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Change happens. Sometimes it happens to us, visited upon our lives by an external source, and sometimes it happens within us, as a new dream or an impulse that expands our outlook. Sometimes the change is something we wanted, like a new job. Sometimes it is something we thought that we didn’t want, like a divorce.

Sometimes we even get so stuck in a pattern and an unconscious habit that we forget that change is always on its way.

Change is inevitable.  We must be open to it, even as it seeks us. And as the interior design of our souls shift, the interior design of our homes must shift along with it to support, nurture and sustain us as we become more aligned with our soul’s calling, message and expression.

Where you live and what you live with is an extension of who you are: your living quarters are a projected physical manifestation of your emotional wants and needs, a mirror of your thoughts, dreams, hopes, wishes, and issues. And it isn’t just about the four walls that surround you.  It’s about the energy with which you fill your space and the emotions, thoughts and feelings that are attached to the objects in your home.

As a designer and a spiritual seeker, I noted long ago that whenever my awareness grew or evolved, it was incredibly important for me to support those new found parts of myself by altering my space so that I could support myself and be reminded of the shifts and the changes that had taken place…so that these shifts could be anchored deeper within.  I wanted the world around me to reflect the person I was becoming.  Likewise, whenever I manifested a change in my surroundings, whether it was by adding an element or subtracting a possession that no longer fit, I would feel a corresponding shift within myself.

Of course, this is not a simple a=b equation.  A new couch won’t give you a new life.  A life-change doesn’t mean that you need to go out and buy a new couch.  What I’m talking about is much subtler.  Consider for a moment that things are manifestations of our dreams, metaphors of our desires, and connections to other times in our lives. They are also placeholders of unfinished business, issues, belief systems, dreams and limiting thoughts we have about ourselves and the world around us. What you think is just an old exercise bike or a set of dishes is really so much more.

That old bicycle in the garage:  is it a reminder that you need to reconnect to your body and support it through exercise?  Or does it belong to an ex-wife or an ex-husband, like a dusty reminder of regret? How about those lovely dishes, the ones that were your grandmother’s?  Are they really just dishes?  Or are they a psychic connection to your family heritage and to a woman you remember fondly every time you see those plates?