The Care and Feeding of Your
Environment
Energy is amazing. It can feed
and nourish you or it can crowd and depress you. The energy
you allow in your home environment is crucial to your well-being,
productivity, and happiness.
I have an extra bedroom and
bath in my home and have rented it out for years-because I don't
need the space and it bring in extra income. But basically,
I'd rather live alone.
It's tricky to choose someone
to share your home on the basis of one interview. I have to
rely heavily on my intuition. This last time I choose wrong.
The energy of the occupant turned out to be one of defeat, of
not trying, of withdrawal, judgment, and of not taking self-responsibility.
And of course, it affected my
entire environment.
The person didn't stay long
and actually, he chose to leave, which brings me to another
point. When you hold steady to your vibration, or raise it through
new awareness, often some of the people currently in your life
organically drop away because they are not comfortable with
the level of your vibration. That seemed to have happened in
this case.
When he left I invested time
in cleaning and clearing the room. I washed the walls, I gave
it reiki attunements, I brought in green plants to clear the
room and added some crystals. I held a blessing for the space
to help it heal.
Within days, I felt the result
in my own life. My days are now filled with a creative flow
that is incredibly productive, satisfying, and rewarding at
a level that I have experienced for a long time. I looked at
my journal and it has been amazingly smooth for nearly three
weeks. I'm sleeping less as if I no longer am being dragged
down. I'm happier. And I'm joyously productive.
Who we allow in our personal
space can affect every aspect of our life.
Who are you hanging out with?
What new boundaries do you need
to set in order to honor yourself?
What changes do you need to
make to bring serenity into your space and your life experience?
It may be a change in people.
It may be a change in things. It may be a change in attitude.
It may be a change in expectations.
When I had to move everything
out of my home to lay new carpet a few months ago, I didn't
put everything back in and I rethought where I placed things.
My office alone improved 1000%.
Do you need to clean more to
let your environment nourish you (or hire it done)?
Is your environment as neat
as you'd like it to be?
Do you like everything you have
in it or do you need to toss or replace some items?
Does your yard upkeep reflect
the energy you want around you?
What new friends can you encourage?
What non-nourishing friends
can you discourage?
After I started focusing on
how much I wanted my home environment to take care of me, I
got a surprise. A charming Frenchman who is a computer consultant,
offered to rent the space for his home office! I get the income
and I get to basically live alone.
You can have it all when you
ask for it!
What do you want?
© 2006 Cara Lumen
