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- Art, Fashion and Feng Shui Increase Positive Energy - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffWhat do Fine art, Feng Shui and Fashion have in common, besides the letter F? They are all about energy. Artwork can provide you the kind of energy that can make you happy or sad; be uplifting or depressing. They are also categories that fall under: “one size doesn’t fit all.” Art needs to ...
Views: 1224(1 vote) - Feng Shui – a Tool for Healing, Inspiration and Self-empowerment - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffFeng Shui is often defined as a Chinese art or a system of natural laws to govern the spatial arrangement, orientation and placement of a building, home, furniture or a grave so that maximum harmony is achieved between the flow of energy of the environment and that of the user. It is believed to ...
Views: 1492(1 vote) - How to Create a Self Improvement Calendar to Increase the Positivity in Your Life - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffIf you are results oriented and want to increase positivity in your life, the time to begin is now. Positivity is about bringing your personal environment and you into harmony both externally and internally so you can create a better life and enjoy it more. Positivity is living a balanced ...
Views: 3661(1 vote) - How to Downsize, Re-size or Re-Locate with Less Stress - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffKathy, a business person working out of a home office, has been talking about relocating and downsizing for months. She was so excited about her move. She did everything right, she uncluttered, packed and cleaned each room before moving on to the next. She arranged for utilities and the mail to ...
Views: 1061(1 vote) - How to Reignite Your Job Search, Feng Shui Strategies that Help - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffA job search can be a daunting task to say the least. But in a down market where the 24/7 news speaks only of doom and gloom, it can see almost hopeless. The good news is that you are not powerless and can be in more control than you think is possible. The following strategies are based on ...
Views: 1631(1 vote) - Prevent the Holiday Grinch from Stealing Your Joy - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Pat Heydlauff“He stared down at Who-ville! The Grinch popped his eyes! Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise! Every Who in Who-ville, the tall and the small, was singing! Without any presents at all! He HADN’T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the ...
Views: 1632(1 vote) - Reduce Holiday Stress using Feng Shui - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffPeople often celebrate as many as three or four holidays during this time of the year. Unfortunately, each can be filled with stress wrapped in many shapes, sizes and packages that can far overshadow the potential for joy. The biggest stressor for many is having too much to do in the limited ...
Views: 1915(1 vote) - Being Grateful For What You Have - Are You? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffThe gratitude season is here. With Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year on the horizon, maintaining a calm grateful attitude throughout the next several weeks will reduce your anxiety, put you in-control and increase your personal blessings tenfold. Your holiday season will be ...
Views: 2148(2 votes) - Is The Fatigue and Anxiety Epidemic Undermining Your Well-being? - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAcute and chronic are often used to describe fatigue and anxiety. Most people however describe them as being overworked, overly tired and worried – worried about everything from the economy and losing their job to higher taxes and how they are going to meet their family’s needs. Many are ...
Views: 1122(2 votes) - What’s Keeping You Down? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffA lot is written at this time of the year reminding you to be grateful for what you have and thanking God or your Creator for your blessings. Yes, it is good and important to be grateful and set aside one day per year to express that gratefulness but what about the rest of the year? Most people ...
Views: 1965(2 votes) - Your Guide to Social Media – Disconnect to Connect - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffAccording to several research studies done in 2011 and 2012, 39 percent of Americans spend more time on Facebook than in face-to-face relationships and 10.5 billion minutes per day are spent globally on Facebook alone. The warp speed shift in social relationships and how we interact is due ...
Views: 2746(2 votes) - 3 Steps to a Sustainable Prosperity Lifestyle - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffIs there a sustainable lifestyle that provides calm; one that reduces stress and increases prosperity? It was once thought that the only way to achieve this was to live on a mountain top, in a Zen garden or to isolate oneself from the outside world. Today, with the use of positive thinking ...
Views: 2596(1 vote) - Don't Just Cope With Life... Create It! - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffDo you face each day with a smile, enthusiasm and a plan? Or, do you plan to just cope with what comes along? Is your objective every morning to survive whatever life throws at you – or do you have a plan to thrive? Or, have you already learned the secret to life – how to create what you want ...
Views: 1263(1 vote) - Five Steps to a More Prosperous 2013 - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffAre you ready to shift the energy in your world? Are you ready for better relationships, more prosperity? If yes, try using Feng Shui principles. Feng Shui is a lifestyle that is all about shifting energy in your life and surroundings to create an improved, more prosperous life. You may call ...
Views: 1922(2 votes) - Five Ways to Feng Shui Your Outdoor Retreat - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffWhen spring arrives most people turn their thoughts to the great outdoors. Instead of visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads flowering daffodils, tulips and lilacs abound. It doesn’t matter if you live in the sunny south, are still dodging snow flakes in the north or ending the rainy ...
Views: 995(1 vote) - Food, Feelings and Feng Shui - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffStudies have shown that people’s food intake is susceptible to their surroundings. Simple visual clues like plate size, room lighting, room color and the eating behavior and body size of dining companions were shown to affect the portion and size of food consumption. While the studies are ...
Views: 2399(1 vote) - Holiday Celebrations with a Feng Shui Twist - by Submitted on May 22, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffNot feeling the holiday spirit this year? Feng Shui principles can help you create a joy-filled holiday season. Although our society tends to compress much positive energy (good Feng Shui) into the last six weeks of the year and forget about all of that great energy by the second week of January ...
Views: 1943(1 vote) - How to Create Prosperity through Home Improvements - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffWhether you rent, lease or own, any interruption in the flow of positive energy in your home and personal surroundings can cause many tiny interruptions in the flow of prosperity in your life. Your life, home and surroundings are filled with a constant flow of energy that can be positive, ...
Views: 1512(1 vote) - How to Manage Time and Energy to Boost Personal Productivity - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAre you stuck on the procrastination highway where productivity slows to a crawl and stress uncontrollably speeds up? Why, because you’d rather be doing something else, fear of failure or lack of organization? Or are you procrastinating just because you do not know how to manage your internal ...
Views: 1558(1 vote) - Is Tired the New Norm? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffDowntime is a necessity in today’s warp-speed world. We are so busy making a living and consumed in day-to-day activities that we often do not have time to enjoy life. We tend to over-commit, never say no and turn into workaholics – always doing something or going somewhere. Are you someone ...
Views: 2091(1 vote) - Less Is Better - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffIs staying focused or getting motivated a lost cause in your home or office? Do you feel like you have lost the war even before the first shot is fired? In the world of Feng Shui this lack of motivation, inspiration and focus is a sign of blockage or stagnation in your physical environment. ...
Views: 1737(1 vote) - Neutrals are King for the 2013 Holiday Season and Beyond - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffAre you excited to bring out your holiday decorations each year? Do your design accents inspire and uplift you? There are more decorating choices than ever for consumers in 2013 but even with the variety of options, this may not be the year to transition into a completely new look. With so ...
Views: 1887(1 vote) - Positive Energy at Home Yields Positive Results - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2016 from Pat HeydlauffPositive energy is not the type of energy that provides you the ability to turn on lights or start engines but rather the kind of energy that helps you maximize your personal productivity and enjoy life more. Do you remember a moment when you were feeling totally empowered to take on your ...
Views: 1835(1 vote) - Rough Seas or Smooth Sailing Ahead…Take Command - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffDo you wish your life was smooth sailing every day, not just occasionally? Do you feel like you are you aimlessly adrift, being tossed around on the sea of life at the whim of the waves? Everyone experiences a few days or weeks throughout a lifetime where they feel out of control and tossed ...
Views: 2112(4 votes) - Strategies to Overcome Stress - 10 Tips to Take Control - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffJust because the nightly news and electronic media preaches doom and gloom, it is your choice whether you buy into it. Millions work, find new jobs, buy homes and start new relationships daily. They do not succumb to the prevailing negativity. They choose to maintain a positive attitude, ...
Views: 1771(1 vote) - Sync Home and Office Energy to Increase Prosperity - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffPeople have a tendency to segregate their lives: home vs. office, personal vs. professional and physical vs. spiritual. However, when you observe closely you will find that there is no separation to the movement of energy as it flows from one location, duty or emotional need to the next. For ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - Take Care of Yourself to Attract Success and Prosperity - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffWhat did you do for yourself today that helped you be more energetic, productive and prosperous while reducing your stress and anxiety about the future? Do you believe there is something you can do or you need to do to change the status quo or do you feel it is out of your control? The ...
Views: 2035(1 vote) - The Feng Shui Secret - Don't Forget It - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffHave you applied Feng Shui principles to your home over the last few years? Have you tried a “do-it-yourself” Feng Shui balancing act where things were better for a while then everything fell apart again? Has anything changed in your life since you created balance in your personal or workplace ...
Views: 1518(2 votes) - The Feng Shui Solution for Creating “Downtime” - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffSummer is almost here and so is patio living, picnicking and barbecuing. It’s all about relaxation in the great outdoors so you can absorb some of that great fresh air and relax. All you need is outdoor space that provides enough peace and quiet to give you the opportunity to rest, read a book ...
Views: 1012(1 vote) - Use Feng Shui to Achieve Goals - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffFeng Shui principles are a powerful way to achieve the accomplishment of your goals. Its energizing principles influence the outcome of the creativity and visual impact of another powerful tool, the Vision Board. A Vision Board, whether it is a bulletin board with push pins or an elaborate ...
Views: 2122(1 vote) - Use Feng Shui's Yin Yang for Self-Improvement - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAn often asked question is, “Do Yin and Yang have anything to do with Feng Shui?” Or, “Can I use something other than the traditional principles of Feng Shui to bring balance and harmony into my surroundings so I can improve my life?” Others even say they would like to use Feng Shui but do not ...
Views: 2470(2 votes) - Wealth Begins at Home - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffA common belief is that wealth, financial wealth, comes from outside the home, through a job or investments. It is a little known fact that wealth actually begins at home where you sleep, eat and live according to Feng Shui principles. When areas of your home are out of balance by being ...
Views: 1626(1 vote) - Your Front Door - The Key to Opportunities - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffYour Front Door: The Key to Opportunities There are three important areas in your home when it comes to good health, happiness, good relationships and wealth: your front door, your bed and your kitchen. Their location, care and cleanliness will either increase your prosperity and well-being ...
Views: 2265(1 vote) - Your Kitchen: The Key to Abundance and Prosperity - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffWhen it comes to good health, strong relationships and wealth, your home is the key. According to the principles of Feng Shui, the three areas that can affect your prosperity and future most are your front door, bedroom, and kitchen. This article, the third of three, will focus on your ...
Views: 3078(1 vote) - Your Personal Success Roadmap - by Submitted on May 28, 2013 from Pat Heydlauff“Age is such a high price to pay for maturity,” said Tom Stoppard, a Czech-born British journalist and playwright. Albert Einstein spoke of it as a space in which he lives, “that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.” Various resources define maturity as ...
Views: 2011(1 vote) - Are You Stuck on the Yellow Brick Road? - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffDid you decide 2010 is your decade filled with the kind of change that brings you balance, prosperity and abundance? Lasting change, the kind that eliminates chaos in your life and provides you calm so you can take advantage of the law of attraction no matter what is happening in the world. ...
Views: 1481(5 votes) - Four Ways to Generate Good Fortune - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffWith so many people unemployed, the stock market still significantly down from record highs in 2008 and economists arguing about whether the recession is over or is going to get worse, it’s a wonder if anyone has a bright outlook on the future. Everyone has been touched by this economic ...
Views: 1293(3 votes) - Negative Thinking Cannot Live Where Positive Thoughts Resides - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffAre you a worrier, so much so that you actually have created exactly what you’ve been worrying about? Do you start a project and think to yourself “I’m never going to get this done” and you don’t? Are there times you dread doing something because you think you will fail only to actually do it ...
Views: 1731(4 votes) - 3 Creative Ways to De-Stress - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffStress often comes from being overwhelmed by just looking at or listening to all the clutter and chaos in your surroundings. Is clutter in the form of stacks of magazines, tons of paperwork, piles of clothes, boxes and books, 24/7 media, electronic devices constantly interrupting or… creating ...
Views: 1388(3 votes) - 6 Steps to a Clutter-free Computer and a More Productive You - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAccording to the National Association of Professional Organizations, research shows a direct correlation between productivity and clutter. When clutter and chaos are on the rise, profits and productivity decline. While the mantra of the day may be "go paperless" that doesn't mean your ...
Views: 1815(2 votes) - A Gratitude-Filled Thanksgiving helps Create a Better Tomorrow - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffWhat are you grateful for this year? Have you taken time to think about and be thankful for all the positive things that have happened in the last 12 months? Or, have you been busy just trying to survive and focusing on the negative, creating your own world of more stress. When you pursue this ...
Views: 1714(3 votes) - Can't Focus or Get Anything Done... A Solution that Works - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAccording to Mac Anderson Founder, Simple Truths, a few years ago a health study determined there are three main reasons people can't cope in life: 1. They live in the past. 2. They have a low self-esteem. 3. They can't laugh at themselves. All three of these can be important when you ...
Views: 2563(4 votes) - Feeling Out of Balance? Create Balance with Feng Shui - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffAre you feeling out of balance, facing piles of unfinished projects, mounting financial indebtedness, or experiencing wellness issues that just won’t go away? If what you are doing to remedy these problems isn’t working, use Feng Shui principles to find balance and create new energy to attract ...
Views: 1768(2 votes) - Feng Shui Improves Work/life Balance - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffFeng Shui is easy fun and one of the greatest stress relievers in the world. It can be your best friend if you are trying to develop a new lifestyle that reduces anxiety and stress while creating a calm more peaceful and prosperous life. Basic Feng Shui principles are easy to learn and apply. ...
Views: 1882(1 vote) - How to Improve Your Prosperity - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffDo Feng Shui principles actually play a role in the development or improvement of prosperity? Will it make a difference if you focus new positive energy on improving your income generation? The answer is a qualified yes. Remember, one of the principles of Feng Shui is the use of positive ...
Views: 1683(2 votes) - Overcomplicating Your Life... Let Go of the Old to Create the New - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffDo you have a tendency to over-think and over-complicate everything you do? Do you feel like there must be just one more thing you need to do, find or search to make your plan perfect, work better or be more effective? The secret is to let go of the old. In other words, unclutter your thoughts ...
Views: 2300(2 votes) - Providing Advice - What You Need to Know - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffLike millions of others, has your world been turned upside down? Have your responsibilities at work and at home escalated and the time you used to have for yourself been depleted? The old norms just aren’t working and everywhere you turn someone is trying to provide you advice on how to live ...
Views: 1214(1 vote) - Reset, Renew and Remember as You Celebrate Your Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffWith the holiday season rushing toward you at warp speed and Thanksgiving just days away, are you already thinking, “How am I going to get everything done this year with less time and less money?” Are you so worried about all the details and how to pay for it that you will never get anything ...
Views: 1421(2 votes) - Use In-Between Times to Create Good Fortune and Prosperity - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffAre you living "in-between times?" Are you living in a gap and not sure whether you should look back or move forward? For example, are you in-between jobs, in-between relationships, in-between major holidays when nothing gets done in the workplace or in-between the ending of the old year and the ...
Views: 1134(3 votes) - Create Personal Stability and Security - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffIs maintaining a positive attitude at the top of your “will do” list today? Are you finding it more and more difficult to go to work, look for a job or encourage others? According to a leading communications strategist the negative economy and discord in government has actually changed the way ...
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