Feng Shui at Your Service To Rake or Not to Rake

I am grateful to embody excellent Health! I
am grateful to know that I am Health and
Wholeness.

I am grateful and remain open sending
gratitude to The Universe for the
ever-increasing Abundance all around me.
I welcome Abundance in all its forms.

I remain grateful for Jacqui and my angels
bringing information to me in a consistently
loving way - I love being open to messages
every day.

I am grateful for my chosen Career and Life's
Work knowing it serves People and in turn
my financial needs.

It is my intention to gratefully offer mySelf up
as a Helpful Person. It is my intention that
these words Travel over th Earth supporting
all who read them.

I am grateful for the People and Friends I
feel like Family about. I am grateful for the
sense of Foundation they provide.

As my Muse hovers over me, I hear and hold
the creative ideas knowing the information
supports me and those who read my Work.
I am grateful.

I am grateful for the healing of my heart of
everything that would stop me from
attracting my soul mate.

I am a Beloved and Shining example of the
Magnificence of The Universe.

Feng Shui at Your Service
Vikki Albers, Consultant
707 . 315 . 1629 / vikki9@fengshuiatyourservice.com

To Rake or Not to Rake

Look down and see last springs sprouting miracles
crunchy and curly under your feet.
Depending upon your trees, possibly millions of former miracles are under foot.
To rake or not to rake, that is the question.
At least one of them...

That’s all very nice but just look at this mess; dead leaves all over the place!
If you are lucky, only ankle deep.
They stick to your shoes.
They stick to the dog.
Sometimes they’re slippery-slimy and
sometimes dry and crisp and smell so good we must shuffle through.

Is it Feng Shui-OK to leave the little decaying
pages of tree lore here and there to
leach back into Mother Earth in their own good time?
Would this be a way to nurture next year’s crop of leaves and flowers?
No, it would not.
Remember, we frown on clutter.

We weed through our clutter indoors
and raking is the equivalent of clutter clearing outdoors.

It is not optimal Feng Shui to leave the leaves;
it is optimal Feng Shui to remove the leaves.
Fallen foliage is lifeless.
Energetically it does not support any thing.
In Feng Shui we want to surround ourSelves with that which is alive and thriving;
we want growth and expansion.
Fallen leaves do not fit the ‘alive’ category.

Consider this.
The Feng Shui Bagua can be superimposed over an entire property.
Imagine a huge deciduous tree in the back left corner:
your Abundance and Prosperity life area.
Do fallen leaves represent how you feel about prosperity?
Or maybe a wintery, leafless tree is in the back right corner:
your Relationship life area.
Crunchy leaves don’t conjure up warm and huggy do they?
Or what if… it only gets worse.
Trust me on this, please, and pick up the rake.

When raking the leaves remember to peek under the low-growing trees
and bushes to be sure all Chi-less tidbits are removed.
If the out-of-sight dead leaves are left behind they too can impact your life.
Be thorough and when possible, be Green.
If you have a home with a front and back yard try to manage the leaves with a rake.
Take this opportunity to conserve energy and not use a blower.

Raking may also be a good time to meditate;
similar to a walking meditation.

Repeat a statement of gratitude for the consistent demonstration of abundance
you are standing knee-deep in or maybe repeat a mantra.
‘Be’ with nature.

Set an intention while raking for the cleared space to open your home (i.e. your life)
to new experiences, fresh growth,
and a willingness to release the lifeless that no longer serves you.
Be as specific as possible with your intention.
Just like indoors, as you clear something new rushes in.

Once all the leaves have been gathered up
you may consider placing the heaps in your compost bin or
in your garden garbage to be recycled and reused by your community.
If you haven’t done this before,
check with a local arborist or nursery about the
compostability of your particular type of leaves.
Will these enhance the quality of your compost or diminish it?
Are these particular decaying leaves safe for humans,
pets, and all who visit your garden
(to include the feathered and multi-legged)?

You will love how this feels!
It is not only about clearing leafy debris from your surroundings;
it’s an experience of opening up for all matter of aliveness!

Take a look. This isn’t really a ‘former miracle’ is it?

Affirmations

In gratitude and with an intention to serve.

Feng Shui
is acknowledging
an energetic component
in the items we choose to
surround our Selves with.

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