As I was sitting at a local haunt for a working lunch – feeling pretty worn out all things considered – I took a moment to wonder why I felt not only tired but off-kilter.
And see if there was anything I could do – besides rest – to help myself feel better.
As part of the self-assessment I considered the “bomb cyclone” that reconfigured the landscape around me.
It also enabled me to unplug since not only did we have no power but no internet and flaky cell coverage.
Since I can work offline unplugged did not equal not working.
Morning routine gone with the wind
Literally
I set out on my morning walk only to discover I had to crawl beneath a rather massive tree laying across the road and sidewalk to achieve it.
Where I got to witness Mother Nature’s redecorating first-hand.
A fellow walker cleverly noted it was all Christmasy with plenty of garland.
Pine branches and boughs lying all over the place.
Tis the season.
I’m still going to purchase a decorative wreath from a local farm.
Since I slept through the entirety of the storm I couldn’t lay blame there.
I considered that from a professional perspective I’d been busy recently.
- Completing The Science in the Fiction
- A successful interview with Lloyd Burrell
- Working on a nonfiction manuscript
- Writing a software app
- Preparing for a series of podcasts
- Maintaining a blog
Since I love what I do I couldn’t put the blame here either.
I turned my attention to a recent home project that involved mental and physical exertion.
Feng Shui!
What’s ironic is that I was employing feng shui cures to address various life challenges.
As well as stabilizing the energy of certain areas in the home.
I’ve been doing “feng shui” since I found Terah Kathryn Collins’ book The Western Guide to Feng Shui Room by Room in 1996.
Sensitive as I am to my surroundings I’ve been utilizing the concepts instinctively for over a decade.
While there is planning and execution involved I understood the toughest part is what comes after.
Every Action = Equal and Opposite Reaction
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Some 18 months ago we did a major purge/donate. Shortly after life seemed to punch me in the gut.
I immediately recognized the cause and effect and vowed to do it better next time.
The reasons behind the feng shui tweaks – which include decluttering and donating – weren’t only about fixing energetic deficits.
Life changes often necessitate action.
I decided that in the future any feng shui changes would be done methodically as always but slowly.
The idea being to sit with the change or changes for a period of time and see how things were playing out before moving on to the next.
This last round went better as I’d stuck to the plan.
Which Comes First?
The chicken or the energy egg?
I pondered the impact of feng shui activity on energy and in a moment of clarity realized that regardless of whether I did it in a big fell swoop or poking along like a tortoise when we do feng shui we are signaling to the universe we’re ready for change.
I think it’s unconcious.
I honestly believe some part of us just gets sick of looking at the same something day after day and decides to move it across the room.
Or throw it away or pass it on.
I think the work was done up front meaning we knew on some level we were ready for change.
Ready to let go.
The after chaos is reflective of the whole but the entirety of the arc of change hits us energetically.
No wonder I’m tired!
Go with the Flow Peeps!
And be well!
Elizabeth Maxim 
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