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West Meets East© By Caroline Patrick BorNei Certified Red Ribbon Professional of the International Feng Shui Guild
Another New Year, How Did That Happen?
I really wanted to stay in bed this morning. It was a perfect day for “bumming around” as my mother use to say. Looking out the windows at my new loft made me very happy. They are over fifteen feet high. Birds swirl over and around the rooftops, landing in the treetops. They seem to be gossiping and appear very busy. I guess I would be too, if breakfast was a few grains of rained-on weed seeds. I think birds must work as hard as ants with all that flying around. At night the Big Dipper shines and Orion, the constellation, stands tall above the Portland building. The Blue Moon floods brilliant blue/white light into the condo. The silence is deafening and the view surreal. I can’t stop smiling. I give myself permission to sleep, turning away from the ancient night light, then sleep some more.
“Can it be another New Year? How did this one slip up on me?” I asked myself. Sometimes lying down feels good, until you try to get up. The next morning I felt dizzy and nauseous when trying to stand. “Oh yes, I remember now. I ate pudding,” I heard myself say to myself. Milk and sugar are a deadly mix for me. I staggered to the kitchen sink and took some dandelion root and leaf tincture. The liver needed help quickly and bitters are the best thing to turn an acid system into alkaline. “Now to the showers,” I determined.
Water helps all ills and my body felt a lot better after the shower. Next I headed to the computer to see what today’s mailbox contained. There were several self-help New Year Resolution newsletters, including some Feng Shui advice columns. Same stuff, wash your crystals, de-clutter, and polish mirrors. “There is so much more to Feng Shui than this,” I muttered. I pulled out a pen and paper and wrote:
Do good deeds. Don’t eat things that make you sick. Call a friend who needs someone to talk with. Don’t get tattoos or piercings which alter your destiny. Toss out dead plants. Do prayers and ceremony such as the Lord’s Prayer 108 times. Open the doors and windows for as long as possible to let in new Chi. Chant sacred Mantras 9 times, 3 times a day. Look upward when using the bathroom, so your body’s energy doesn’t deplete. Hug your children. Stop gossiping. Stop arguing. Stop criticizing. Clean things out from under beds, so Chi can flow under and around your body for good health. Move your headboard away from a chimney or from a toilet in the next room. Answer the phone for business opportunities. Write a new Bio for all the Feng Shui Directories to give them your new address and phone number. Contact and touch base with clients on your new winter and spring jobs in Arizona, California and Oregon. Stop procrastinating. I opened Windows on the computer and begin typing.
CAROLINE’S FENG SHUI CONCEPTS Caroline Patrick Bor Nei Certified Feng Shui Consultant Red Ribbon Professional of The International Feng Shui Guild
Weekly newspaper columnist for Benicia Herald, CA. 12 years “WEST MEETS EAST”
Milepost 5 900 NE 81st Ave. #401 Portland, OR. 97213
Also AZ., CA.,
503 208 2960 Cell 360 420 5096
Feng Shui 23yrs.
Caroline Patrick Bor Nei brings the experience of over 5000 consultations to your home and business. Traveling to China and Taiwan with Professor Lin Yin and China a second time with Helen and James Jay transformed her practice yet again. Caroline’s knowledge of Feng Shui is profound, especially when giving mundane and transcendental “cures” for interior and exteriors of living and working spaces. She has helped many people understand “The Art of Placement” through lectures, teaching, herbal workshops, writing, book illustration and mastery of sacred art through murals and paintings. His Holiness Grandmaster Thomas Lin Yun, leader of The Black Sect Tantric Buddhist School, recently wrote about Ms. Patrick’s understanding of color and its effect. “Among my disciples, Caroline has already attained ‘the indigo color’ and has surpassed many predecessors. She understands the concept of harmony and balance and the smooth flow of Chi.”
For Life Changes, schedule an appointment for on-site or by phone. www.fengshuiartistry.com www.moongateschool.com
The day flew by. I accomplished my daily mission. Time to watch the clouds and evening mist sink into the tall green pine trees. “How beautiful. I feel like painting this scene. Maybe tomorrow.” The day ended. Christmas lights twinkled on housetops, bringing the Element of Fire to the neighborhood. “Oh yes,” I thought. “Write a PS to your list. I will be in Benicia, California in April for consultations and/or classes. Have people call or email if they are interested.” I turned out the lights of the loft, but pink light now filled the space, reflecting Portland’s nightlife. “Wow, another surreal view,” I whispered.
Greetings to all,
I have opened my new offices in Portland and delighted with the changes.
Much of my work has expanded to Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, California and other locations, which makes Portland a pivotal location for travel, teaching, speaking and the arts. My new living space is at MILEPOST 5. A community for The Arts and is 15 minutes from the airport.
I will be traveling to Canada, China and Arizona in-between the relocation, so the phone number above is the best way to stay in touch for now (also email) ... Call (503) 208-2960 for easy phone consultations and on-site. Designing Space, Health Issues or evaluating corporate problems is my specialty. Check for schedules in your area www.moongateschool.com.
Thank you for your continued support. Stay focused and let the OX of 2009 plow the fields of opportunity, but decide NOW what you want planted .......for 2010. Be ready when the Tiger leaps forward with your decisions.
Blessings and good Chi,
Caroline Patrick BorNei Certified Feng Shui Consultant Red Ribbon Professional of the International Feng Shui Guild www.fengshuiartistry.com caroline@fengshuiartistry.com
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