A home which offers more than simply shelter to its occupants provides:
Appreciation, honoring of Ancestors, space for an Altar*
Beauty
Comfort, Coziness, Convenience
Dreams
Enough (and not too much)
Forgiveness and Friendliness
God (or recognition of something greater than ourselves)
Hugs and Honesty
Inspiration
Joy
Kids (or at least recognition of the child within us all)
Light and Literature
Music and Meditation
Nurturance and Nature
Openness of heart and mind
Pets and Plants
(Can you tell I'm a big believer in that one?) :)
Quiet and Quilts
Reverence for the sacred in everyday life
Solitude and Serenity
Touch and Texture
Unclutteredness
View and Vision
Whimsey
Xtra helpings of love when you and others most need them
You, present to the moment, and those you love
Zest for living
*An altar in this sense is refering to a personal altar. You may already have one and not even know it. A mantel with treasured photos, a windowsill displaying a few loved items, a table with some objects paying homage to nature - rocks, shells, a lovely twig and leaves. An altar is a place to represent the things you are working on bringing into your life, the things you wish to pay respect and gratitude to.
Lovely, no?
Wowza! Where did you find all those gorgeous pictures to go with each thing!?! I loved it. That one of the toddler on the pot reading a book was so cute I almost died.
ReplyDeleteI want to steal all of these pictures! I love this post.
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