Essential Feng Shui Tips: Philosophy of Feng Shui- The Ch’i in Everything is Changing

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The third Feng Shui principle states that the Ch’i in every person, place, and thing is constantly changing. In fact, the one constant in our physical universe is change. And it becomes a gift when we embrace it as a force that can improve our lives.

Embracing change is often resisted in our Western culture. We want to look 25 forever, buy furniture only once, and have one career that lasts a lifetime. As we all know, life doesn’t work that way. Change happens. As we grow older and hopefully wiser, we may marry, have children, divorce, change careers, move, make new friends, remarry, and through it all, experience tremendous inner and outer changes. When we fully join the dance of change and “let it happen,” we grow in wisdom and experience, and our homes reflect these changes.

For instance, you may change careers and turn a guest room into a home office, or transform the master bedroom into your art studio. As you change, you might want more yellow in your living room, or purple in your bedroom. You may feel compelled to add built-in storage, an exercise area, or an atrium for your collection of orchids. When you feel the need to change something about your home, do your best to follow through as quickly as possible. Changing your living space anchors and supports the newest you, while the lack of change keeps the old you in place.

There’s a Chinese saying: “If you want a change in your life, move 27 things in your house.” When you alter your home in a positive way, you bring positive changes into your life. Feng Shui invites you to embrace change, lighten up and let your environment grow and move with you. To help you change, install casters on heavy furniture such as desks and sofas so you can easily move things around. Any change you make does need not last forever. Let your creativity run a little wild, and enjoy the moment, knowing that it’s all going to change anyway!