West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick BorNei

Change Only Happens When You Cooperate With Yourself!

Your biggest blockage to SUCCESS, ABUNDANCE AND LUCK is yourself. Repeat after me, “I am getting in my own way!” If you don’t believe this evaluation, take a second look at yourself. Here is a private checklist. Let’s see how you score! If only one scenario fits your situation, then there is still work to be done. Some Feng Shui suggestions will follow each of the behaviors to clear up “cluttered thinking.”

1.If you begin a sentence with “You did it, he did it, she did it, they did it, everyone blames me and I didn’t do anything to deserve this,” then think again. As my Master Teacher has taught me, “sometimes the ‘evil’ in the house could be you. To see where the trouble lies, hang a mirror at the end of the bed, so when you sit up first thing in the morning, take a good look at yourself and see if it could be you!” (Yes, I have done this, and guess what, I had to take another look at myself and how I communicated in the world. It hung there for three years before I understood more about myself.)

2.When I loose 10, 20, 30 pounds or more, I will fly home, go to a reunion, apply for a job, find a partner. Answer: Now is now. To lose weight, add weight to your intentions and stick with them. Lose tons of clutter first. Start in the kitchen. Get rid of half of the excess. Take bowls, appliances, extra silverware, throw away outdated and unhealthy foods. Clean this sacred space until it glistens. Suggestion: for any habit, such as overweight, drugs or smoking, chew on a toothpick until it is shredded. Don’t forget to discard it immediately into the trash for the safety of children. Another must is placing a mirror behind the stove. This will place the cook in a Commanding Position, which is one of the main three Feng Shui cures for a prosperous family. With the mirror in place the cook is happier and the food becomes nourishing. An unhappy cook adds toxins into the whole dinner and poisons his/her family.

3.“I am not able to keep a job, hold on to a sale and money is lost continually. Suggestion: take a journey into childhood. What belief system did you grow up with? Let go of old belief patterns from Mom, Dad and grandparents. Bless their advice, but discard the negative fear factors wrapped around their upbringing. Feng Shui advice to change these blockages: Move your desk and computer to a Commanding Position. Sit with your back to a solid wall with your desk and workstation facing the doorway, without looking straight out the door. Call for details. Only successful people follow this advice quickly. Other clients will resist this cure with much talk about wires, or their spouse won’t allow the desk in that corner. Money must be able to find the entryway of a business or a home office. Check the front door or the path to opportunities. Make sure the visual of the front yard and entry has a “wow factor.” Bicycles, hedges, dead plants, or too many stairs to the front door, a garage under a bedroom or office can make deals unstable and they float away. Check the far back left corner of any house, apartment, condo or offices. If a bathroom “lives” here, you will need lots of Feng Shui help. Call for this one. Yes, you can blame yourself for not having the knowledge to avoid this choice, but if you chose this floor plan a second time, then you should know better. I can hear the next “poor me” statement. “We/I don’t have enough money to move.” Well, yow, of course not. The largest source of Chi loss is the rush of water created when a tank is flushed and takes one of the most important Elements for survival down the tubes. According to Feng Shui, or the Balance of Wind and Water, the Element of Water that allows money to slowly build and grow is lost again and again with the violent action. Cure, in my opinion – move when you can. Call for a band-aid suggestion to stop the money loss. Update your belief in struggle makes you stronger and use an experienced consultant to help chose your next home or business location.

Continue your self-evaluation during the holiday get-togethers. Watch your “conversation come-backs” with relatives. Take the higher road of observation, as your “friends” and relatives will provide more than enough clues and criticism to wake up the inner and outer you. Good luck and remember to laugh, if possible, and add their comments to the “Personal Change List for Success, Abundance and Luck.” Watch, look and listen. Remember, you can only change yourself. The biggest blockage in your life could be you!

Note: Caroline Patrick BorNei (pronounced Bornay) is Caroline's Chinese name give to her by her Master Teacher His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yin.

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Please consult your physician for physical problems as this article only gives ideas and suggestions. Caroline is not responsible for anyone using these suggested plants or advice for cures or healing any problem either medical or Feng Shui claims. This column and article is for entertainment only. Please seek help from a qualified physician, naturopath, herbalist or other certified person for treatment.