8 Ways to Boost Your Energy
Think feng shui is only about rearranging furniture and painting a room the "right" color? Think again. If you're dragging before you even get out of bed in the morning, it's time to implement some changes from a master feng shui practitioner that can prepare you to better meet each day.
Diana Garber, president and creative environment officer of Intuitive Concepts, Inc., offers eight tips to help you attract positive energy and people to your life, adopt healthy behaviors and add some much-needed pep to your step.
Here are eight ways to boost your energy:
- Know why you're unique. "Your birth date helps determine traits to which you are predisposed. This helps you manage your personal energy," says Garber. Your birth date indicates colors that support you best (for the clothes you wear, car you drive, food you eat, etc.) and even reveals ways that you can get a better night's sleep. Find out your patterns by sending Garber your full birth date.
- Pinpoint your social patterns. Classic feng shui is based on the five elements -- fire, earth, metal, water and wood. "Water people, for example, are deep thinkers, so superficial conversations aren't as interesting. Fire people need to be self-expressed or they can become sullen," explains Garber. Your feng shui element is also determined by your birth date.
- Strengthen your weak areas. Each person has strengths and weaknesses based on their feng shui element. Garber offers some examples: "Earth people are calmer in times of turmoil but they also tend to resist change. Metal people are natural-born leaders but when giving orders they can be abrasive. Wood people are action-oriented and can become bored easily."
- Make conscious decisions. If you feel like you're stuck in certain patterns or are fitful, there is an imbalance in your life. "In these days of multi-tasking, single-tasking is a lost art," Garber says. "It goes back to yin (rest) and yang (activity) -- consciously think about what you want spiritually, emotionally and intellectually and make choices accordingly. Attract people into your life that support your choices." When yin and yang are balanced, we're happier, she adds.
- Be prepared… to a point. Anxiety develops from a fear of not knowing. "When we know a situation is probable, plan for it and enjoy the ride," Garber advises. "Think of a snow storm; when you stock up on blankets, candles, cocoa and board games, it can be quite enjoyable." Aim to apply this "risk management" practice to other areas of your life. Control what you can and work on allowing the rest happen as it will.
- Establish and work toward obtaining goals. "What do you want your life to look like in six months, one year or five years? Make choices toward those goals; otherwise, you end up feeling like you're living some else's life," says Garber. "Manage life consciously, or unconsciously it manages you. Take time to acknowledge your accomplishments, and allow yourself to learn from the rest."
- Be aware of cause and effect. Simply enough, negative thoughts and actions attract negative behaviors and people; likewise, positive thoughts and actions attract the same, explains Garber. Even if you're not expressing negative or positive emotions verbally, be conscious of how your mind is working -- this affects what happens around you and whether the direction of your daily life heads toward good or bad, happy or sad, up or down.
- Manage your energy. "Ultimately, we are responsible and accountable for all that we say and do," says Garber. "With practice, our reactions become more positive." Make the effort to manage your energy and responses so that your energy doesn't manage you. Be conscious as you live your life, and be present in the moment when you make choices.
These feng shui tips don't all need to be implemented simultaneously. "Wear your good energy colors and observe if your energy changes -- whether you have more of it or you're perceived differently," says Garber. "Sleep toward a good direction and notice if you have a better attitude to face the day." Change doesn't have to happen all at once to make a difference in your quality of life and levels of energy.
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Thanks for the tips. Taking some deep breaths or going for a short walk helps boost my energy too. Check out this great blog for some easy ideas to stay energized: http://blog.mydiscoverhealth.com/
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