Ask Kathryn: Q: I heard you did a fabulous Wallpaper demonstration last fall. I’m sorry I missed it. Will you be doing another one? I’ve read instructions on how to do it but I’m scared to get started. I know feng shui like nice clean lines so I’m also wondering if wallpaper is good feng shui. A: Hi! A loaded question! The wallpaper demonstration was by invitation to the Meet-Ups group, The City Stagers in Vancouver. Yes, it was…
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The $100. Challenge! In my workshop this past week we talked of the tales of years passed, and how money, and our relationship with money has changed tremendously. One thing is constant: if we keep track of the small money, it will have an impact on the big money. It has worked that way since the money world began. It is so easy these days to just keep pouring money into parking meters, shopping at the expensive…
Read MoreAsk About The Chickadee…. The chickadee is being featured as the ‘bird of the year’ for Vancouver in 2015. Chosen at random, it is a way to promote awareness to our local birds. Here is a card I picked up recently that addresses the chickadees and their attributes through a native artist, Sue Coleman. The chickadee is known for its cheerful call: chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee, chick-a-dee. There are seven kinds of chickadees, most of them sporting a black cap on their…
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The ‘official Bagua’ is an octagon shape. Its use was similar to a compass in centuries past, containing information about earth, man and the heavens. This is very auspicious tool that was carried from town to town offering guidance and protection. For outside protection, use this particular wooden Bagua with a convex mirror. When hung from a doorway or window, it will deflect any negative energy with the mirror and provide balance within the bagua wheel. When setting up…
Read More11/04/2014 0 Comments Choose your images carefully when bringing new items into your home. Common Shapes for DecoratingWhen supporting an area within the Bagua, shapes are often the easiest to manipulate. The three common shapes: SQUARES: If the life area you choose to enhance needs solid grounding, then squares would be the shape. You can choose one item, or you could arrange several items into a square shape. In addition, you can arrange several ’square-type’ pictures into one larger…
Read MorePractical Steps to Success # 20: Prevent Conflicts while building your team Verbal skills are so important when building a team. Miscommunication can present unclear objectives, trigger stress and foster a lack of respect for team players. When I discuss personality dynamics in a workshop or talk, I relate behavior to one of the five earth’s elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, water. These elements offer a unique insight on how people and things react to one another. Just as fire…
Read MorePractical Steps to Success #16: The Magical Game of ‘If’ If I had a choice…. If I had a chance… If I had the notion to… If I met the right partner and had the right job, I could…. If I stretched my mind just a bit further, I wonder what I could accomplish... ~~~ If I was an actor/actress, I could move from the plane of reality and jump into another life; written and orchestrated by me. I would…
Read MoreSunshine ahead! Practical Steps to Success #12: Support your Luck Are some people really luckier than others? Are there some people that ‘always’ get what they want out of life? What makes them so different, and so special, than the rest of us? In feng shui, there is a component of Buddhism; theory about ‘being lucky’ or ‘gathering good luck’. There are several factors to this theory: ~ Fate and Destiny: This is the raw, pre-destined facts of the circumstances…
Read MorePractical Steps to Success #9; Get Ready to Make More Money! Attitude: Pick a good one! A good attitude is the first thing to making money. Be courteous, respectful and believe in what you do. Having a positive, but flexible attitude can help you maneuver through life’s trials. Clean up: Seriously. Clean the big stuff; your closets, windows and doorways. Then clean the little stuff; your inbox, desk drawers, your car, and above all –your purse and wallet. Replace: Any…
Read MoreIf you shoot an arrow in the sky, will you hit anything? If you set up a target, you can figure out how to get there. Practical Steps for Success # 5: The Vision When you were younger, did you ever wonder about the future? Did you ever figure that you would end up where you are now? Some kids knew exactly what they wanted to be. And others just fell into the work force. Many people, including me, had…
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