Bamboo Trickle, Feng Shui for Serene Water Fountains & Fish Globes & Healthy FishTanks

A literal definition for Feng Shui is "wind-water." This is a Chinese discipline, wherein the aesthetic uses heavenly principles to access positive energy that is always flowing around us. Feng Shui channels the positive energies in certain ways, with the intention of accessing all the positives in life, such as good health, wealth, family life, spiritual depth, and other things such as community interactions.

Feng Shui is practiced primarily in architecture and interior decorating on the home, and in landscaping - plant and furniture placement, and the approach to the home. Have you ever entered a house and even before you got to the front door you felt a tremendous sense of peace and welcome?

You admired the entry, the door, and then when the door was opened to you, your breath was taken away by the lovely sight of a welcoming room, and it just felt good to enter? You may have thought it took money to achieve that sense of tranquility, but actually the same experience can be recreated primarily by rearranging the contents of the home - by creating an interior landscape of peace.

Simple actions based on Feng Shui:
Orient one's desk so that the user faces the door.
Place objects of beauty within sight when entering front door.
Create uncluttered horizontal spaces, counters and desktops.
Place a mirror at the end of a dark hallway.
Post a list of affirmations where you often see it.

Remember how you feel when you look at this photograph, and don't settle for a messy home. Create your own sense of peace: act to remove clutter, file it or at least put it in containers out of sight.

At the least, after you rid your entry and other rooms of clutter, place some favorite articles that you love to look at (such as a large plant, a soothing painting, a huge scenic poster, a bookcase of treasured books, a lovely large mirror, or plant stand with your newest orchid lit and prominently displayed) in view of anyone entering the door.

If you don't want to post your list of affirmations - walk around your home with your list, and in turn, look for items or clothing or jewelry that evoke in you acknowledgement of each affirmation. Assign each item with a keyword that reminds you of the affirmation.

Example: I see my turquoise necklace that I got from my mother and it reminds me that "I am much loved!" and on and on. Practice looking for and at each one of your affirmation items every day; build your confidence and build your sense of well-being.