create an environment that supported who they were and where they were going and came together in the spirit of thanksgiving. Our challenge is to remember that we can have that same spirit of gratitude and thanksgiving every single day of the year and not just in November. Consider starting a Gratitude Journal or Thanksgiving-All-Year diary and jotting down one or many things each day for which you are thankful. Let the first entry be "A Grateful Spirit".

This week join me in my focus on 'less is more'. When we simplify we make room for Spirit. When we are grateful for what we have, we experience more results. Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Simplified Thanksgiving!

Until Next Week

Wishing you Simplified Interiors

Kathie Seedroff

Conquering Clutter: The First Step to Downsizing

Sunday, January 26, 2014

9-10:30 a.m.

St. Andrews Methodist Church

(Registration info available mid-Dec)

Whether you're looking for a simpler lifestyle, downsizing to a smaller home, or determining what keepsakes to hand down, conquering clutter is the first step. Come learn why conquering clutter is more than just getting rid of stuff; it's about letting go of what no longer serves you--body, heart, mind, and spirit--and making 'room' for inspiration, possibilities, and opportunities. We'll explore why it's hard to let go, steps to get started, and motivational tools and resources to keep going. Make this the New Year to get in the spirit and conquer your clutter.

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USING ART THE FENG SHUI WAY:

Year of the Horse

January 26, 2014

2-5pm**

** Music starts at 5pm. Be sure to invite friends and family to join you for great music, beverages and celebration of the

Lunar (Chinese) New Year!

Birgit Whitelaw, art instructor, and I will once again be offering our annual art workshop for Lunar (Chinese) New Year which begins January 31, 2014. Come paint with us and learn how to set intentions with art and basic feng shui principles. We will help you create your own unique piece of art designed to fill your feng shui intentions for 2014.

Location: Java Jam Cafe

500 E. Hampden, Englewood 80110

Investment: $49 instruction - materials - one beverage (wine, beer, or specialty espresso coffee, light snack)

Email me for a Gift Certificate available for

Holiday gift giving!

January to December...make 2014 a Feng Shui Year with weekly tips and resources too improve youre life, home and office. Give a gift to yourself or someone's stocking

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