A Squeaky Life is Like a Broken Record..
If you wake in the morning to a view of your bedroom, clothes piled up or on the floor, piles of books around the room, a computer in the corner surrounded by papers, a chair with so many things on it you couldn’t possibly sit on it, and then you open the squeaky door to your bathroom and find a dripping tap and things everywhere….. guess what kind of day you will likely create?
A squeaky life is like a broken record – it just keeps going around and around.
Something has got to give, and it’s always the weakest link emotionally or physically.
In Feng Shui, you create a sanctuary that nurtures, nourishes, inspires and supports you in being all that you can be. Living your life on purpose is a struggle if your home is not supporting you.
When the energy is moving well in your home, you’ll be supported in attracting everything you need to do what you’re here to do. Creating a stress free and harmonious environment sets the tone for a very different day and a very different life.
There’s a lot you can do yourself now, to create an environment that supports you.
9 Feng Shui Tips to Eliminate Blocked Energy in Your Home.
1. Check the plumbing: Water represents prosperity. When you have leaky pipes or taps, it’s your prosperity that’s going down the drain. Take a look under sinks and watch for any sign of water. Even your shower fitting dripping will be sending your prosperity away.
2. Fix anything broken: When you’re tolerating things not working as they should, your energy is drained. Which means the energy you are putting out into the world is not as it should be, and you’ll be attracting back less than you desire. Either fix them or get rid of them.
3. Check your stove: The ability to cook food represents abundance. Your stove is a symbol of prosperity. Ensure your stove is kept clean and in good working order. A burner that doesn’t work represents a loss of money. It’s also good to make use of all burners, rather than favoring one or two as this represents taking advantage of all opportunities.
4. Replace burnt out light bulbs: These represent burnt out energy and a lack of passion. You definitely want to be as ‘lit up as possible’ – which doesn’t mean wasting energy by turning on lots of lights. It’s important that all light bulbs work should you choose to turn them on. And even if you never turn on a particular light – it’s important the bulb does actually work.
5. Fix squeaking hinges and floor boards: Hinges that squeak represent arguments, and if you have loose floorboards, they usually reflect feelings of uncertainty or insecurity. They also represent your joints, so get them moving freely and you’ll be more supported. Hearing squeaks is a constant drain on your energy.
6. Fix broken or cracked windows in your home: Windows are the eyes of your home and they symbolize your own clear vision. Avoid eye problems and gain clarity by fixing any broken windows. If you feel you are lacking in vision, wash and clean your windows. The same applies to your car.
7. Unstick windows and doors: Stuck windows affect career and relationships by encouraging conflict. And stuck doors stop the energy entering your home or a particular room. This will impact all areas of your life. Same happens if you have clutter behind a door stopping it opening fully. Unstick doors and windows and remove clutter and let energy into your life.
8. Mend broken or cracked steps or pathways: Walking over broken steps, concrete or tiles will lead to difficuly in attracting opportunity to your life. Cracked pathways also represent your bone structure, which needs to be strong.
9. Clear your clutter: Remember clutter is anything unfinished, unused, unresolved, tolerated or disorganized. And it will all be bogging you down.
In Feng Shui clearing your clutter is the first thing to do. Clearing clutter will hvae a huge impact on you. All the tips above are examples of clutter and give you somewhere to start.
There is nothing worse than your life being like a broken record, with nothing changing.
Action Step: What is one thing you can do today to ensure the energy is flowing freely in your home and your environment is supporting you in living your best life?
Life Insurance To Protect Against Toilet Humour
When taking out life insurance, many people think of the obvious risks. Cancer, heart disease and accidents are the main concerns, although thankfully these won’t happen to the majority of us.
But have you ever considered life insurance to cover dying of laughter? Have you ever considered the possibilities of dying on the toilet? It happens.
There are many deaths reputed to be attributable to laughter. As far back as 207 BC a Greek philosopher by the name of Chrysippus was apparently watching his drunken donkey trying to eat figs when he laughed himself to death.
More recently, a 50 year old bricklayer died after 25 continuous minutes of laughing while watching an episode of the Goodies on TV. His death was put down to heart failure, brought on by the excessive strains of laughing too much.
Dying of laughter itself is not possible. It is thought that it only possible if choking or heart failure occur at the same time. Thankfully, this is not very likely as, according to health experts, patients with heart disease will laugh less than anybody else.
This is due to the stress levels. Endothelial cells form a protective lining in our blood vessels and stress impairs the production of these cells. A weak endothelium can lead to hardened arteries, quite literally, hardening the heart.
It has been surmised that it is possible to suffocate during excessive laughter. During laughter, the epiglottis constricts the larynx. This restricts our ability to breath but the automatic breathing response will take over before it’s too late.
Laughter has, in fact, been found to be a great medicine. So much so that laughter therapy is now a recognised practice. It reduces the stress hormones and our bodies natural produce killer cells to ward off all types of diseases and virus’s.
In fact, laughter is a good all-over workout. Blood pressure is lowered, there is an increase in vascular blood flow and more oxygen reaches the blood stream. Diaphragm, abdominal, respiratory, facial, leg and back muscles are given such a work out that laughing 100 times is the equivalent of 10 minutes on a rowing machine or 15 minutes on an exercise bike.
The dangers of a negative lifestyle are well documented. The emotions of a negative person can cause biochemical changes that affect our health adversely.
Surely, if laughter is this good for you there should be a clause in life insurance policies to reflect it? There is a section asking about regular exercise. If a gym membership lowers the premiums for life insurance then shouldn’t a sunny disposition do the same? Is laughing at the cost of life insurance enough?
There’s also the other hidden danger in life that is not mentioned on life insurance policies and that’s the risk of dying on the toilet. It is widely believed, though not proven, that Elvis Presley died whilst on the toilet and he is not the only famous person to have this eulogy.
From slipping on a wet bathroom floor, pulling down a high mounted old-fashioned toilet system, pinching injuries from broken toilet seats to broken hips from slipping off a dodgy toilet seat, toilet injuries are common place but death?
It really is physically possible to die from going to the toilet. This is apparently due to a drop in blood pressure due to the parasympathetic nervous system during bowel movements. However, it is expected that there will already be a circulatory problem before the event.
So, when taking out that life insurance policy, check the small print and ensure you are covered for every day events such as going to the toilet and laughing.
Life Is All About The Good Or Bad Choices You Make
Life is like a road. There are long and short roads; smooth and rocky roads; crooked and straight paths. In our life many roads would come our way as we journey through life. There are roads that lead to a life of single blessedness, marriage, and religious vocation.
There are also roads that lead to fame and fortune on one hand, or isolation and poverty on the other. There are roads to happiness as there are roads to sadness, roads towards victory and jubilation, and roads leading to defeat and disappointment.
Just like any road, there are corners, detours, and crossroads in life. Perhaps the most perplexing road that you would encounter is a crossroad. With four roads to choose from and with limited knowledge on where they would go, which road will you take? What is the guarantee that we would choose the right one along the way? Would you take any road, or just stay where you are: in front of a crossroad?
There are no guarantees.
You do not really know where a road will lead you until you take it. There are no guarantees. This is one of the most important things you need to realize about life. Nobody said that choosing to do the right thing all the time would always lead you to happiness. Loving someone with all your heart does not guarantee that it would be returned. Gaining fame and fortune does not guarantee happiness. Accepting a good word from an influential superior to cut your trip short up the career ladder is not always bad, especially if you are highly qualified and competent.
There are too many possible outcomes, which your really cannot control. The only thing you have power over is the decisions that you will make, and how you would act and react to different situations.
Wrong decisions are always at hindsight.
Had you known that you were making a wrong decision, would you have gone along with it? Perhaps not, why would you choose a certain path when you know it would get you lost? Why make a certain decision if you knew from the very beginning that it is not the right one. It is only after you have made a decision and reflected on it that you realize its soundness. If the consequences or outcomes are good for you, then you have decided correctly. Otherwise, your decision was wrong.
Take the risk: decide.
Since life offers no guarantee and you would never know that your decision would be wrong until you have made it, then you might as well take the risk and decide. It is definitely better than keeping yourself in limbo. Although it is true that one wrong turn could get you lost, it could also be that such a turn could be an opportunity for an adventure, moreover open more roads.
It is all a matter of perspective. You have the choice between being a lost traveller or an accidental tourist of life. But take caution that you do not make decisions haphazardly. Taking risks is not about being careless and stupid. Here are some pointers that could help you choose the best option in the face of life’s crossroads:
-Get as much information as you can about your situation.
You cannot find the confidence to decide when you know so little about what you are faced with. Just like any news reporter, ask the 5 W’s: what, who, when, where, and why. What is the situation? Who are the people involved? When did this happen? Where is this leading? Why are you in this situation? These are just some of the possible questions to ask to know more about your situation. This is important. Oftentimes, the reason for indecision is the lack of information about a situation.
-Identify and create options.
What options does the situation give you? Sometimes the options are few, but sometimes they are numerous. But what do you do when you think that the situation offers no options? This is the time that you create your own. Make your creative mind work. From the most simplistic to the most complicated, entertain all ideas.
Do not shoot anything down when an idea comes to your head. Sometimes the most outrageous idea could prove to be the right one in the end. You can ask a friend to help you identify options and even make more options if you encounter some difficulty, but make sure that you make the decision yourself in the end.
-Weigh the pros and cons of every option.
Assess each option by looking at the advantages and disadvantages it offers you. In this way, you get more insights about the consequences of such an option.
-Trust yourself and make that decision.
Now that you have assessed your options, it is now time to trust yourself. Remember that there are no guarantees and wrong decisions are always at hindsight. So choose, decide and believe that you are choosing the best option at this point in time.
Now that you have made a decision, be ready to face its consequences: good and bad. It may take you to a place of promise or to a land of problems. But the important thing is that you have chosen to live your life instead of remaining a bystander or a passive audience to your own life. Whether it is the right decision or not, only time can tell. But do not regret it whatever the outcome. Instead, learn from it and remember that you always have the chance to make better decisions in the future.
Transform Your Life With Intuitive Tips for a Great New Year
Are you ready to make your positive life transformation? Following are some special intuitive tips to help you create the best year now and for the future:
Live each day as if it was your last. This doesn’t mean you need to start bungee jumping off of cliffs or parachuting out of perfectly good airplanes, but it does mean that you need to awaken yourself to the potential around you in a positive new light. Love a little more. Give a little more. Dare to dream; and dare to challenge yourself to follow through on your dreams.
Start using your intuition. Did you know that every human being has the potential to excel in almost every aspect of life? Yes, it’s true. By using our inner wisdom, we are able to determine the appropriate course of action to take. That inner voice is your higher consciousness – your conscience – and it is telling you right now that you can achieve your heart’s desires. Do you want to acquire a better job, improve relationships, or trim your waistline permanently? You can – but you must truly want to achieve these goals.
Manifesting healthier, happier lives begins with a positive thought. That positive thought is then transformed into action. Intuitively, you know that each action creates an equal reaction. The more positive energy you draw to yourself through positive thoughts, the chances are greater that you will find the strength and willpower to manifest health, wealth and prosperity.
Use your mind as your portal to happiness and wellbeing. A mind is a terrible thing to waste, says the Ad Council – and indeed it is. What are you doing with your mind? If you are concentrating on negativity, you are not serving your mind’s purpose. Your mind’s purpose is to challenge you to greater heights and greater aspirations. Think more clearly by practicing a daily “me-time.” (Me-time – a set time of 10-15 minutes of relaxed breathing, silent reflection, and tranquil meditation.) This me-time is your emotional and physical recharge mechanism that enables you to balance personal energy and universal energy. In doing so, your mind is restored to a natural and positive state of vitality and clarity.
Search within yourself to rediscover the soul of your being. Whether your realize it or not, your intuition has led you in many directions along your life’s journey. Sometimes, you have followed your true intuition and have accomplished great feats. If you have slipped from the path and found yourself in the face of adversity, it is time for a retreat – a retreat to your spiritual self. What is it that makes your soul happy? Are you at peace with yourself? That is the spiritual self that you need to re-awaken. Your retreat to soul healing is one of the primary keys to finding resolution and inner peace in your life. You must recharge your soul, much like you do your mind.
Finally, explore your possibilities. Don’t wait for opportunity to knock on your door. You create opportunity by harnessing positive energy in your life. Since you’ve begun to think more positively; you’ve recharged your spiritual, physical, and emotional energy; and you’re listening to your intuition – you now have the mindset to get you moving in the right direction. For what are you waiting? Opportunity waits for no one – now is the time to transform your life and manifest your heart’s desires.
Until we speak again, I am
Joan Marie, Your Intuition Expert
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Transform Your Life with Intuitive Tips for a Great New Year
By Joan Marie Whelan
