Homemaking, a term that may strike many of us as something women aspired toward when there were few other options. What does Lifestyle Feng Shui™ have to do with homemaking? Everything. Lifestyle Feng Shui™ is about living a life, a lifestyle, in balance and harmony with who we are.
Homemaking is the art of making a house a home. We’re pretty aware of and perhaps pretty good at hanging pictures, buying into the latest decorating trends and colors and that does make a house attractive. But making a house attractive isn’t enough. Homemaking is about creating spaces that are filled with comfort and warmth: spaces that beckon you to enter and stay awhile, spaces that embrace us with a sense of belonging and security.
Sounds enchanting doesn’t it? It is.
A home is many things, it’s the way a room looks, the way a room feels and the balance of light and color. It’s the way the furnishings are arranged, the objects we choose to surround ourselves with and where we choose to live. But most of all, it’s how personally connected we are to the spaces we inhabit.
It doesn’t matter if your house is big or small, in the city or in the country or what style of décor you prefer. What matters is that you take the time to create, a space that embraces the spirit of your home, and the essence of your true personality. When we take the time to connect to our personal spaces, and improve those spaces, we improve the quality of our life.
Connecting to your home isn’t about spending lots of money or buying a bigger house. Connecting to the spirit, the heart, of your home isn’t something you buy; it’s something you do.
As Jane Alexander states in Spirit of the Home, “Rediscovering the spirit of your home is about bringing the natural world into your space, giving play to all the elements and the life force they embody. It’s about allowing your senses full rein; filling your home with delicious sounds, and scents, textures and tastes.”
Making your house into a home takes effort. You have to be physically and mentally involved – just like you do in any relationship. For this is a relationship, and for it to work, for your house to fully embrace you and welcome you with comfort and love you must first do the same for your house. And when you do, the change will be perceptible; your house will change into a home that beckons you, that embraces you, that welcomes you. Our homes shape us just as we shape them.
Home is the ultimate expression of who we are. And homemaking is the art of connecting to who we are through our living spaces.
Lifestyle Feng Shui™ by Laurie Bornstein
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