2007
Year of the Pig: Home & Entertaining in Forefront
The Pig is the most elegant of the 12 Chinese Zodiac
Animals. A master of relating and a very social creature,
The Pig is loyal and honest bringing forth our social
awareness and our interest in entertaining at home.
Here's what we can expect from the 2007 Year of the Pig:
We may find ourselves ready to surround ourselves with
beauty, sensuality and grace in our lives and especially in
our homes. We’ll want to give attention to the way we
relate, decorate and entertain, all taking on a
light-hearted beauty and grace.
We
can look forward to a year in which sparks will fly, in many
aspects of our lives. Those sparks can ignite romance or
brush fires and meltdowns. The difference can be in how you
arrange, treat, design, decorate, and prepare your home.
How do we prepare the environment to
become a beautiful backdrop for our family harmony,
enjoyment and entertaining? We romance our homes. I mean we
put love and careful thought into our spaces so they reflect
back to us the delight we want to create.
Use
the time between now and Feb 18 clean out the clutter, put
on the schedule any major repairs, honor the past and set
the intention for the future and for your Best Year Yet!
And go ahead: be a PIG!
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Ways to use the New Year Energy
Chinese
New Year signals the first New Moon of the Growing Season:
upward growth and continued warmth as we travel closer to
the Sun with longer, warmer days.
Use
this time to set the intention and tone for your Best Year
Yet!
PHASE
ONE: Out with the old:
Clean
EVERYTHING, particularly your refrigerator and stove.
Clear out all the old clutter and dried flowers, etc.
Discard
everything in your pantry that you don't use (3 months
for dry goods and 6-9 months for canned. Replace your
oils, salts and spices)
Make
sure
Mend
all fences: ask forgiveness, personally if possible; in
your heart if it's not possible.
Settle
all debts...acknowledge larger ones and be grateful.
Think about how you can pay them off sooner and with
more gratitude.
Make
a mental or physical list of all the things for which
you are grateful. Add to it daily.
Review
the past year, what worked and what can be done
differently.
Note
and be thankful for what you have received from your
parents and ancestors. Schedule a dinner or lunch or
send them some love.
PHASE
TWO: Set the tone for the new.
What
is your intention? Take some time to think about your
overall intention and make sure you include those living
with you in the process..
Next,
write down your specific intention: How do you plan to
use your home to make that overall intention happen?
What
are the long-term results you want to be living with as
a result of this newly formed intention and process?
This,
along with a thorough space cleaning and energy clearing, is
just the way to begin to work in concert with all the
energies available to you right now.
For help with this process and for ways to make this year
your best year yet, come to a workshop or call for a
consultation to learn how to set your home to support your
intention to make it a place where love lives and your
fortunes flourish!
Mercury
Retrograde: Recheck-Redo-Review-Relax
Schedules,
phone calls, computers, purchases: things will just seem
more snafu-y than usual during this time frame: Feb 14
through March 12 (March 26 will be totally clear of
Mercury's retrograde influence). Things go more smoothly
when know this and roll with it...give yourself some extra
time, double check and confirm appointments, listen and
speak more intently, review things more thoroughly, if you
don't like the answer, ask again, or reschedule important
things you can for after March 26. If you can't, just expect
them to take some extra time and attention.
Overall
this year, it looks like we are getting a chance to
reconnect, revisit and relate. So if it feels like things
are coming back to haunt you, do this: stay centered. Gather
your wits and set your boundaries. Look for the opportunity
to get clear, clean up the mental and emotional clutter.
You'll be opening the way for all your goodness to come
flowing in..
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How
can I get
even
MORE joy into my day?
Everything
matters, especially what you say to yourself.
The
way we ask a question of ourselves works for us or against
us.
Asking the above question in this manner, our subconscious
assumes the premise that our day is already filled with joy.
This will create a baseline of joy and be on the lookout for
more of it!
To
learn the secrets of conscious languaging and conscious
placement, come to a class or call for your consultation.
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