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Feng Shui Friday
 
January 24, 2014

   

  

Happy Feng Shui Friday.  And how!!! The Broncos are headed to the Super Bowl.  And guess what?  The Year of the Horse begins January 31 and the Super Bowl is February 2.  I think this is a great omen:  A Broncos win in the Year of the Horse.

 

This is a good week to talk about all the things we own that we get attached to.  When your team wins, do you rush out and buy Championship everything?  And then do you keep it forever because it holds strong emotions, it triggers the memory and happy times, or you think it might be worth a bunch of money as a collectible?  Let's talk about how letting go of the past makes room for the future, the feng shui way.

Feng Shui Tip of the Week

There are three reasons it's hard to let go of clutter.  They all relate to how we form relationships with or attachments to our possessions and stuff. 

 

Shows our success.  First, we form relationships because our stuff is an external affirmation of our success.  We buy it because we can--whether we need it or not.  As a kid, I didn't have a lot.  I had enough, but not much extra.  So when I graduated from college, got married and suddenly had a disposable income.  I started disposing of it.  I remember going to Target every Sunday and buying stuff.  We had jobs.  We had money.  We had no children.  We just indulged ourselves every Sunday buying things.  We acquired and accumulated things because we could.  We participated in the capitalism, keeping up with the Joneses, the more you have the better you are mentality.  You have to be a saint not to.  It's our culture.  It's the American way.

 

I am my stuff.  And my stuff is me.  The second reason we form relationships and attachments is because our stuff tells our story: who we are and where we've come from.  Our stuff reminds us of our 'history'.  Until we have confidence in and can trust our memories, we keep the objects:  reminders of past careers, personal and professional achievements, things that belonged to our grandparents, parents, and to us as we grew up.  For collectors, savers, hoarders, keepers, clutterers, getting rid of or letting go of things that we closely identify with, makes it feel like we are throwing away a piece of ourselves.  But we are not our stuff.  As Denise Linn reminds us, "you were something unique and special when you came into this world without possessions and stuff, and you will be that same person when you go out of this world without them." 

 
It's priceless. The third reason we form relationships and attachments is that our stuff has value: emotional, sentimental and monetary.  You've had it since high school.  You paid so much for it.  What if it's worth a bunch of money?  What if it's important?  You might need it someday: refer to it, wear it, cook it, read it, fix it, or use it.  Just in case this one breaks, you need an extra.  I read about a lady who had collected a dozen turntables because they were becoming obsolete and she was afraid if one broke she would need another one to take its place.  Highly likely she will outlive the need for all those turntables.  Are you saving 'just in case'?

  

A New Year.  If you have made goals and resolutions this year for more health, more money, more travel, more anything, you must move out of the past--let go of some clutter--in order to create room for the 'more' you want.  Until there is space for it, until you make room for the future, 'stuff' keeps the energy in the past.  Holding on to all that championship stuff from the past, limits the space for future wins, accomplishments, and celebrations, the feng shui way.

 

This week, find a balance.  You don't have to get rid of everything from the past.  Be selective.  Choose the special and favorite items and intentionally let go of some that are worn, too small, or no longer hold such strong energy.  And, if you think something's worth a lot of money, check it out--'What ifs' and 'just in cases' are clutter.  Live in the present and make room for the future.

 

Until Next Week

Wishing you MORE Simplified Interiors

Kathie Seedroff
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NOTE:  PARKING AND DIRECTIONS INFO BELOW
Conquering Clutter: The First Step to Downsizing

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Sunday, January 26, 9-10:30 a.m.

St. Andrews Methodist Church

9203 S. University Blvd, Highlands Ranch 80126, 303.794.2683

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.  

St. Andrew's is located on the west side of University Blvd. south of C-470, past Venneford Ranch Road, to White Bay Drive.  Parking lots are located on the east and west sides of the building.  Enter through the main doors into the lobby near the Sanctuary.  Head south toward the Adult Education Hallway past the reception desk.  Coffee, tea and donuts are available in the Gathering Area.  We will be meeting in Rooms B250-252, the last classrooms on the left at the end of the hallway.  Bring a notepad, pen, and think about why clearing your clutter this year is different than it's been in the past.

 

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USING ART THE FENG SHUI WAY:

Year of the Horse
January 26, 2014

2-5pm**

 

** Music starts at 5pm.  
Additional food and beverages available for purchase

 

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 using information and characteristics of what to expect during the Year of the Horse. 

Location: Java Jam Cafe, 500 E. Hampden, Englewood

 (directly across the street from Swedish Hospital)

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

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Java Jam Cafe is located on the SE corner of E. Hampden and Pennsylvania.  Free parking is available at the EAST end of the building on E. Hampden next to the Copper Pot restaurant as well as the SOUTH end of the Java Jam Cafe off Pennsylvania. Street parking on Pennsylvania is available as well as the Second Chance Shoppe parking lot across the street from the Cafe on Pennsylvania.
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TIPS 
RESOURCES
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Check out these links for ideas, tips and resources on clearing clutter, simplifying and organizing your life to create good feng shui.

 




Write It Down, Make It Happen by Henriette Anne Klauser





An American Dilemma by Howard Mansfield



 
BOOKS: 
 by Denise Linn

Feng Shui for the Soul by Denise Linn

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tWHAT ARE YOU SAVING FOR?

  
   In 1947 the police were tipped off that someone had passed away in the 5th Avenue Collyer mansion in New York City. The police forced their way in and found themselves barricaded by walls and booby traps made of old newspapers, folding beds, and tons of junk the reclusive brothers had constructed. By the time authorities located the deceased brothers, they had removed 130 tons of rubbish.They found the top of a horse-drawn carriage, 14,000 books, 14 grand pianos, and a primitive x-ray machine. In an interview before his death, one of the brothers, Langley, was asked why he and his brother saved tons of newspapers dating back to 1918.Langley's answer: he was saving them for his brother, who was blind, "so that when he regains his sight, he can catch up on the news."
-- Cut the Clutter and Stow the Stuff, edited by Lori Baird
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