Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Thursday, April 11, 2013

[Article] Cassie’s Smile


Cassie’s Smile

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"Religion is the smile on a dog...I'm not aware of too many things, I know what I know if you know what I mean." -- "What I Am" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Cassie was my Bichon/Poodle mix when I was in high school. She spent much of her later years at home salving my mother's empty nest syndrome while I was away at college. She lived a long life by a dog's standard, passing at age 14, but the void she left all those years ago still affects me to this day. Cassie was the best. She … [Read more...]

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Feng Shui Amore


Feng Shui Amore

Love revealed through the power of intention

The author and her husband Tom were married in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet.
I was divorced and happily single for 13 years. I had a satisfying career, a Feng Shui practice I loved, a wonderful family and terrific group of friends. I was proud of my accomplishments and content with my life. As it turns out, Feng Shui friends had different plans for me. In their wisdom, they know romance has the potential to enhance even the most wonderful life. With gentle and loving encouragement, they prompted me to consider “calling in” a relationship — as we like to say in Feng Shui.
“Calling in,” a Feng Shui term, refers to a two-step process of setting an intention. The first step is making a thoughtful and clear decision about what you want to change or have happen in a certain area of your life. The second step involves utilizing the energy of your environment to support that intention.
It is easy to entertain a romantic notion of calling in a partner; however, serious consideration had to be given to this potentially life-changing act. Was I willing to make the time to devote to a relationship? How easily could I imagine a partner fitting into my community of friends and family, or my home? These questions are both emotional and practical.
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Read the full article, and others like it at: http://edgemagazine.net/2012/02/feng-shui-amore/