It has been an amazing two weeks for many reasons! First, I was able to enjoy a glorious, sun-drenched trip to Maui with my family after a very long winter filled with projects, hockey rinks and deadlines. Our hiatus was filled with the intoxicating beauty of turquoise water, the wonderment of coral reefs and awe of the majestic sea turtles. It gave our family a chance to play together as we surfed, snorkeled and watched the dance of tiki torches as the setting sun flickered hues of gold, pink and purple.   Along with the family foray of fun, a seed that was planted months ago at Home in Harmony came to bloom.

There continues to be growth and expansion at Home in Harmony Headquarters as we move beyond our comfort zone embracing new experiences and stepping into a sense of infinite possibility & potentiality.  New friendships have been created and connections across the globe have begun. This, in part, was due to the successful launch of the Home in Harmony Master Class! We had thousands of participants join the Home in Harmony Master Class to listen to over 20 of the world’s leading experts speak on topics related to home, health and happiness! The wide variety of topics allowed everyone to find something of interest. The goal was to help you find answers to topics you were interested in learning more about and hopefully encourage you to tune in to something that you were unaware of or had peaked your sense of curiosity. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and my hope is that you were able to listen and enjoy some of these conversations.

If you didn’t have a chance to join in the fun, there is still a few days before these conversations go into a vault on May 2^nd.  Click here to get access to the Home in Harmony Master Class expert interviews. If you did join the discussion, we would love to hear your feedback! Leave us a post on Facebook , or give us a Tweet .  We would also love to hear if you have a particular topic or expert you would like us to include for the next season of the Home in Harmony Master Class.

As mentioned previously, this has been an amazing two weeks for many reasons; each reason involving expansion and growth. What I continue to learn as I move along my journey is that when we welcome life, and all it has to offer, with a beginner’s mindset we open ourselves to being awed and delighted.  It is when we close ourselves off to a rigid “know-it-all” stance or worse, one of disbelief, doors are closed and opportunities missed.  I have seen both sides of this coin and am discovering that looking at life through the lens of the wonderment and appreciation creates expansion and infinite possibility.

I remember as I first embarked on my exploration of self-discovery, I walked into a New England School of Feng Shui class thinking it was going to be related to Feng Shui, homes and clutter.  To my surprise, this class taught by Denise Linn (a Feng Shui guru), touched on Feng Shui but was primarily focused on past life regression.  I was skeptical and apprehensive as we began our first morning meditation, but I consciously made the decision to go with the flow and embrace the experience, even if it wasn’t what I had anticipated. I figured, it was a weekend of learning something new with interesting and insightful people, why not make the best of it?

I allowed my mind to open to the teachings and absorbed like a sponge each insight and new experience.

My worldview was forever changed.

This allowed me to take a step closer to my ultimate calling.  If I had shutdown, closed myself off and walked out the door, (which I did contemplate) the door would have closed behind me. I am sure that somehow, someway, another door or window would have opened.  It is my belief that we are always being led towards our passion and purpose. But, we either make things easy by staying in a beginner’s mindset of wonderment and awe that allows incredible experiences to flow gracefully into our lives or we shut ourselves down to the possibility of ultimate potentiality.

As a mother of teenagers, I sometimes experience the you-know-nothing/I-know-everything conversations. I have learned (or at least continue to learn) that these conversations are fruitless. When a teenager decides to shutdown the opportunity to gain insight from the wisdom of an adult they close a door that could have helped them maneuver the complex world of ‘teenhood’ from someone who has navigated the path in the past.  I am certain that other doors or windows will open for them to learn in other ways but they close off a path already trodden.  I have recently found myself in different situations asking myself if I am opening myself to the wonderment and awe that a beginner or perhaps a toddler would see. One who is delighted by the colors, textures and sounds of the world. Or, am I shifting into a teenage (and sometimes adult) attitude that shuts a door because of a mindset that thinks there is no more to learn or that I already have the answers? I am finding the beginner’s mindset to be rich with color, texture and vibrant blessings that expand and grow with infinite potentiality.

As I embarked on creating the Home in Harmony Master Class I was blessed for two reasons. First, it made me step into the attitude of “What is possible?” Second, I had the privilege of interviewing some amazing luminaries who expanded my awareness and understanding of the world, bringing awe and wonderment to my life.

I love when I am stretched beyond my current knowing and shift to a greater consciousness. It is my belief that this is part of our path and evolution and it propels us forward to a place of greater happiness and harmony. Can you step into a beginner’s mindset and look at your world with wonderment and awe?

May your days be filled with expansion and growth that comes from a place of wonderment and awe!

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XOXO

Imagine waking up in the morning revived, refreshed and exuberant to face the day ahead. As you begin to focus, you look around your bedroom with gratitude at the serene space that you know is both beautiful and created with healthful products that you know are beneficial to your body an soul.  You glance at a memento on your dresser that makes you smile in remembrance.  Before your feet hit the floor you have already had a few glasses of water that you know wakes up your body, flushes toxins, diminishes hunger and gives your skin that radiant glow.  As you begin to greet the day you know that you will flow with ease, joy and grace.

Does this sound like a fantasy? It doesn’t have to be! The Home in Harmony Lifestyle gives you the foundation to live this life! It is just a matter of finding tips and solutions that resonate with you and help you to build strong pillars to hold up the design of your life. The foundational pillars that are important to address include creating an inspired home, healthy body, calm mind in the midst of chaos and connecting you to your passion & purpose. I have brought together more than 20 of the world’s leading experts to share their tips and solutions for these 4 pillars.

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XOXO

When looking at life I see people ‘Pillars’ that stand out amongst the many individuals that have come and gone.  These individual pillars have created pieces of the structure or the foundational elements that have helped design the architecture of my world.  Their influence has set a strong foundation from which to build a beautiful existence. We can be a pillar for others on their journey.  This is the legacy that we live and leave.  What type of legacy do you live and hope to leave that will impact the design of someone else’s life?

I have been blessed with two amazing individuals who were pillars in my life.  They helped design the architecture of my beliefs, attitudes and worldview.  They have given me a foundation from which I have built my life. I carry their legacy with me as I stride through each day.

This week I sat by the bedside of one of these beautiful individuals, and was able tell them how blessed I felt to have them in my life.  I was able to express the profound impact they had on my life and me. I am filled with gratitude to have had the chance to say thank you to this pillar for the gifts of love, strength, integrity, patience and an expectation of excellence that he instilled in me.  It made me begin to think about the legacy I am living and leaving as I walk through my life and touch the lives of those around me.  What do I want this legacy to be? Will I be a profound pillar in someone else’s life? How can I help the individual lives I touch design a beautiful structure for their life? I ask you, what will your legacy be?  Let’s look at ways to design your inspired legacy.

I think the first step is awareness.  Looking at our own lives and noticing which individuals had an impact on us. Were these experiences positive or negative?  Did you have to re-frame the structure of your life because of a destructive impact? Or, can you see the pieces that were given to you that support the construction of your life?

The second step is evaluating where you are right now.  By taking an honest look at your life and deciding whether you are living and leaving the legacy you hope.  Are you a pillar that helps others stand tall?

The third step is choosing what type of legacy you hope to live and leave.  The beautiful thing about life is that we have the opportunity to course correct at any given moment. If we are not on the path that we are hoping, we can change course. If when evaluating where you are right now is not the place you hope to be, decide what it is you want as your legacy.  What would you hope that someone said to you fifty years from now as they sat at your bedside?

Everyday in our actions, thoughts and words we have a major impact on the world and those we touch.  You have the opportunity to live and leave a lasting legacy. What will your legacy be?

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XOXO

This month I have been interviewing experts in areas related to the four pillars of the Home in Harmony Lifestyle.  It has been so fascinating to talk with these individuals! Each expert has been sharing his or her philosophy on designing an inspired life, be it through his or her home, body, mind or spirit, which has been molded and shaped by his or her life experience.  The commonality between them is that they all were willing to step up, and share their passion with the world.  Their gifts were found along their life path, many of which I would consider a hero’s journey.   (You know, the journey where the hero must walk through some type of darkness or odyssey and with their courage, integrity and spirit they are able to prevail becoming stronger and developing a solid sense of who they truly are at their core.)   Instead of being defeated by adversity, or shying away from doing the extraordinary, a flame was ignited inside these individuals. They are similar to street lanterns lit along a foggy street in that they radiantly shine their light to illuminate a path to, what they have found is, an inspired way of living.

We all go through some version of a hero’s journey as we travel along the path of life. They can be big or small. It is how we move through these situations, and whether we are able to grown and expand or if we shrink and deflate from them.  Sometimes the realization that what you are going through is a hero’s journey can help you move through them with strength and fortitude.

Let’s take a better look at what a hero’s journey is…

The first stage is comfortable, ordinary living.  Life rolls along the way it has for a long time and you are in your comfort zone.  But, something begins to nudge you, tap you on the shoulder and begin to tug at your consciousness. Is there something more to life?

This nudge, tap, or tug is the second stage of a hero’s journey which calls you towards a great adventure, new horizon, and spectacular vista. Your view of the world and the potential it holds is forever changed now that you have a new found awareness of this potential of possibility.  A veil has been lifted and you can clearly see beyond where you were able to see before.

The lure of the adventure ahead entices you to cross the threshold of your comfort zone and move you into the third stage. You know that you have moved beyond your comfort zone, but you also know in your heart there is no turning back.

In the fourth stage of the typical hero’s journey, the hero or heroine needs to gather the courage necessary to face their own inner fears, the doubts of others, and decide whether to walk into the “dragon’s lair” head on.  Are you willing to make the move necessary to live your passion and purpose? For some it might be deciding to have a child, others quit a job to follow their dreams, or they say yes to a new relationship.  Looking back at your life can you see the times you stood at the doorway of the den knowing however scary it might be that it was the right choice, the only choice if you are to follow the stirrings of your soul?

Entering the dark cave the hero becomes disoriented, disillusioned. Was this the best decision? Should I have done it differently? Why did I move out of my comfort zone? This fifth stage is what some refer to as “the dark night of the soul”.  But, the hero continues on and moves through the fear, trepidation, and pain.

As the hero moves towards the light out of the dark cave they are transformed, strengthened, and revitalized.  They have come through their ordeal stronger, and with a new resolve to lead a better life based on their newfound awareness and experiences.  This sixth stage is a rebirth of the spirit, and allows the hero to look back and appreciate where he has come from and the new path he now travels that allows him to be the grandest version of himself.

The seventh stage is becoming comfortable with this new version of you. However, because we are ever evolving beings, the nudge, tap, or tug begin to stir the soul and entice you towards a new horizon.  The question always is, will you follow the pull?

Looking at the big picture of our lives we can see how we circle through the hero’s journey time and time again. Despite the fact that it might not be the most comfortable of experiences to traverse, we grow and transform with each new awareness, awakening and shift.  It really is a beautiful circle of growth.  And, when we look at life’s challenges through this model it can help us continue to move through the doorway of fear because we know there is expansive light on the other side!

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XOXO