Years ago, we had a carpet in our family room that had a loose thread. If you pulled on the thread, the rug would start to unravel in a perfect straight line up the seam. I could see where this was going all the way to the end of the room. The rug was coming […]
Someone put gum on my mailbox. It was strategically placed so that I had to touch it to open the box. I had to work really hard to get it off. It was hot and it wanted to stay. I wanted it to go. It reminded me of sticky conversations. Sometimes remarks in conversations stick. […]
I buy puzzles. I do this for two reasons. One is when I want to figure something out and cannot. The other is when I want to glide through a situation with ease. I fool myself into thinking that this is someone else’s challenge, the designer. So, it is not personal and I am not […]
We reach our milestones alone. I was reminded of this as I watched Tom Hanks in The Terminal this weekend. It is a story about a man who travels to New York City. In the the airport he learns that his country is at war and has been taken over. Suddenly, he has no country. […]
The other day my husband came into our bedroom and started to laugh. “I forgot why I came in here!” I said, “Go back to where you were. That will help you remember why you are where you are.” Whenever I cannot find my keys or some essential part of my daily travel kit, I […]
Sometimes you have to change your shoes. As you walk on a new path know that your shoes are worn with the old path. The new path requires new shoes. It is like flying at a different height. The engine adjusts to the altitude. Everything changes in order to support flight at a higher level. […]
I write about the home and the significance and power that personal space holds. This has me thinking about many who are searching for physical surroundings that are safe and secure, alternatives to where they are today. And this leads me to the fact that home is within you. A house is a building; a […]
The gentler I am, the more I can shape my life. As I gently put things in place, they take their own shape and the result is balanced and right. I take my time. No rush. I allow my experiences to unravel and form a new path. It is like the curls on my head. […]
I am currently making a home for my blog. Years ago, I made a home for my book. And before that, I made a home for my construction company, my family, my consulting business, my feng shui business and all along my history, I have rearranged my environment to make a home for my current […]
Yesterday, as I was getting ready to get out of my car to go into a local cafe, I looked into my briefcase to see if I could lighten my load. I had left my home at 8:30 AM and did not expect to be home until 7:00 PM. I had packed for a day […]