by llenore | Jul 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today is Five-Minute Feng Shui Friday, so I decided to see what I might be able to accomplish in five minutes in the way of de-cluttering. We are in a Mercury Retrograde, which I have found to be an excellent time to release items and remove them from my house and life.
During a Mercury Retrograde, the planet Mercury appears to be moving in reverse orbit – going backwards. During this time doing any activity that starts with “re” is usually good. For instance, “re-negotiating” is often an issue within the real estate industry. In fact, I have several realtors who have contacted me about this very issue in the last couple of days.
It’s a great time to “re-plant” flowers and shrubs to give them more breathing room. I’ve been doing a lot of that myself in the cool of the morning and evenings.
It’s also a great time to release items that don’t serve us, re-organize files or re-arrange space or files. It just seems to be easier to do these things during a Mercury Retrograde (and even more so between the Full Moon and the New Moon, which we are experiencing this weekend.)
As an example, Yesterday I went through a complete file drawer. I cleared it of all the old folders and shredded papers with confidential information. My “re-cycle” bin was half full this morning.
Empty Drawer from releasing and removing during Mercury Retrograde
Today, since we’ve been going through a remodel for far too many years, I decided to tackle one drawer in a dresser that’s been in storage and neglected for several of those years. I knew there were lots of things in the drawer I no longer needed or used. I figured it might take me more than 5 minutes, but decided to see just how quickly I might be able to clear a large quantity from it. It took me about 15 minutes to go completely through the drawer, bag up most of the items to give to a charity and organize the rest.
I’ve learned to allow the whole day or at least half a day to do projects like this. I start with only planning to work 30 minutes. If I get on a roll, I’ve got the rest of the day to continue working without interruption.
I managed to go through 3 drawers in just about an hour. I decided I wanted to get the items physically out of my house – to “re-move” them to another location. I bagged and boxed up the items, drove to the charity and was back home in just over 75 minutes.
This weekend is a better than usual time to release, remove and redecorate. Not only do we have a Mercury Retrograde whose energy allows us to release more easily, we also have the energy of the moon getting smaller as we approach the New Moon on Monday.
I don’t know about you, but I’m planning on 3 full days of “re-leasing the old to make way for the new,” as well as “re-potting” and “re-arranging” anything I can. In Feng Shui they say that if you want to change your life, move 27 things you haven’t moved in the last year.
Since I moved about 99 items, I can’t wait to see how my life changes over the next few weeks.
Let me know what you find you can release and remove from your life this weekend. It’s a great way to “re-fresh” your life with vital energy.
by llenore | Jul 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
In order to have energy flow freely it’s necessary to clear clutter and what better time than during a Mercury Retrograde on the Fourth of July to create freedom and independence from the bonds of clutter.
Today I tackled a job I have been wanting to do for months and just haven’t taken the time, or had the time, to do. I took advantage of a Mercury Retrograde to support me with the process. One of Mercury Retrograde qualities is the ability to release items more quickly than at other times of the year.
I went through a file drawer filled with paperwork from old venues where I have taught.
Yes, it was a whole drawer filled with the contracts and guidelines I had to follow for over 25 different locations where I have taught Feng Shui classes during the last 7 years. There were Parks and Recreation Departments, Adult Education Programs, Adult Continuing Education Departments, Community Colleges and Universities.
Since most of these were contracts where my social security number and/or date of birth were listed, I had to shred them. My recycled paper bin now has 4 bags of shredded papers and I have a clean file drawer to fill with new clients and my own programs. I even found a written testimonial and workbook I forgot I had.
It only took 2 hours to go through. True, it isn’t a Five-Minute Feng Shui tip or on a Friday. But it is a Feng Shui tip that supports the “freedom” I want and the “independence” from the limitations I was under while doing programs that didn’t serve me any longer.
What can you get rid of in an hour or two to open up the free flow of good energy you want in your life?
by llenore | Jun 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
As Summer Solstice approaches the end of this week, the days grow longer – and the nights grow shorter – giving us more light. I love this time of the year – the more sunlight the better. I have so many things I love to do outside; summer gives me the time to be able to do them.
As I learned more about the ceremonies from different cultures around the world, I discovered the gift of the seasons and ways to honor them. Living in California all my life, the seasons basically run together, especially in Southern California where I grew up. Now I am more aware of the nuances of temperature, where the winds originate, the angle of the sun at different times of the year and even the cycles of plants caused by these influences.
Summer Solstice Sacred Spaces Table
This morning I was picking apricots and plums in my backyard – both from the ground where the squirrels had dropped them and from the trees before the birds eat them. The beauty as the sun shone through the trees invigorated my spirit. I was in a “sacred space” both on the ground and in the trees.
As I was putting this abundance of fruit in bowls around the kitchen, it reminded me of my “Summer Solstice Sacred Spaces Table” I created last year.
I did a ‘Space Clearing’ early in the day for a client to help solidify the energy in her home buying some extra flowers for myself. I brought out this beautiful Asian-motif vase I had packed away during the remodeling to enjoy again.
There were several trailing roses in full bloom in my front yard. I decided to pick some, placing them on the yellow and white wildflower plates I adore. I placed two orchids from my very first “Balance, Order & Beauty: Feng Shui for the Woman’s Soul” event on the table since they were still gorgeous.
Pictures of my family, bowls of fruit, a couple embracing in dance and whimsical Mickey Mouse – all are items that called to me to be placed on the table in celebration of the abundance, beauty, joy and creativity of this special day.
How might you honor the Summer Solstice? Are there objects you’ve forgotten in drawers, closets or boxes with energy you need at this time in your life? What calls to you to be placed on your “Summer Solstice Sacred Spaces” table or altar?
I’ll share more ideas and stories about Summer Solstice celebration and ceremonies you might want to include in your life during the week. Please check back for them and share with family and friends. Please feel free to add your own comments on how you celebrate the Summer Solstice.
by llenore | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here is the information about a presentation I’m going to be doing on Friday, June 14, 2013, at STN – Successful Thinkers Network Foster City. Here’s the write up they have posted.
Feng Shui for Business Success: Your Business Can Thrive Like Donald Trump’s!
Secret Success Strategies from Asia
Coyote Pointe STN
‘Excelerated’ Networking on the Happiest Day of the Week:
T.G.I.F. at the Coyote Point Yacht Club
EVERY FRIDAY 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
1820 COYOTE POINT DR.
SAN MATEO, CA.
Discover the secrets used by CEOs – including thriving businesses of Silicon Valley – Donald Trump, movie stars and the people in powerful positions around the world. In order to attract new business, keep existing clients, raise productivity and stimulate creativity they are using the ancient wisdom of Feng Shui as a tool to support them, protect them and help them reach their goals.
Acquire knowledge from ancient cultures and modern science to create balance, easily change your environment to change parts of your business and life that aren’t working for you. Feng Shui is applied in most Fortune 500 companies around the world to out-shine their competitors, build their company’s empire, bring peace and harmony to the “Key Persons” in both their office and their homes, and promote productivity and prosperity.
Wouldn’t you like to walk away with that kind of knowledge and power? You can when you attend this special STN event This coming HAPPYFRIDAY June 14th (The last meeting at COYOTE YACHT CLUB)
Join Feng Shui Master, Linda Lenore, as she takes the mystery out of Feng Shui and puts it into practical applications to REINVIGORATE your business! This can be hugely transformative!
If you aren’t a member of Successful Thinkers San Francisco/Peninsula Chapter
JOIN us on MeetUp FIRST, to RSVP
LINDA LENORE
Linda is an award-winning author and speaker who has been utilizing Feng Shui for almost 30 years. She has been featured in Korean and Japanese newspapers, the Wall Street Journal, has appeared on the FRONT PAGE of the San Jose Mercury News in the article “Corporate Balancing Act” as well as on The Hallmark Channel’s Morning Program.!
Only $7.00 Cash at the Door
B.Y.O.B.B.L
(Bring Your Own Brown Bag Lunch)
Not Just the HAPPIEST DAY OF THE WEEK,
The MOST BEAUTIFUL SUCCESSFUL THINKERS VENUE!
JOIN US & INVITE your friends & colleagues!
Remember to share with your guests that our chapter meets at the beautiful, serene and rejuvenating PRIVATE YACHT CLUB overlooking the SF Bay as you drive past the golf course and the walking trails!!! We support our venue in the community by paying the club a room-fee of just $7.00 per person and bring our own lunch. No restrictions, unwind, shake off the stress of the week and rejuvenate and learn effective tips on productivity. What a way to start the weekend!
Please NOTIFY Gate Keeper at entrance to Coyote Point Regional Park that you are going to Yacht club to avoid parking fee!
THINK HAPPY! BE HAPPY! SEE YOU on the HAPPIEST DAY at the BEST PLACE on the BAY!
COYOTE POINT YACHT CLUB
by llenore | May 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
What is “Sacred Spaces Sunday”? What are “Sacred Spaces”? How might you benefit from creating a Sacred Space?
As the tree trunk has rotted from an ancient oak stump, the wisdom of St. Francis prevails as a statue in the center as he looks out at the labyrinth at Mercy Center in Burlingame.
For me, Sacred Spaces are places of beauty designed by the Creator. They are a place or object that evokes a sense of spirit, spirituality or sacredness. They can be an environment designed as a retreat or an area where spirit can communicate with me, guiding me along my journey.
It might be an altar. It could be a special place in or around a home – or even a commercial building, school or hospital – creating a sense of peace in a too-busy world, especially when life “isn’t right” in your world.
It could be a religious building, but it doesn’t have to be. It might be a space of symbolism, like the pyramids, Stonehenge or labyrinths. Or it might be a garden with a statue in it, an item in the garden from a spiritual experience you have had in the past or a plaque with inspirational words.
Plaque located by the statue of Buddha at Mercy Center – a Catholic Retreat in Burlingame stating a “may the Whole World Come Together in Peace and Harmony.”
On “Sacred Spaces Sunday” I’m going to share pictures with a little note of places that nurture this sense of sacredness – some for me, some for others. I hope it stimulates the same response within you or gives you ideas about places that nurture your soul. Sometimes we are able to create them within our own environments. Other times we need to seek them out.
In our society we often get so busy we forget our connectedness to the Source of our creation. The day-to-day activities engulf us, draining our energy. We sometimes feel “out of kilter,” “spaced out” or “off balance.” Taking a few moments in meditation can help us realign.
If we can physically take ourselves “out of the box” in which we have been placed – our homes or the office – and put ourselves in a different, natural, higher vibration, it changes our energetic vibration. When we are able to enhance the space through our conscious intention to make it more spiritual or sacred, the environment will actually shift our lack of focus toward that which is more sacred and in alignment with our Higher Purpose.
Labyrinth at Mercy Center
A few days ago I was fortunate to walk a labyrinth. It reminded me of the intricate design of our lives. Our lives often twist and turn. Sometimes we don’t know if we are coming or going. The four quadrants of our brain also are represented in the labyrinth. We get to view our lives from all directions in a way that is complex and elaborate.
Finally in walking the labyrinth, we come to the center where we can rest and gather our thoughts. We can look around at the path – the journey we have taken so far – and observe the challenges we have worked through and the dreams we have yet to see as part of our future.
Leaving the labyrinth, we know the journey again will take twists and turns as it has done all along. Yet the view is different since we have “centered” ourselves in the center of this “Sacred Space.”
This same quality can be created with an intention as you design Sacred Spaces around your home and work environments; as you travel in your daily round and observe the qualities you need to feel nurtured; as you sense the beauty in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and even touch you, whether physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually; as you find sacredness all around you.
May “Sacred Spaces Sunday” be a tool to engage your body, mind and spirit in expansion to what is Real in this world and what REALLY matters.
Blessings,
Linda Lenore
