inner strength's February Ruminations
February 2000
Another reason I feel so good inside about myself is I am learning about feng shui (pronounced fung sway). This teaches us how to decorate our living space to align ourselves with nature. While I am still learning and decorating, for the first time in my life I feel at home and peace within my house. Even though I have an apartment that I rent, this is the first time I truly feel at home. Each visitor to my home comments on how wonderful they feel when they visit. Amazing what a little alignment with nature can do for the soul!
Not all has been a bed of roses for me this month either. I am an entrepreneur and a couple of my jobs have been cut back. Usually I get very anxious and depressed during these times. Not this time. I am learning to take things in stride and to not make mountains out of molehills. As one door closes, another one opens. This is true when you focus within yourself. I also take more chances and opportunities. For example, I missed work 2 days this week out with the flu. Instead of feeling badly about not earning any money, I spent one afternoon online playing the stock market, adding to my stock portfolio. Also, one of my new jobs allows me to travel once a month which I find to be good for my soul. I am truly content...for now.
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This month has been one on the surface of no interest or excitement. However, when I returned from an early morning walk, I realized the beauty in solitude and nonexcitement. Today is a glorious day! The temperature yesterday was 77F (the average here is 55F) and this morning the birds were singing to the top of their lungs. The fireball red sun/sky along with the popping up of flowers' heads from their winter sleep made the view all the more invigorating. It reminded me of my childhood summer days when the most relaxing sleep came during this time. But unlike my childhood, I no longer want to sleep...I want to be up and enjoy all that nature has to offer us. The red sky also reminded me of sitting on my grandmother's front porch on her farm in late evenings. She recited old fisherman's verse: "Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailors delight." Yes, it will rain later today; however, the rain is cleansing the ground of all the wicked "snow of the century" we had last month with a record snowfall of 20.3 inches within a 24 hour period.
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