The Conscious Crow
Try Feng Shui to chase away the winter blues
Although this winter has not been as harsh and dreary as others we’ve experienced in upstate NY, we still inevitably find ourselves indoors more than not and feeling the shift of weather as it affects our mood and mindset. We may have overlooked or never before considered the impact our immediate environment plays on our mental health and how powerful place and placement are in the grand scheme of things. Creating a conscious mental stream and improving our daily habits are positive steps towards leading a more conscious lifestyle and when we bring this consciousness into our environment we can plant new seeds of perspective and ways to see that we could not see before.
When we feel stagnant and things have fallen into a routine that brings little joy or excitement, sometimes all we need is a little refreshment and adjustment to our habitat. If things in our home have been in the same place for a while it is healthy to move items around in order to activate the life force, or chi, bringing not only a fresh perspective to our space but simultaneously to all other areas where we see environment co-creating and playing a role in our lives. Feng Shui is the art of intentional placement and utilizing this chi to our benefit enhances our growth and serves as a helpful resource in our expansion. Our minds trickle over onto our space and vice versa so making change to places we visit and see everyday can be very helpful for that sought after perspective, outlook and emotional or psychological renewal that is necessary especially as we approach these darker months, alternating how we feel about our space so it keeps us feeling positive and balanced.
Incorporating a favorite item that invokes joy, introducing a lively plant, or centering a beautiful piece of art that we will notice more—all offer avenues to see and feel different, rippling out in all directions. A little change can create a big wave. One single modification and alteration holds more power than we think; for it is we who determine the effectiveness contained in a single action and we who have degraded “small” change as simply “insignificant” because of its simplicity and size in nature. We have forgotten just how effective small change can be. Because it is a series of “small” changes that snowball into “big” change that really make quite the difference overall. We can live more consciously in thinking alternatively about our approach and relationship to situations, spaces and ourselves, bringing new life and vigor to a simple act and taking that first step to re-arrange, which is key in shifting our consciousness and embodying the peace we wish to imbue.