Positivity

The 11th Annual Butterfly Virtual Gathering

2011-09-02T23:10:59Z

The Expanded Contest

     I love this time of year as it is near 11.11.11, the day of The Butterfly Gathering. For each of the past eleven years, we have celebrated this event. Plus, every other year this event has been a highly successful virtual event. Last year we met in the White Mountains of AZ in person and my friends from around the world, joined me via email. That delightful Sunday, we were the guest of the wonderful Believe program; held at the Tuscan Pizzeria Venti...oh so overflowing with ambiance. Plus, the date was 10/10/10 which was close enough to fall for restaurant owner, Lisa to bake a an amazing pumpkin pie from fresh pumpkin!!

     Two years ago, I *The Home Whisperer* hosted a contest to celebrate PoSivityDay.com. The quest was for entrants to write in one of their wishes to Re-Take...a Mis-take they have learned from and although they regretted it then and even afterwards, they were able to forgive themselves. For truly, we should not dwell in this energy because it is an illusion.  Once we embrace all of our lives-as it is said, warts and all, something marveloous, mystical and magical happens.

     In 9.9.09 the prize amount was $1,118.00, the exact same number as PoSivityDay.com's actual celebration day, 11.18. Karla McWhorter was the 9.9.9 winner- Once again, Congratulations Karla and also once again for 11.11.11's Celebration, Prices and Gifts are valued at $1,118.00. The winner will be announced  11.11.11 @ 11 PST via email. As posted earlier on this blog titledr THE CONTEST, the requirement is to write about the time you left home.  I have added more prize value and there is no purchase required.

     This contest is in honor of our grandson Ryan (19) who left home for the first time to attend university.  One week after he arrived on campus, he was rushed to the hospital for an appendectomy and once he was in surgery, Crohns disease was discovered. Although he is attending on a sports scholarship, he is under the doctors care and not released to participate. The staff in South Dakota were excellent. While his precious mom Amy attended to him all those 23 hours away, my hubby Jay and I drove to the Phoenix area to backstop his dad Jeremy and brothers and sister in their active life. In fact, even though Amy has returned home, at their request, we are still here. They are a strong family and we are honored to know them! Which goes for the rest of our grands and their parents!!

     On my Facebook page, I am quoting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe-it is only beneficial that I do so here too. His insights line up with my universal beliefs such as "Life is transitory" and "Leap and the net will appear."  These are true, true, true.

I invite you to join The Contest and write from your heart~everyone has a brilliant story and we want to hear yours!  You Are Talented & Certainly, YOU ARE THAT YOU ARE So You Can Write! Please forward because if one of your referrals wins, there is a lovely prize for you too.
Double your pleasure and double your chances.

Goethe

2011-08-22T20:47:03Z

Over the years, I have been inspired by Goethe's quote, "Whatever you do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it NOW." This wisdom continues to be a catalyst for living confidently into my highest best. Recently I was introduced to as paul Harvey would say, 'the rest of the story.' This stream of though speaks to the heart of humanity's purpose and underscores how important COMMITMENT is in living an intentional life.
     "Until one is committed, there is hestitancy, the chance to draw back-concerning all acts of initiation (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans; that the moment one definetely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents meetings, material assistance which no man chould have dreamed would come his way. The Summary is Worth Repeating: Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."

FACEBOOK is the new YEARBOOK

2011-08-16T01:09:49Z

                                                  THE CONTEST

     Oh yes, this is an addendum to THE CONTEST article just published. The school supplies, 9 Starr Chi & overview of the remarkable 2012 Year of the Water Dragon are wonderful prizes. We are each students in the mystery school of life where our assignments yield wisdom, creativity, insights, intuition and most of all fulfillment. We know better than to attend the school of hard knocks...who creates those anymore? NO ONE!! We each know better than that. In fact, we are in for some elegant new break-throughs, not break-downs that create pure ecstacy.

     Embrace every lesson you have earned and learned.  Did you know that have never made mis-takes? Yes, this is true! Be in love with every part of your life and re*joice.  Every phase of your life has been necessary to be the unique, beautiful, genius, brilliant, creative, joyous, and beloved YOU!!

     Facebook is soon to be my new Yearbook.  I am thrilled to learn the ins and outs of social media-twitter and all.  With all of one's interests, what a fantabulous and fun path to gather in community. I salute you dear ones. ~Namaste'

Facebook is the new Yearbook

2011-08-16T00:41:24Z

THE CONTEST
Win A Set of Re*Markable Life-School's Supplies

Summer’s respite is now evolving into August whose primary promise is re*turning to school. Since August lends itself to this timeless, but yet annual rite of passage, do you remember the excitment that bubbled up from within? “School Daze, School Daze, Good Ole Golden Rule Daze” brings forth the smell of a newly sharpened pencil which for me, translates to such magic. A new notebook filled with binders of red, blue, purple, green and yellow; unlined and lined paper bound together complete with subject dividers. A ruler, scissor, pens, highlighters...oh the happiness! I am hard-wired for August to eternally be a new time. Juust think of Facebook as the new Yearbook! Even if you are not attending a formal school per se, you must consider everyone-even you, being enrolled in the School of Life. And yet, the process of evolving knowledge into wisdom is a life lesson which empowers one to realize deeper fulfillment.

Feng Shui refers to this process as Skills, Self-Cultivation and Knowledge. Please go to www.fengshuisimplified.com and download a free Bagua or Grid of Empowerment Map. We’ll talk later on that topic.

In honor of these school-daze and life’s ongoing learning experiences, The Home Whisperer (me) is sponsoring The Contest where the winner will receive an excellently, re*markable set of school supplies. Plus a personal forecast for the remaining months of 2011 and an overview of 2012's of Year of the Water Dragon and what it means to the winner.

This contest is dedicated to our grandson Ryan who made a solo drive of 23 hours to begin his first day of school, of his freshman year in college. And to YOU, for forever moving forward. This video is in his honor: http://www.eaglesneedapush.com Do you re*call when you left home for the first time? Was it for college, to get married, to join the service, go on a mission, take a job? Please take a walk down memory lane, journal your heartfel re*collections in present tense, then send to me at my new email address: bellissima@fengshuisimplified.com. With the confirmed receipt of your story, you are automatically entered into THE CONTEST. Plus, you can WIN a re*markable set of school supplies. Since every entrant receives their personal 9Starr Chi’s Principle Personality or Energetic Essence, include your day, date and year of birth. The deadline is 9/3/2011 and Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on 9/ 4/2011.

   The Rules: Please email your magical, mystical, marvelous, magnificent memories of when you first left home, your experience of moving forward into the world.   To better tap back into that precious person, write your story in present tense. Word count is up to you.

     Bring up your precious self and see him or her ONLY through unconditional love’s eyes-no judgment because that is merely an illusion.  Include the following: What were your aspirations?   Where were you going? When did this momentous event occur? Why were you going? How were you going?  Consider the people in your life at that time. Do you recall what were you wearing the day you told mom and dad good-bye? Allow your sense of smell to bring up the aromas wafting through the air-did your mom bake cookies to take with? What was the time of year when you left, what was the weather like? Consider the symbols relevant to this pivotal time such as your university’s moniker or like me, a peace sign. What sounds do you remember-birds chirping or profound church bells tolling? What music or specific song were you listening to? Think about how your favorite song was somewhat of a Pied Piper reflecting what you were experiencing in real time? What conversation or nuggets of wisdom would you share with your former self?

     Remember to lovingly embrace this aspect of you, rejoice in its timeline and lovingly download its insights. Life’s ever present lesson/knowing/wisdom is to be forever grateful, flexible and loving as change/transformation is always an absolute.

                                 You have my permission to forward THE CONTEST!

The Art of Flexibility

2011-02-24T18:04:00Z

"Regardless of the outer chaos, the circle widens, the clan is strengthened and the world is indeed becoming a better place. We are lovingly part of broader connection that bridges and moves forward universal consciousness. As an agent of change my goal is to help humanity create inner and outer balance, harmony and sustained stability. Beginning within the home and work space, an evolved beauty continuously goes forth out into the world. Healing, wisdom and awareness are hardwired into the soul's circuitry. The art and science of Feng Shui joyously brings them to life.

After recent doors closed in my life, the doors of heaven were miraculously opened to an even more prosperous path. One I could never have imagined. Over these past two years, our worldly investments spiraled away, however I was encouraged and truly at peace. I never felt like we lacked because we always found deeper resources to tap.

What a bonus to serve the greater good and live from a place of beauty-in communion with peace and love. Within my heart of hearts, I knew our new porfolio was more about the process not the outcome. Even when circumstances may have appeared dark, life simply took on a deeper and richer shade of transformation. I developed the art of flexibility and gratitude and all the while, felt truly abundant. Flexing my abundance muscles gave poise and poster to lasting prosperity of mind, body & spirit. Yes, this abun-dance continues to magically serve me via traveling, new friends, harmony, health (hey-to date, I have lost 30 lbs and 30") and laughter. Not to mention playing golf 4X@week for free! I love being a Winter Texan-I have come full circle!!

As we know, Global Change is also afoot. It took the USA many years to find a working government and yes, that system is undergoing tranformation too. Please send love to the Middle East and lest we forget that Wisconsin. In all places, may wisdom and peace be discovered. Today, be encouraged with these many shifts and changes. Don't get stuck in a judgement mode because indeed, this is a new time. We are living and creating a new chapter of history. Be a part of the solution, write your own story~live from a place of beauty, healing, gratitude and speak forth the a language of love. Be a person who embraces tolerance. This my friend is how one develops into and masters the Art of Flexibility. Be in nurtured and one with the circle or mantle of Unity."

Okay, this is where my heart is for today's blog...but truly, isn't it an amazing life?

Lord & Lady of the Joyous Lake

2011-02-21T15:59:00Z

Number 7 ~ Lady and Lord of the Joyous Lake

On February 4, 2011 the Feng Shui Solar or 9 Starr Chi (more traditionally known as 9 Star Ki) began. In theUniversal Life Cycle Phase, it finds the Number 7 in the Tai Chi or heart of the Bagua. This lends its presence central to the common good and creates delicious opportunities for re*invention and re*finement of not only one's world, but the world at large. It is considered a metal element and echos the Gold or Metal White Rabbit's year of influence. Let us be clear that on February 3, the Lunar Chinese New Year or as it is also known, the Spring Festival was celebrated. The 9 Starr Chi or Solar year highlights the reflective lake, creativity, the inner child and of course, it is a year of deep re*flection.

For anyone interested in becoming a Lady or Lord of the Joyous Lake, this series is dedicated to making its timeless wisdom accessible. I re*call one of my early (1995) Feng Shui workshop's premise to not only re*solve one's intentions but to make your very own predictions for an amazing future. This comes under the Vision Quest Dream book or board series. For more information on this powerful project, please see past my archived articles. It is important to re*mind the reader that supporting each energy field is a numerical, color palette, direction of flow, geometric symbolism, one of five elements, iconic value, IChing trigram and unseen essence.

In the science and art of Feng Shui, the five elements enjoy a Productive and a Controlling cycle of energies, each confluent upon one another. In the productive cycle, Metal condenses water thus creating it. In the Controlling cycle, it chops or reduces wood. The latter is meant to balance unbridled or too much growth with spiritual insights and intuition. In the productive cycle, metal contains water preventing it to flow out and away from its true course. There fore being cut off from its re*sourcefulness. Too little water and one is not nourished where rigidity of mind and heart begins to set in. Flowing emotions become stagnant blocking one's expression. Metal s water's vessel to be re*freshed & re*filled.

Since water is essential to your life, introduce a water fountain or any water feature to your home or work space. Although you can wear the color of black and feel its watery influence, in this Metal Golden Rabbit year, consider opting for the color of blue. You can also adorn your wrists and necklines with the Lapis Lazuli stone. This was the semi-precious gem in Kin gSoloman's famous ring of wisdom. Plus, the Egyptians considered Lapus the stone of sacred secrets and this stone is inlaid in King Tutankhamun's death mask overlaying his head & shoulders. The following is list of its attributes:

THE HEALING ENERGY OF LAPIS LAZULI

Heavenly stone harmonizing relationships
Spiritual development
Strengthens body and mind connection
Assist with positive manifestations
Connected with the throat chakra which is the seat of communication
Mental Clarity
Illumination, Tranquility or Vitality
Stone of total awareness
Improves immune system
Upgrades one's process of reasoning
Expands ability to organize ordinary responsibilities
Sacred Knowledge

As is my custom with each of my clients, I intuit a gemstone for them to wear. For one of male clients of 2007, he was asked to introduce Lapus Lazuli into his life. The very next day, he attended a Gem show with his family. The door prize was a stunning man's Lapus Lazuli ring from Afghanistan and yep, he won! Lapus was already seeking him.

Today, re*member to re*fine and predict your dreams and wear BLUE. Next week's~the number 7's lucky essence.

2011 Fortunate Metal Rabbit

2011-01-24T20:49:00Z

“Being deeply learned and skilled, being well

trained and using well spoken words; this is good luck.”

~Prince Gautama (563-483 B.C.) aka Buddha

Think Rabbit's Foot! On February 3, 2011, the Fortunate, Metal Rabbit is honored as Chinese New Year's mega-star. The Lunar or Chinese calendar began in 2600 BC and is the longest chronological system in history. Just like our western Gregorian calendar which is considered a solar version and is arithmetical, the Chinese calendar also changes annually. The long-standing Chinese New Year celebrations last for fifteen days culminating in the jubilant Lantern Festival. To draw distinction between three Chinese disciplines, it is essential to understand their similarities and their differences. The first is Feng Shui (earth), this art and science is the study of space; as in an environment or actual location. Secondly, Nine Starr Chi (heaven) are the celestial influences present during the time you were born; how you are hard-wired. Thirdly, the Chinese Celestial Mythological (heaven and earth) customs can be likened to the Native American's respect for the animal kingdom and their symbolic wisdom. For 2011, Metal Rabbit is embodied within this ancient tradition and is kindred to the Mayan, Mexican and Native American's history of associating certain traits to specific animals. There are twelve Chinese Celestial Animals that cycle through twelve years. Assigned to each are five different elements of either wood, fire, earth, water or metal that move throughout a 60 year time line. Last year the Golden Tiger stirred things up but now it is the healing Metal Rabbit's time to shine.

One must be asking, “What is the meaning of the Metal Rabbit?” To better explain the Metal Energy, the following is from one of one of my previous articles titled Metal’s Infinite Influence~ “Metal is the energy of the accomplished…it encompasses the mind and clarity. It has two polar opposite influences, the right-brain and the left-brain. The right side of the brain is associated with being vital as it’s activity spins and pulls and pushes creating a pattern of various energies coming together in a unified position. The left-brained phase is dense which behaves like a magnet drawing scattered energies. It is where the intellect and the ego (or the lower frequencies) are found. When attuned to higher awareness, this discernment gathers to clarity. When properly hydrated, this area enhances focus and all mental tasks. Together with intuition and intellect in balance, this clarity pulls energies and awareness into unity. In Feng Shui, too much metal in a space creates rigidity and too little metal creates a lack of clarity. The balance is mental knowledge, notable precision of mental processes and the exact words expressing one’s true thoughts. This elegant process highlights a refined communicative skill bringing forth greater understandings. Maintaining a delicate balance between the two enables one to enjoy focus, harmony, a gentle calm; plus effortless and continuous moments of awakening.” Metal is also associated with bling so beautiful jewelry is big this year!

This brings us full circle and back to this year's Fortunate Metal Rabbit which has long been associated with good luck by the Celts and even the Egyptians. For centuries, Americans have thought of the rabbit and especially the rabbit's foot, to denote abundance. In folklore, the Rabbit's ability to procreate gave them the name of “Bringers of the Dawn” symbolizing new life. This energy always bodes well for endeavors beginning in a Rabbit year. It is said they have better than greater chance of prospering. Plus, the Metal Rabbit's elegant energy of re*newal stands ready for re*grouping one's dreams, visions, intentions and wishes. How great is this? With better planning, attention to detail, ability to leap forward and the skill to make a quick shift are readily available. The Metal Rabbit is also known for its longevity as it can live a healthy life of up to 10 years. As one knows, good health is true wealth

The last year the Metal Rabbit showed up was1951. One of the many of the Metal Rabbit characteristics is an inherent love of the arts and international affairs. As one can imagine, it is no surprise when that year's successful Broadway production of GiGi starred a debutante named Audrey Hepburn, plus the movie African Queen premiered also starring Audrey and the much beloved veteran actor Humphrey Bogart. The 1951 film to garner 6 Academy Awards was An American in Paris and to add even more global sophistication to the New York stage, Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I enjoyed a three year engagement that began the last Metal Rabbit year.

It is a time of great re*purposing which can prove to be rich and wonderfully playful. The promise of leaping humanity forward into places of greater awareness by way of improved communication is inherent. Reclaiming the Metal Rabbit's peace-loving energy as the Chinese would say, 'that hides in your heart' can assure one of a highly rewarding discovery process. Being re*newed within one's mind opens the door to fortune and great wealth of wisdom. For it all lies within and is but waiting to be transformed. In addition, forgiveness is now easily accessible to folks who have held a grudge for far too long, only to realize they are the ones hurt most by their actions. The sensitive Metal Rabbit loves to mend fences as his is a course of diplomacy. This is a lovely year when people are better able to see the best in one another. Metal Rabbit honors other lifestyles where tolerance flourishes. In this year of harmony, unscrupulous virtues, gentleness, aesthetic finesse is found a more re*fined concept of simply BEING. In addition, all Rabbit years encourages being philanthropic. Plus opportunities for improvements and advancement are forthcoming. To better learn about the Metal Rabbit's Process of Re*finement, Fifteen Days of the Chinese New Year's Traditional Celebration and Team Humanity, check out www.posivityday.com, .

Before the fun list history's famous rabbits, be happy to know that the family-oriented and deeply romantic Metal Rabbit inspires singles to find their long-lost soul-mate plus in strengthening an existing relationship. The natural physical and spiritual beauty of the Rabbit person is profound. Think Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt...both were born in the year of Rabbit and each love their family-they are also quite philanthropic. I know these characteristics first hand as we have three Rabbit beauties in our family...two of our daughter-in-laws; Tracy Nicole and Kirsten Elisabeth were born in 1975 and they are gloriously elegant examples. Our creatively artistic grand daughter Gabrielle Suzanne was born in 1999. The Rabbit birth years are as follows: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 and now 2011.

Okay, here are some famous rabbits...ENJOY~

The Velveteen Rabbit who just wanted to be real,Bugs Bunny-What's Up Doc?, Grace Slick w/Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit,Roger Rabbit, Peter Cottontail & Flopsie by Beatrice Potter, The White Rabbit whom Alice followed into the rabbit hole,The Mad Hatter,Were Rabbit from Wallace & Gromit, Harvey-a 6'3” tall rabbit in the 1950's film starring Jimmy Stewart, Oswald The Lucky Rabbit-the forgotten Walt Disney rabbit; The Hippity, Hoppity, Happy Easter Bunny, The Tortoise and the Hare; From the book Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit; Thumper from Bambi, Br'er Rabbit from Uncle Remus Tales, the Playboy Bunny—too funny!

Be Inspired,

Sharyn Jordan Hathcock ~Cheerleader for Team Humanity

Author, Symbolist & Environmental Healer

Refinement~The Year of the Metal Rabbit

2011-01-05T15:30:00Z

2011~The Year of Metal Rabbit's Re*finement

"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." ~Albert Einstein

     It is impressive that the revered Albert Einstein likened the refinement of one's everyday thinking as the whole or the inspiration of science. Since the definition of science is "a proficiently, systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation", Mr. Einstein knowingly merged science and the sweetness of an evolving awareness. The whole of science is indeed about refining one's thinking for scripturally, we are taught, "As a man thinketh so is he." Now gift that truth to the whole of humanity and via one person at a time, the world can and will be upgraded and eventually, HEALED. True to the high energy of the celestially, playful Rabbit coupled with the Metal element which denotes refinement and mental acuity, this year promises to move humanity far forward. Along the way, one must be mindful of the small changes-albeit seemingly chaotic activities, that are actually forging the way to a bigger and more beautiful picture. These transformations are re*leasing old and broken systems and as they fall away life is being melded into a glorious, joyous, renewed reconnected and reinvented place where that is being synchronistic, seredippitously and synergistically evolved. For such is the process of re*finement.

     To do my part in spreading this amazing re*finement far and wide, my PoSivityday.com blog is dedicated to helping one connect and activate their own deep and profound re*sources from within. Okay, so I am the PoSivity cheerleader~ask my wonderful husband Jay, he will affirm i simply cannot help myself. Since I am hardwired for this sense of purpose, this year I am delighted to share such rich symbolism and support so deliciously available to everyone. I am fascinated and very well acquainted with the power of myth and how belief systems mold thinking patterns; thus reflecting back to a person their life experiences. This site playfully explores and generously shares the vast opportunities for expansion, innovation and inspiration. This entire year will be filled with how to live into the refinement of everyday thinking and be one with a joyous awareness.       Along with the Metal Rabbit's mythological order, 2001 enables us to enjoy the Metal 7's Joyous Lake TaiCh'i or central position in the Grid of Life. In Feng Shui, this teaching is considered the Creativity and Children energy where one learns how to look at life in childlike wonder. For an overview, we will be discussing how to cultivate Deep Peace of Mind, Forgiveness, Diplomacy, Flexibility, the Concept of BEING-being inspired, Being Lucky, Grace, Communicative, Genius, Encouragement, Elegance, the Muse, Optimistic, Successfully Pursuing One's Passions, Dancing (think abun--dance), Living Life Magically-Mystically-Marvelously-Magnificently, Imaginative and Being Fully Invested in Pure and Jubilant Joy.

     As I wrote in my book, The Home Whisperer-Feng Shui Simplified, "When the mind realizes its cosmic connection with wholeness it becomes free of fear. Re*leasing this illusion creates a child-like trust unfolding a beautiful and deeply abiding peacefulness. Joy bubbles up from the wellspring from within. Once you have experienced this timeless knowing, you're forever aware of true and lasting harmony."  You can connect with the Metal Rabbit and 7's energy right now by acknowledging the many blessings you DO have. This begins to re*lease greater re*sources to flow up from within and into your path from without. Open you heart and mind thus embracing this new place of refinement where grace, comfort and beauty attend your every thought. Re*ceive the Angels of Healing who are forever blessing you. Know that you are being gifted with everyday thoughts of love~so please accept and radiate them back to the world. Until Tomorrow...

Be Inspired,
Sharyn Jordan Hathcock
Author, Symbolist, Environmental Healer & Cheerleader for Team Humanity

P.S. Tomorrow we will have fun with the Lucky Aspect of each symbol...think Rabbit's Foot.

Gemstones

2010-08-05T05:30:00Z

Gemstones

The Mysteries of the Universe

Since the Stone Age gemstones, also known as crystals have been a powerful influence. Throughout time, all civilizations have studied their mysteries. They hold within them the storehouses of evolution and reveal universal truths. They are the very catalyst for electricity, flight, astrological pursuits and highly advanced systems in the ancient Atlantean age. In the Bible, gemstones are referenced hundreds of times. Each gemstone is unique unto itself communicating a vibration or energy to its beholder. They also transmit and provide healing; support, and return vital energy back to the earth. In fact, the crystal or gemstone holds the earth’s DNA.

Gemstones have long been acknowledged as a method of creating greater well-being and a remarkable means of increasing one’s life force or chi. Gemstones are noted to enhance one’s personal life path, augment clarity, enlarge one’s perception, boost personal creativity, and promote compassion. These descriptions are but a few of a gemstone’s properties. Through studying their abilities, please note that a gemstone is a naturally occurring crystalline form of a mineral and were created as the earth was formed.

A crystal or gemstone takes on an outward appearance of its inner qualities. The crystal and semiprecious stones each emits electromagnetic waves and have healing properties. In Feng Shui, each aspect of one’s home is relevant to one’s life path and the quality of your experiences and also hold healing properties. For example, the Career or Journey is located in the front middle section of your home. If you have a cluttered entrance with overgrown or dead flowers around it, you will have stale chi and less than excellent career advancement opportunities. However, if the entrance has curb appeal, is clear and you place an onyx close to the doorway, you are inviting in greater prospects for advancement and fulfillment. The onyx promotes vitality, stamina, and is symbolic of connecting with the Whole of Life. It is a stone that furtively stimulates wise decision-making enabling one to become self-confident. The perfect stone for this area is either the obsidian or onyx. The obsidian provides a shield or protection against all negativity within an environment. There are several types of obsidians such as the Apache Tear which is heralded as a great comfort during times of grief. Without going too deep, this area of your home is governed by water and this is where we mourn. Black Obsidian is powerful in helping one's creativity. Brown Obsidian induces independent thoughts, and Grey regards cooperation in all levels of living; Blue increases one's knowledge, Gold connects one with the all-knowing and Green Obsidian enhances the heart chakra.

Standing in your doorway and looking into your home, please note the Self-Cultivation and Knowledge area. It is located to the far left of the entrance quadrant of your home. The Lapis Lazuli is an excellent stone to place in this section as it stimulates enlightenment and dissolves emotional repression. The Family/Roots section is found in the left hand middle section of your environment and is enhanced by the Emerald known as the healing stone. The Emerald promotes positive action assisting one in accessing universal laws of order and to bring forth greater awareness.

The Pure Abundance region is found in the upper left hand side of your home and is aligned with the wealth stone-the amethyst. This is a beautiful stone that sheds its light, stability, and contentment. It also inspires new ideas. The Fame and Recognition area is situated at the very back of your home, in the very middle. This is associated with fire and passion-the Sunstone is perfect to enhance this energy. It is the stone of alchemy transforming the darkness into the Light.

In the far hand part of your home, dwells the loving energy of Intimate Relationship. The Rose Quartz has long been associated with the purity, blissful, and the deep commitment of unconditional love. Its greatest lesson is how to love yourself for in turn; you are then able to fully love another. The middle right hand side of your home is called Creativity and Children. The children may be your very own offspring’s or projects that you are pregnant with and are birthing. Joy, joy, joy…the joie de vivre. The King of Crystals of the Diamond inspires creativity, ingenuity, and clarity.

In the far right hand front part of your home, please find the Helpful People and Travel aspects. Symbolic of being a helpful person and being supported by a series of folks who in turn, help you, this mystical area is said to hold the heart of humanity. It is the celebration of life’s mentors-the pioneers who have boldly created a better way to live by listening to and then by honoring, the call to create peace and love on earth. Angelite represents kindness at its very best. It provides divine protection, raises the conscious awareness, and promotes balance.

The center of one’s home is called the Tai Chi/Unity…the place where all of the above life aspects are balanced. This hub is only as healthy and peaceful as the sections around it. Jasper is a sacred stone of harmony. It provides a strong internal center and solid place to reside. It is known as the ultimate nurturer as it balances the yin/yang energies.One of the more precious Jaspers is called the Rose-Eye because it protects one's physical and mental environment. It aides in the process of manifesting your dreams into reality. Picture Jasper literally looks as if it were painted upon and each picture holds its own mystery or message from the past. It enhances creative imagery and future time travel. It is a stone for the small business person because its energy inspires abundance. Its earthy scenes connects the owner to the understanding of yesterday with an appreciation for today. And lastly, the Wonderstone Jasper enlarges the imagination and helps one to walk the path of faith and to believe in the real goodness of life itself. It helps to disolve depression and for the benefit of pure, peaceful, mental clarity.

For more information, please go to www.homewhisperer.net and discover how the mystery of your birthstone supports your everyday life. Wearing or placing crystals/gemstones and/or semiprecious stones in one’s environment creates peace, balance and harmony. Truly, these are the intended state of one’s being. Be open and allow Feng Shui and the remarkable gemstones to personally reveal the universe’s sacred, multifaceted mysteries.

The Code of the West

2010-08-02T18:30:00Z

The Code of the West

“The Old West is not a certain place in a certain time;

It is a state of mind. It is whatever you want it to be.” Tom Mix

Having grown up in Texas, it was not a given that I would identify with the Wild West however it was my father’s immense Zane Grey book collection that romantically pulled me into this genre. My dad’s workshop/library held a timeless fascination. Inside that oh-so-magical place, when in the 1950’s rotary phones were considered high-tech; this was the place where I was transported back in time. Aside my dad’s WWII footlocker, in his over-stuffed chair with the spicy fragrance of cedar, just as millions of readers before and after me, read Zane Grey’s compelling old west adventures. Glued to every page, I could easily imagine his colorful characters that were eventually dwarfed by his magnificent landscapes. In complete awe and in retrospect, I know now that Mr. Grey sent me my first Arizona calling card. In fact, in 1974, my husband and I moved our young family to Tempe, AZ. Then in 1985, when we relocated to the beautiful White Mountains, I fondly recall thinking, “At long last, I am home.” To this day, the highly integrus character of Zane Grey's heroes continues to speak to me and is embedded within.

Zane Grey’s novels inspired the early ideas of western life as he defined the frontier’s myth and folklore. His tales depicted a source of sublime imagery with stories that came richly alive. He brilliantly asked his characters to interact with nature’s beauty and they delightfully complied. He captured the unique and sacred spirit that freely abounds in the west. It is true that his novels also set the format for cowboy movies when in 1916; he sold the film rights for “Riders of the Purple Sage.” As the decades rolled on, nearly fifty of his novels were converted into over one hundred films. The strong, silent and highly moral cowboy bound by the unwritten code of the west, exquisitely acted by either Tom Mix, Randolph Scott or Gary Cooper forever forged strength and overcoming into our hearts and minds. From his books and on the silver screen, he shaped how the world perceived the Old West. You MUST read The Rainbow’s Trail, The Code of the West; oh the list goes on and on…gives yourself the gift of Zane Grey.

As I wax nostalgia, there were additional western stories adapted to the then-new field of television and certainly they helped to popularize this new media. Shows such as the Tales of Wells Fargo, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, Zane Grey Theatre by Dick Powell, The Lone Ranger and then in the early sixties, a colorized Bonanza were weekly standards in our home! Lest we overlook the 4^th longest running TV western called Rawhide and for some trivia, did you know that Clint Eastwood wore the same boots in Rawhide( 1959-1965) as he did in Unforgiven(1991)? Speaking of the big screen and also of the fifties, films like Davy Crockett, The Blazing Sun, Broken Arrow, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Good Day for A Hanging were only a few of the stand-outs. I would be remiss if I did not include the toe-tapping musicals Oklahoma and Annie Get Your Gun. With a maiden name of Oakley, yes like Annie Oakley, but no relation, I was not a sharp-shooter or even a cowgirl but I could sing all their songs.

Saturday mornings found me faithfully watching Roy Rogers and Gene Autry tame the west. Plus I actually met Hopalong Cassidy at the Clover Lake Dairy where he autographed my lunchbox! Yes, that is cheesy but oh so much fun. However tracing back to the prime reasons I fell in love with the Western Way of Life was inspired not only by Zane Grey’s stories, but the core values of the western way of life. I identified with being self-reliant which is a strong western characteristic, the ability to overcome life challenges, to pioneer something worthwhile, and the aptitude to make a difference. These unwritten rules of the Wild West were quite refined and this creed mirrors the Salt of the Earth Principles and will increase one’s quality of life in today’s world. In fact, Living Well in 2010 can be based on the code of the west. Per Zane Grey, it is as follows:

Live Each Day with Courage
Take Pride in Your Work
Always Finish What you Start
Do What has to Done
Be Tough but Fair
When You Make a Promise Keep It
Talk less & Say More
Remember that Some Things Are Not For Sale
Know Where to Draw The Line
If Needed, Help A Neighbor Get Back On His Feet
Endure Hardships without Complaining ~Don’t Make Excuses
Be Cheerful ~Be Strong ~Be Accountable
Be Generous with your Life & With Your Resources
Live By the Golden Rule.”

Indeed, it is an honor to live in the West.
The Code of the West's rich heritage affords everyone to live admirably thereby furthering its values around the world.

By Sharyn Jordan Hathcock ~ Author, The Home Whisperer & Wellness Advocate.

Homeward Bound

2010-05-21T14:42:00Z

Homeward Bound

By Sharyn Jordan Hathcock

Environmental Healer, Feng Shui Scholar, and Author

“Dwell in the Possibilities.” Emily Dickenson

Since our homes are a metaphor for our lives, they mirror back to us who we are, where we have been and the person we are growing into. In many cases, my clients have forgotten to leave room for this essential process and it is reflected back to them via their home. They have tightly designed corners that tidily trap them into being less than whom they are or can be. The deep contentment from a simple life where distractions do not find their way in is easily created. A home couches dreams into unfoldment and is clearly beyond just a physical space. An abode is where time and experience feed the soul and give wings to one's spirit. A residence offers up plentiful opportunities to thrive. This sanctuary reveals joy reflected from the back-side of sorrow. A harmonious home makes way for an abundantly wonderful life. A heavenly haven is the ideal place where the cosmic breath of chi blows in the winds of fortune. It is the gathering place where family and friends create new memories. Home is where we sink deep into solidity and stability finding a well earned place of tranquil serenity. A home affords us quite contemplation allowing inner peace and her depth to balance life's challenges. A dwelling is the place to nestle, rest, be comforted, and restored; where our creative juices flow. A home houses our comfy reading chair where we suspend our reality by visiting other times and spaces. Surrounding yourself with beauty in your home enables you to grow with ease and grace. Transformation comes through benevolence, being open-hearted, illuminated, faithful, and flexible. New and positive attitudes are opened up thus developing the “true you” you love to be. Relax within the heart(h) of your home and discover balance within and without. So please, Dwell in the Possibilities!

If the Shoe Fits

2010-05-17T16:06:00Z

Greetings oh Blogger Enthusiast,

Now that I have combined my environmental healing work with my husband Jay and my Miraculous Gift of Water mission, I am thankful how well they compliment one another. For the past sixteen years as a Feng Shui consultant, I have been honored to empower hundreds (thousands) into the natural flow of their life journey where beauty and grace re*side. What a JOY! Part of the 'fcures' I share is the power of word and how we attract to us what we are thinking.

Today I must again emphasize just how profound your words and thoughts are. In the early spring, I decided it was time to attract some wonderful new shoes. If you read my house-slipper article, you will know that I simply create a Vision-Quest path for such delights. To bring you up to date, we just re*turned from a wonderful trip to Texas where the perfect shoes did indeed find their way to me. To encourage you to Vision Quest too, I will re*create my experiences in details for it is here that the magic happens.

In the heart of Texas wheat and cotton countryside, my Uncle Jerry and Aunt Sheree are living happily ever-after in their incredibly beaitiful home. Since I can re*member, they have been my mentors. Uncle Jerry with his business savvy and Sheree because she far beyond talented, Plus they are just find and good people! Sheree re*lishes in creativity and is the queen of everything wonderful!! She is re*markably talented whose home not only stimulates your every sense of delight but will all-at-once calm the depths of your being. I promise I will soon provide proof of their elegant abode for you too will swoon.

Having Mother's Day at-hand with a firm commitment to honor Jay and my mom in-person, in yet another Texas town, our visit was all too brief. However we managed to catch up and make new memories in the timeline we did have. Our overnight stay found us sleeping sweetly in in their sophisticated guest room wallpapered in Persian blue toile with windows graced by yards and yards of the same breathtaking color of blue satin. Too many details to share but again, I will send evidence that you too will love! When she showed us to our room, Sheree apologized for having bags of clothing out to send to charity as she had been cleaning her closets. Not to fret, we had a small bag for our overnight stay and the room's ample space was not dwarfed at all.

Since I drink a great deal of water, I sometimes make a nightly potty-trek. I sleep so soundly on our re*structured alkalized water that I always go right back to my dreams. On this particular night, I was navigating unfamiliar territoriy and I accidentally bumped into the over-stuffed love seat. In turn, a charity bag tumbled over. Lo and behold, I beheld a bedazzling sight....amethyst shone in the night light's glow giving enchanted a deeper meaning. A closer look and here were brand new Bandolino sandals with dazzling amethyst, orchid, and lilac bling. In my head and heart, the song “I'm in heaven” began to play! Just like Cinderella, I slipped on the shoe and it did indeed fit. The following morning I offered to pay for these shoes that were on their way back into the world but my beautiful Aunt Sheree would not hear of it. I have since contributed to one of my favorite charities on behalf of this wonderful gift.

When we made our way to the next town for Mother's Day, we visited my mother-in-law June who was staying with my sister-in-law Olivia. Olivia's garage was overflowing with items for a future, community garage sale and yes, you guessed it...more presents from the shoe gods. Yet more Bandolinos surfaced in the form of a well-made and attractive pair of leather sandals. The second pair is a stylish and feminine taupe dress sandal. Just last week I just read where this color makes the calf look more slender so I really appreciate these shoes. Both pairs are in my size and still in their original boxes. Needless to say or in this case write, however I must because I AM SO ETERNALLY GRATEFUL!!!

Okay folks, dust off your Vision Quest boards or better yet, create a new one with fresh dreams to come true and new intentions to be fulfilled. Learn how to create your Future Seeds of Memory (and shoes too) in my easy and affordable The Miraculous Gift of Water eBook. This little how-to-book is ONLY $5.75!! If you follow its simple guidelines, it will transform your life for the better. I hope the shoe fits!!!

Living Well from the Salt of the Earth

2010-04-12T17:43:00Z

Living Well in 2010

Salt of the Earth Principles ~ Part 1

By Sharyn Jordan Hathcock ~ Author, Symbolist, Environmental Healer

“Ye are the salt of the earth.” Matthew 5:13

The question is, “What does being the Salt of the Earth actually mean and how can this philosophy support you in living well?” First of all, think of the people in your life whose very presence brings out the very best in you. When considering these folks, what is the catalyst that triggers you to experience your better self? What is this intangible essence that draws forth deeper insights and more profound inspiration into your life? It has been my experience that he/she who embodies this gift, intuitively lives from Salt of the Earth Principles. These rousing people show up in many forms such as volunteers, leaders, mentors, teachers, serial entrepreneurs, professors, artists and realtors. They include retailers, doctors, healers, managers, administrators, students, consultants, and the list goes on ad infinitum which is Latin meaning endless. These individuals are a diverse community however each have learned to speak the universal language of service and possesses the ability to make a difference. It matters not how someone chooses to express themselves professionally, it only matters that they do so meaningfully. This is the intangible essence that shifts mediocrity into excellence and fully explains how to live by the Salt of the Earth Principles.

In days of old, salt was considered a precious commodity used for bartering. The word salary finds its Latin root in the word ‘salarium’ and is the source of our modern day word for salary. This word is also a Latin link to ‘sal’ which means salt which evolved into ‘sal-dar’ translated, it means ‘to give a wage or a salary.’ History teaches that ‘sal-dar’ also renders the word soldier. In Roman times, sal-dars or soldiers not only guarded Rome’s treasured salt roads, they were also paid in salt. Bringing these interesting facts into the present time, the adage, “being worth your salt” is connected to one’s salary via the value or service you give. Therefore, a person living by the Salt of the Earth Principles is a person of great integrity who garners respect. This person naturally inspires greatness in other people and when this happens, the entire community is better served.

This esteem is earned, defined and refined by being service-oriented. In fact, the word serve is derived from the Latin word ‘serv’ and includes many traits of a person worth their salt. And finally, we come to the word ‘sal’ the Latin root that forms ‘sal-via’ which means Sage. Indeed, a Sage will always prove their worth as they endlessly live Salt of the Earth Principles. A few of the Sage’s traits, as inspired from the word Serve, are as follows: 1. Ob*Serve: The Sage innately observes a need and then quietly and/or selflessly fills it. Discerning a more productive path to tread and although it may not be the most popular route, a Sage has the courage to pursue it. A Sage perceives what is high and good from within. They are not given to oversee others as the strength of their inner correctness is enough to lead by example. By attaining an inner stability, great things can come forth. 2. Re*Serve: There is an adage ‘to salt away’ which means to store, stockpile or keep. This is the Sage’s inner independence as he/she searches for answers from within. This wisdom is then accumulated and as a result, they never give way to fear. The Sage lives a life of brave integrity where this reliability draws forth the higher nature of his/her fellow humankind. 3. Con*Serve: The Sage participates in safeguarding his/her faith against worry. Living by the Salt of the Earth Principles, the Sage walks in the knowledge of the heart by keeping an open mind. He/she never contributes bitter judgment against a person. For the Sage KNOWS not to categorize people as hopeless, helpless, and ungrateful or anything negative. He/she KNOWs people can transform and can then live into their greater selves. Since miracles can and do happen, the Sage believes all things are possible. 4. Pre*Serve: The Sage upholds humility and acts to unify. He/she KNOWS the arrogance of ego and doesn’t act from this limited place. The Sage’s keen interest lies in creating a collaborative community where people seek and emphasize what makes them the same above what makes them different. The Sage celebrates commonality and thus, forever respects multiplicity. 5. De*Serve: The Sage’s merits have earned him/her great honors but above these he/she is worthy of being an inspiration for generations to come. For their wisdom is not found in being divisive, critical hateful, gossipy or in discord but it is expressed by the cohesiveness of the greater good. The Sage can be recognized by how he/she makes you feel. Embracing an organic approach to all differences immediately broadens your sense of community. A person who lives by the Salt of the Earth Principles possesses unswerving stability so when you are in the company of their greatness, you are indeed inspired to be your greater self. For within each of us, there are unlimited sources of wisdom and permanence. These deeply resonating energies allow you to be worth your salt.

Each day, you co-create your life by way of your choices and these choices are selected according to your belief system. In turn, the quality of your life reflects your beliefs. If your life experience is not in alignment with the desires of your heart, it is time for you to get really clear about how you can speak the inclusive Salt of the Earth’s Principles’ language. This affords you to live into your Sage-self and in doing so; you will not only live well in 2010, but to quote Buzz Light-year, “To infinity and beyond!”

Sharyn Jordan Hathcock is the author of The Home Whisperer and Dreaming True books. Her newest book, The Song of the Starr Children will be released in May of 2010. To enroll in Sharyn's free, self-paced e-Course, 333 Discovering Your Greater Self...Why? Because your Dreams Need You, go to fengshuisimplified.com. Sharyn is the designer of Harmony8's line of elegant silk energy product, the Way of Wind and Water Energy Cards, and the inventor of the Inner Home Game (due out 11/11/2010). She is dedicated to making life abundant by creating a home/workspace where balance and joy reside. She is a Western School of Feng Shui honor graduate and an esteemed Red-Ribbon professional from the International Feng Shui Guild, an Arizona resident since 1974, White Mountain resident since 1985 and a Feng Shui consultant since 1994.

April's Amazing Abundance

2010-04-01T04:30:00Z

April's Amazing Abundance begins with its brilliant birthstone~the exquisite diamond which denotes and is known as the gemstone of innocence, love, excellence, power and beauty. In times of antiquity, it was given to insure love and harmony. This birthed the tradition of presenting a diamond in an engagement and/or a wedding ring. The diamond emphasizes fidelity and trust in one’s relationship. Wearing a diamond honors the Golden Rule “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” as it stimulates honesty and unison within and without. It encourages the ability to follow through on your highest moral code, strengthens your courage, inspires trust and helps you manifest abundance.

April Fool’s Day is synonymous with the word innocence as it symbolizes the sweet, gentle and playful energy that lives within each of us. It presents adventure, unexpected changes such as a new field interest, embarking on a fresh new idea or simply developing a broader scope of awareness. It is the free spirit, the completely trusting part of us that carries very little baggage. On the other hand, the Fool can also symbolize little preparation and impulsive behavior. When you balance discernment with blind faith, reason with doubt, wisdom with uncertainty, believing with skepticism, you certainly create and live in harmony and balance.

Enjoy April's Amazing Abundance and shine like the diamond that you are. April's Amazing Abundance begins with having a childlike innocence. Be playful, be radiant...BE YOU!

Feng Shui Your Way to Inspiration

2010-02-18T03:51:00Z

Greeting

My last post encouraged you to find a special place to create from. There are many variables in this equation. For me, the joy of utilizing one of our home’s bedrooms as a dedicated office space is over perfect. For you, the kitchen table might be the perfect or at least a temporary creative place. For purposes of this teaching, we will call your space the Blessing Place. Think of it in terms to receiving great and profound inspiration. The following are a few tips to consider…where ever your Blessing Place may be:
1. Keep your area free of clutter but know that your piles of genius are certainly not considered clutter. Oh contraire' your journals, manuscripts, drafts, sketches, business plans, vision boards and of course, dream-list are an important and essential part of your creative process. Tomorrow we will talk about your dreams & how to create them into coming true.
2. Have an Idea-Catcher…in my first workshop (November of 1997), I suggested to create folders, envelopes or even files to collect your brilliance. This information still holds up. 3. What artwork inspires you? For me, it is my family, fantabulous trips we have taken, photos of nature, beautiful statuaries representing peace and love. A centered soul can speak and write volumes.   What items, photos or figurines, can you add to your Blessing Place that inspires you to live your purpose through your creativity? Hint~When I was writing my first book, The Home Whisperer, I kept the chapter title and artwork in front of me. This helped me stay on topic.
4. Make a list of what you have accomplished towards your project, vision, screenplay, symphony-on May 14, 1989, I wrote a business plan for a movie theatre business. I had experience in this field---okay, so it was as a teenager and yes, it was a summer job but coupled with my husband and my vision to open our town's very first movie theatre, it was our passion. I listed the research we must do, all of the overwhelming things we would need and I honored the acceptable rules of business planning and her preparations. On an every day basis, I referred back to my list of what we had accomplished and this keep us going. On December 16, 1989, we opened our doors and over the next 12 years, we built this enterprise into a multi-million dollar business. Whatever it is that you are creating, KNOW that DREAMS DO COME TRUE!
5. Musica---yes, play lyrics-free music. This energy will lift you beyond yourself. 6. Have a fountain nearby---the only exception is if you are creating from your bedroom---a fountain is too yang for this restful place. The sound of water is soothing.
7. Living plants---even if you think you kill everything you touch, you can certainly grow a bamboo plant. They are easy and they represent great good fortune. Ah Most Auspicious!
8. Affirmation: I am Creative, I am Abundant…you don’t have to be Stuart Smalley~okay so this reference dates me, but Al Frankin did a great job on that character and re*member laughter boosts your endorphins.
9. Breathe, breathe and breathe. Do the exercise on yesterday’s anchoring of your Blessing Place…it gets the circulation going and creates calm.
10. Smile...yes, even if you are alone as this releases your happiness hormones!

As Always…blessings, blessings, blessings~

Be Inspired,

INSPIRED Creativity via YOUR HOME

2010-02-17T21:26:00Z

Greetings Fellow Inspired Beings,

To begin this INSPIRATION via YOUR ENVIRONMENT teaching, it is important for you to know that since 1994, I have had the honor of being a Feng Shui practitioner. During that time, my wonderful husband and I successfully owned and operated movie theatres in four AZ. towns. Our business model was shaped around awesome customer service, vision, community involvement via providing secure jobs and incredible entertainment. Obviously we were film or as it is referred to in the movie business, product-driven. Remember this was in the ‘90’s and there were a limited amount of annual block-buster films. With our focus on excellence and the desire to continue growing our business, in retrospect, I know this intention is why Feng Shui came into our lives. Certainly, its principles created a greater harmony and magnificent flow!

Okay…now that I have the stage…pun intended, we can get on with this BLOG’s subject. Just one more fact, when I first found Feng Shui, I felt as though I belonged to a secret society. These profound teachings spoke to me of life’s mysteries but at that time, they were not widely accepted. The detective part of me was experiencing a real-life Who-Done-It thriller. Who knew the culprit was my home? I was living in a cloak and dagger world, learning how to solve the greatest crime story of An Unexpressed and Unfulfilled Life. As I mastered Feng Shui’s amazing concepts, I literally blossomed into Sharyndippity! I know, that is pretty corny but please enjoy the whimsy-life doesn’t have to be so serious!! Truly, things shifted around so quickly that even my husband noticed the balance, beauty, grace, love and abundance flowing into our lives. We were so successful in our theatre business that when we set in motion the idea to sell it so that we could enjoy the fruits of our labors, we did so in a powerful way…but that is another story!

For the past 16 years, I have helped hundreds of people create a nurturing environment that supports and inspires them. We will begin this series with the place where you create---whether you are a writer, artist, business person, gardener, entrepreneur, physician-western or eastern, linear or metaphysical person, you must have a specific place where you can create your world.

TODAY: In your home, designate your very own place to receive Inspiration, Innovation and Illumination. This could be a niche in your living room, a fully dedicated office space, a loft or even your kitchen table. First of all, SELECT YOUR PLACE ~ this is the blessed place to create your very own fully-expressed life!

Sit in this place, close your eyes and be very still. Be focused on your breath and on the beat of your own intuition, inhale to a count of 1, 2, 3, then hold to a count of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and then slowly exhale to a count of 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6. When you open your eyes, look around at the view it offers. Is it devoid of clutter? If the answer is NO, then by all means DE-CLUTTER FOR YOUR HIGHEST DESTINY. Begin from YOUR INSPIRATION PLACE and work outwards. In my book, The Home Whisperer-Feng Shui Simplified, O I share that clutter (its root word is coagulate) in one’s home shows up as blocked creative energy, vagueness regarding your life purpose and certainly halted finances. March’s O magazine cover boast the headline De-Clutter Your Life!!! This simple process truly works wonders for your level of inspiration is directly tied to your ability to receive it and dear one, clutter blocks inspiration’s pathway.Until tomorrow’s post~ Become Forever Clutter-Free!!!

As always…

Be Inspired*
Sharyn Jordan Hathcock
The Home Whisperer ~ Environmental Healer

Calling Forth A Blessing

2010-01-04T19:55:00Z

Greetings Oh Prosperous Ones,

Today I awoke with the message, "It is a new dawn, it is a new day." I could hear this within the ethers and yet it was so close, it was speaking directly to my heart. With this kind of information, doesn't everything seem possible? The freshness of beginning anew-no blockages, no stumbling stones~I like it.

Later this morning I was reminded of the times I have called forth simple blessings and the Universe has beautifully responded. For this exercise think about an item that you care to bring into your day-to-day service. Although I have too many to share here, I do have two living examples to illustrate. Last Christmas, I called upon the blessings of house slippers-I know, how simple can this request be? Nonetheless, this was my desire and I asked that they be useful, comfortable, elegant, and serviceable.

That next day, I received a package from my mum and in side was a sweet satin pouch with red satin, comfy slippers and a red satin sleeping mask. They were wonderful-during the holidays, our daughter Olivia was home and wore them. She too loved their warmth. The lesson here is that the Universe is already paving the way to your joys. I was specific and so more slippers were to follow. We were visiting my mother-in-law and she asked if I could wear her new creamy vanilla-colored house slippers. They were a gift and the style and size were not a good fit for her...they were quilted white satin (I love satin) with a dressy heel making them more of a dressing gown style-very retro and oh so glamorous. What a gift they continue to be. The next week, I was given another gift of 2 pair of house slippers-one pair was white and the other black. They are the everyday variety and ever so useful. Shortly thereafter, a sweet, knitted pair of with a beautiful blue butterfly motif were sent to me. They are also warm and practical. The last pair to arrive were an elegant deep blue, lined with faux fir and complete with a hard sole for going out of doors. Just Ask and let it go...you will receive!

The second situation was a love seat for our bedroom. To read, to slip on shoes (especially house slippers-loll), and of course, just to rest---for our bedroom to be complete, this was a must. Plus, I knew it had to be a perfect color to match our unusual master suite palette, but I trusted it would certainly turn up. At first, I shopped for one but to no avail. After several months of on line and physical searches into every kind of store, I refreshed my blessing by giving thanks for it. Soon thereafter, our son and his beautiful wife moved into a new home. The previous owners left behind some furniture and asked them to take what they wanted. Amazing-there was the perfect and I do mean perfect piece of furniture. Since our children did not have a use for it, they gifted it to us. Thank you!!!

Call forth your blessings-they are waiting in the wings for you.

Be Inspired,
Sharyn

Optimize Your Body's Healing Potential

2010-01-02T01:35:00Z

Dearest Sweet & Lovely Ones,

Today...consider your intentions. With 2010 beginning in a re*trograde, it is an excellent time to re*flect, re*new, re*adjust, re*think, re*align, re*dedicate, re*focus & of course, re*juvenate all things near and dear to your heart.

What are your most desirable aspirations? Do they line up with your life's mission or are they simply a distraction? How do you know the difference?  Use my energy scale exercise and simply ask!  This re*markable Energy Meter can be downloaded from my website~ www.fengshuisimplified.com

This incredible tool is a gift to YOU. After January 20, 2010, the instruction e-book will be available and is free of charge. The reason for wait? Whew, let's get out of this re*trograde phase.  In addition to this highly useful gift, beginning February 4, 2010, you will re*ceive courtesy updates on a weekly basis titled
"333~Feng Shui Insights~Upgrade Your Home & Thus, Your Life"

Be Inspired,
Sharyn

BLESSINGS for an ABUNDANT 2010

2009-12-26T17:06:00Z

For today and for eternity, my prayer is for you to be filled with Divine Love where you rejoice in Life's true and infinite abundance.  May you be strong, be grateful, be awakened, be still and as always...believe. This very minute call forth your every thought to be inspired by complete joy and deep contentment. Ask for Divine Love's healing balm to pour freely into your heart so that you are comforted by peace itself. May you walk arm-in-arm with the Ascended Masters and sing with the Angels all the while drinking in their loving beauty as they mirror who you truly are. This life is for you to discover who are. During this quest, you will find that you are LOVE...pure, pure LOVE. So please know that it is written...Amen and Amen~So Be It!

Thank you for your Mind, Body & Abundance Sweepstakes entries -all 350 of you---WOW! Karla McWhorter of Phoenix, AZ is the Grand Prize Winner!!!
                                 ****Congratulations Karla****

In 2010, I will finally have the new web site format in place. In this fresh year, we will see have every day dawns a new hope and every moment offers us a deeper connection to the Divine.  Together, we will journey into the vast yet intimate places of healing, wholeness, wellness, and completeness--these remarkable territories have never ventured into this way before.

Just a note: In the Chinese Calendar, 2010 is known as The Year of the Metal Tiger. With this energy in place, we each can benefit from its attributes. They are as follows: undying courage, liveliness, engaging activities imbued with purpose, courage, self-reliance, hopefulness, resilience, compassion, respect, sensitivity, intuition and keen intelligence. Utilize each of these traits and begin Living Well NOW.

Be Inspired,
Sharyn
Author, Symbolist, & Environmental Healer

PoSivity Day 11/18

2009-11-18T17:02:00Z

Greetings TODAY is the DAY...All that you think, say and do are to be grounded in gratitude with a twist of PoSivity. Be thankful for all that has gone before as this thanksgiving paves the way for what is going forward.

Please do not look back at yesterday's closed windows ~ look forward to ethereal doors that are widely swinging open. They bestow infinite wishes for your ABUNDANCE!

TODAY Be Well, Be Love, Be Inspired and Believe!

Check out www.fengshuisimplifed.com~ Simply click the PoSivity Day banner and just underneath it you will find the contest rules. WIN $1,118.00 value added prizes for holiday gifting! It is the Mind, Body, & Abundance Triathlon.

Blessings,
Sharyn

Po.S.ivity~Tomorrow holds another training tip!