Ideas for Creative Holiday Gifts
by Kac Young PhD, ND, DCH
We recycle, we buy fresh, we shop locally, but what else might we do to unburden our planet from the excess of holiday gift-giving? This year we have the opportunity to get really creative! If you use the guidelines in my Five E’s to shape your shopping list this year, you’ll help to curtail the buildup of trash. When you think about unnecessary waste remember that more than 8,000 tons of wrapping paper are used each Holiday season – the equivalent of approximately 50,000 trees. Americans throw out 38,000 miles of ribbon each year.[1] But, we can conserve our resources by purchasing wisely and thoughtfully.
The Five E’s
When you think about buying gifts for family and loved ones, keep in mind that less is very often more. Here are five categories to keep in mind:
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Power Objects Grow Our Love
Everyone wants freedom. Freedom from the outer-world strains of job pressures, relationship difficulties, financial issues or health concerns. Freedom from inner-world feelings of insecurity or oppression. In many people, it is a combination of these desires. Whatever the case or whatever the mental stressors; what every soul longs for is freedom to experience love—to love and be loved.
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Essential Feng Shui to Go
A: Yes! Ideally, road trips and vacations of all kinds are opportunities to “vacate” our own personal paradises and experience other versions of paradise. When planning your vacation, give some serious thought to your preferences.
Feng Shui Illuminary: Two Houses, A Tree, and A Leaf Bag
Feng Shui Definitions: Children’s Bedroom
- Unlike the master bedroom, it’s a good idea to have family photos in children’s bedrooms. Photographs of parents and grandparents make children feel secure and “watched over” at night.
- Many “hyperactive” children are sleeping in bedrooms with bright red sheets and walls full of action figures. Calm their bedrooms down! Replace the colors of bright reds, blues, and yellows with warm pastels and deep rich tones that wrap children in a cozy, tranquil embrace. Bring in serene or happy art that isn’t flying, falling, driving or running around the room.
Inner Feng Shui: Bedrooms
Are you worthy of having a truly sensual, comforting bedroom that feels fantastic every morning and every night? Do you really deserve to celebrate yourself with Ch’i-enhancing influences of extra soft linens and extraordinary art? Celebrate your bedroom and affirm: “IN THE SPIRIT OF CONSTANT RENEWAL, I EXPERIENCE COMPLETE REST AND REJUVENATION IN MY BEDROOM EVERY NIGHT.”
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