Celebrate Halloween with our popular psychic guest star Christopher Barbour! Chris will explain the difference between a ghost, a dead person, and an angel because he sees them all!
Listen to the replay of what Chris and other’s shared about their own ghost stories!
No foreigners are being allowed in Tibet, yet I was with my son August, and have just returned with shocking news. Tibet is on the verge of extinction. Over 5000 Tibetans were kidnapped by the Chinese government in 2008. No one has seen or heard from them since. What has happened to them? No more Tibetans are being allowed to be monks. What will happen to Tibetan race? Why is Tibet’s situation important to you?
Listen to the replay and find out how you can help these forgotten people of Tibet.
Summer is the perfect time for an office feng shui overhaul!
Feng shui is an ancient Chinese system, dating back approximately four thousand years, that helps organize your life to promote the balance flow of energy that moves through your home and your office. It’s not just Chinese wisdom; it’s universal common sense. It’s not a belief system, a religion, superstition or magic. You don’t need to believe in it in order for it to work. It’s not about changing your luck but it is about creating a space that promotes a feeling of balance, well-being, and happiness. Feng shui works through the interconnections between matter and energy. Everything is connected. When you live and work in a space that feels good to you, your attitude becomes more positive and the quality of your life and your work improves. In order to have an optimal life, you must have optimal surroundings.
Here are some feng shui tips that will help in creating a vibrant energy of abundance in your office space. No matter if your office is a small cubicle, corner office or office in the home, feng shui can help achieve balance, harmony, and success. Apply a few of these tips and watch your productivity increase, your abundance expand, and your well-being soar!
18 Do’s and Don’ts for the Office Feng Shui
DO sit in the corner farthest from the entrance to the room to have a “command” position.
DON’T sit in line with the door, as you will be in the path of negative energy.
DO keep your back toward a corner or a wall for support. If a post protrudes from the corner or wall, correct it by covering it with a hanging plant’s draping foliage.
DON’T face away from the door. Business will symbolically come to you through the door; so don’t turn your back on it.
DON’T arrange your workspace so that you look straight out into a corridor or see the stairs, storage rooms, closets, elevators, escalators, or toilets.
DO put your computer in the North or West area of your office to enhance your creativity. Place the computer in the Southeast if you use it to generate income.
DO place an aquarium or tabletop fountain in the East, North, or Southeast. A small aquarium with black or blue fish in the North area of your desk or office will activate your business and career success. Guppies or a single fish are ideal for an aquarium made of glass and metal.
DO have a good balance of yin and yang when decorating your workspace. Balance light and dark colors, soft and hard surfaces, and smooth and rough textures in your choice of window treatments, furniture, and flooring.
DON’T have any mirrors in your office, as they can reflect negative energy from clients to other people in the room. You should always maintain control over the energy in your office.
DO treat the files in your office with respect. They represent your past, present, and future business.
DO keep the cords to your office equipment well hidden. This eliminates clutter and allows for the free flow of chi.
DO consistently go through old emails and delete the clutter of any emails you no longer need.
DON’T sit underneath a painting of water. This symbolizes being under water.
DO bring in a live plant representing growth.
DO select artwork for the office that represents growth, strength or wealth to you.
DO keep your desk clutter free at all times and make a habit of cleaning your whole desk meticulously once a week.
DO prevent stagnant air and keep the vibrant flow going with a small fan.
DO promote a clear mind and lighten the office with an aromatherapy diffuser.
Have any Feng Shui questions? Feel free to contact me at michelle@michellecromer.com and sign up for your Power Color by filling out the form to the left.
“Every time you are willing to say, “yes” to everything on your path, you express the hero inside of you.” Joseph Campbell
Most of my childhood was spent listening to my Irish uncles telling powerful myths of ancient gods and ageless heroes; of men of magic and women of bravery. I was terrified of some gods, in love with courageous warriors, fearful of monstrous Cyclops, and I always dreamed of being a heroine of great beauty and mystery.
Myths and Stories are the oldest schools for humankind. Genuine stories offer a living school where the only entry requirements are an active imagination, some capacity to feel one’s own feelings and the willingness to approach the world as a place of mystery and revelation.
Myths are not a part of the past, but a way to see universal truths playing out in the present. Myths are the inside story that makes meaning of the outside world. People feel more whole when listening to a story and feel most lost when out of touch with their own story.
When I think back to the myths told to me of the hero’s journey, I realize now that the accomplishments of the heroes took place in the outer world. But as the story of our world becomes less clear, as we all find ourselves living in a cosmic turn, it is the unfolding of the inner life of the soul that provides the best way to proceed. In order to move forward in a deep and meaningful way, we must find the hero within each of us. Somewhere deep inside each of us lives the soul of a hero. It’s not something we bring to the world, rather something that brings us to the world. We must discover the hero within because we are all heroes of our own myths.
We discover the hero within by doing the inner work of determining what meaning and purpose this world holds for us, and for the future that awaits us. We can learn to see with more clarity how we each have a unique role to play; how we each have our own way to make a difference in the lives of others. It is up to us to give our own life the meaning and vitality we need to make it through and to be of service to others.
We need a path that allows us to bear the trials of living, the ordeals of our present time and circumstance, and the suffering inherent to life’s harsh realities. Discovering the hero within means waking up to the realization that the necessary conditions are being created for us to recognize our unique place in the universe, the particular gifts that we have to bring forth, and to serve a purpose greater than ourselves. Now is the time to help sustain and revitalize the world around us.
We need to learn how to tolerate dynamic tension if we are to embark on a worthwhile inner adventure. As we develop and grow, we cross points of no return. Once we cross over to new experiences of conscious awakening, and once we’ve committed ourselves to a path of awareness, we will no longer be the same. Our old identity begins to shed its skin. We come across threshold guardians – daemons that block the way, attempting to ward us off. They are like the gargoyles entrenched above archways and entrances to shrines and cathedrals. These guardians are manifestations of our deepest fears. They also guard the way to our deepest longings. We cannot go on a genuine, soulful adventure without bringing along your authentic doubts and fears, as well as our strongest desires and longings – for, without them, it would not be a hero’s journey.
But the one simple truth of discovering the hero within is just to be ourselves – that’s the real job of a hero.
Friday, February 16th, China will celebrate the beginning of its New Year. Each Chinese year is given its name from the Chinese zodiac and each year is characterized by an animal as well as an element, and this year is the year of the earth dog!
Start the New Year out by thoroughly cleaning your house. This process is called, “sweeping the dust, and is symbolic in that it represents putting away old things and leaving the past behind.
This is a lucky year full of harmonious relationships. Success will be achieved through the quality of communication between people and learning that being selfless and generous can bring the promise of a more generous harvest in return.
The year of the earth dog is a good time to make lifestyle changes. If you smoke – quit even though you have tried before in the year of the earth dog you will succeed. It’s a wonderful year to start something new like a business or buy a new home.
The dog is the symbol of intelligence and protection, and this is a year to demand radical changes to our life conditions and to preserve the future of our children.
Famous people born as an earth dog are Michael Jackson and Madonna both who represent the characteristics of being serious and deliberate in their work and in their successes. And always masters at being able to communicate their talent to all of us.
Chinese New Year is an opportunity to celebrate a new start! Happy New Year!
Summer is the perfect time for an office feng shui overhaul!
DO sit in the corner farthest from the entrance to the room to have a “command” position.
