Here are some posts I’ve written on the bagua map for “Where Energy Flows” blog. You can also get my book: Odyssey of the Heart – Paths to Wholeness through Feng Shui which is on the bagua map. It is available through my website: www.estel.ca   Read posts on the Bagua Map Introducing the Bagua Map The Bagua Map: An Explanation - The Family Heritage Area The Bagua Map – Family Heritage The Abundance Area The Bagua...

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.   ~ Annie Dillard. How do you spend your days? Do you take time to nurture yourself – to replenish your inner source of creativity, inspiration, peace, joy – or to just rest and ‘be’? Or do you rush from morning to night, trying to get everything done on your list? Often we put our inner needs last and then wonder why our reserves are low, or why life seems to be passing by....

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. ~Eleanor Roosevelt. As you get clear on who you are and what you want in life, it is valuable to examine your fears. Swiss psychologist, Carl Jung called fears the ‘shadow self’. He said it was the part we deny or suppress because it makes us feel uncomfortable or...

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh. Today, celebrate your life by making time for joyful activities! You are meant to have joy in your life. Your soul whispers to you constantly, urging you on and creating opportunities for you to celebrate the precious jewel of the being that is you. Are you listening? Flowers bring me joy. I love photographing them. (c)...

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. –Pablo Picasso Imagine a scenario where a person’s dream has always been to go back to school, but she believes it is too late: she is too old to start again. Whether she goes back to school or not — in five years she’ll be the same age whether she goes back to school or doesn’t. The difference and choice is whether she wants to...