What the Future Holds for Our Homes

What the Future Holds for Our Homes

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As I wrote in my previous article How 2020 Has Changed Our Homes, 2020 did a doozy on home design – with clients clamoring for changes in personal space and home offices, reconfigured mudrooms and an expansion of usable outside space. But what does all of this mean for 2021? The following is a glimpse at what I anticipate the future might hold. These are my thoughts and opinions, some I’ve seen at trade shows, some are my hopes for our future homes, and some just might be a trend that comes and goes. Of course, I don’t claim to be a psychic with a crystal ball, so please take it all with a grain of salt and read on for some advice and predictions.

Kitchen Upgrades

Early shutdown orders, limited seating at restaurants and a desire to stay safely at home have all resulted in more cooking and eating at home. This increased use of kitchens is drawing attention to poor kitchen designs that may include lack of storage, inefficient layout and an inability to have multiple cooks working together.

This SeaTac kitchen included a 48” wide refrigerator to maximize food storage, a desk area, and behind the range wall is a walk-in pantry for extra storage. Meanwhile, there is an efficient work triangle between the gas range, refrigerator and two sinks.

Whether you consider yourself a basic cook or gourmet chef, perhaps COVID is giving you a reason to try new things and expand your culinary skills. If so, did you know you can get help directly from smart appliances? That’s right; your appliances can teach you to cook! WAY back in January 2020, a lifetime ago, I went to the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show. You know all those trade shows that people used to attend by the thousands – where people were packed in like sardines and no masks or social distancing? Yeah the good ‘ol days! Anyway – while I innocently milled around with the masses, I watched a demonstration by GE Monogram of a microwave hood that featured a screen on which you can watch cooking videos as well as FaceTime with your mom for instructions.

Dacor has taken this a step further with an induction cooktop featuring a 7” LCD screen. The app recognizes your recipe and will adjust as needed. For example, when the pot starts to boil, the cooktop will drop it to a simmer per the recipe instructions.

Then there are the Miele appliances – such as their steam oven: you can tell it what you’re cooking and it will tell you when to put each item in so that everything is ready at the same time. The Miele ovens you can input a specific item you want to cook, such as a meat or vegetable, and it will suggest recipes and exactly how to cook it…magic!

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Hands-Free, Sanitize, and Vocal Control

Before the pandemic, smart homes and vocal control were already becoming increasingly popular in remodels and new home construction, but it was considered a luxury, something you did because it made your life easier and it was cool. But now some of these trends are becoming seen as necessities, such as…

  • Hand-free faucets or soap dispensers
  • Voice activated showers and appliances
  • Auto-activation of lights. This isn’t new (you see it in most office spaces), but it’s now becoming popular in our homes, too. This one simple change prevents the transmission of germs, saves on our energy bills, and helps the planet. Win, win, win!
  • Sanitizing stations or equipment for towels, washcloths, sponges, phones, etc. Miele’s steam oven can sterilize glassware, sponges, etc. besides cooking your dinner!
  • Germ-resistant materials for flooring and surfaces as well as new technology with ultraviolet lamps to kill bacteria on fabric and rugs, for example.
  • Smart toilets that clean and sanitize after each use
  • Built-in air purifiers or free-standing units. This helped people in Western states during the fires of 2019 and 2020 so it’s not just a pandemic thing when considering these items.

Self-Sufficiency

Clients will look to create living environments that allow for completely self-sufficient lifestyles. This will create more interior design demand for home theater rooms, bars, wine cellars, swimming pools, tennis courts, spas and gyms. These once pie-in-the-sky dreams will become more commonplace, rather than seen as unnecessary add-ons.

I’ll be honest, I’m not sure how excited I am about more time at home and less time sitting on a beach drinking Mai Tai’s, but staycations will likely become increasingly popular, so I might have to open up to the idea.

Home Additions

This is a bit more of a daunting task that will take more time and a bigger investment, but the possibilities for how you live and enjoy your home are expanding. And you should keep in mind that the added value could pay off in spades down the road.

We added on to our own home back in 2015. I had been working out of one of our spare bedrooms, space was getting really tight, and I was tired of walking past my office 30 times a day. I had considered opening a separate studio outside the home, but when I started to notice the change and increase in traffic I decided more time on the road was the last thing I needed.

So, we decided to add on to our home – creating a hallway on the backside of the house and adding a 300 square foot office and additional bathroom on the other side of the garage. It’s quiet, private and separate from the main house. More importantly, we designed it so that it could be my office, but we pre-plumbed for a kitchenette so that at some point, it can become a rental or a live-in caregiver unit, or a mother-in-law with a separate entrance. Or, since our house is fairly small, it might become a rec room or a master suite if one of us isn’t able to manage stairs one day. All of these options have increased the value of our home substantially and it has already paid for itself as far as I’m concerned.

The Takeaway

As we have learned from COVID, life is unpredictable. Who knows what the future of home design might bring? But considering the changes that came with 2020, I think it’s a smart bet to really consider how you use your home, what your home means to you, and how you might be happiest in your home.

If you’re considering some changes, I’d love to help you brainstorm some ways we can make that happen.

Melinda Slater

Melinda Slater

Interior Designer
www.slaterinteriors.com

about

Melinda Slater

Melinda is the Principal Interior Designer and Owner of Slater Interiors in Mill Creek, Washington. She specializes in helping clients fall in love with the home they already have, as well as helping boutique businesses bring that extra personal touch to the office, employees, and their clients.

Through her interior architectural space planning and design work, she helps clients discover the potential hiding in their home and work – no matter how cramped, outdated, or non-functional it may feel right now. With a combination of values-driven creative thinking, collaborative planning, and an emphasis on sustainability, she can help transform any space into a sanctuary.

She doesn’t believe in a magic design bullet or quick fixes. What she does believe in is listening, learning, and encouraging her clients to dream big!

With 15 years in the industry, Melinda knows what’s possible for your home and can help you see it too.

Melinda has an AA in Interior Design from Bellevue College. Prior to becoming an interior designer, she worked as a licensed massage therapist for 12 years, the last two years focused on helping hospice patients find comfort and relaxation through touch. It was through this work with people at the end of their lives that Melinda became focused on the importance of the environment we live in and the need to be surrounded by beauty and inspiration as we live – and as we die. She has taken this philosophy and approaches every project with it in mind – working with clients to build a home that is representative of who they are and how they want to express themselves.

Melinda grew up on a small farm in Moscow, Idaho and her deep love of animals and the planet remains to this day. Her motto: ‘a girl can always dream!’

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Finding Joy

Finding Joy

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We all have days that go well; others that don’t. Some of my days have even included lost keys and pinched fingers. Fortunately, we have a God of loving kindness who is there every day, reaching in so we can reach out.

Here at Fave Lifestyles I hope to share encouragement and empowerment as we “walk the WOLK,” as we walk God’s words of loving kindness. I also want to be able to celebrate what God’s doing in, through, and around each one of us.

My husband, Kurt, “walks the WOLK” every day. He encourages me every day. I met Kurt as a ditzy 18-year old. We were a study in contrasts then; we are a study in contrasts now. He speaks when he has something to say; I never shut up. He’s calm, reasonable; I’m not. But more important than our differences is the journey we’ve been able to take together.

Kurt is a man of great faith who supports and encourages those around him, and I’m a grateful beneficiary. After my first episode of “Morning WOLK with God,” Kurt came into my office and sat down at my desk to talk. Kurt’s a former high school football coach and when he calls a timeout, I’ve got to put the ball down and hustle over to the sideline, if you know what I mean. Even if the games just starting (or a web show), if the coach needs my attention, I listen. I let him call the next play.

Kurt pointed to a rock on my desk and said, “You need to talk about your rock.” Knowing the words “Choose Joy!” were etched in my rock, he added, “Talk about joy.” Excited to think about a future episode, I thanked Kurt for his suggestions, made a couple notes, and went back to work.

Days later, stress started to overwhelm me. I had several days in a row where I was making a zillion—zillion with a z—client calls. There were also days with more than my usual share of online meetings, a wonderful way to stay connected, but difficult for someone needing to see eyes, hear words, and read body language. Day after day found me further and further behind with calls and messages. By Thursday, I was in tears when a co-worker asked for a small favor.

Knowing I was not at my finest, Kurt sent a short text. While I was out running errands, he thanked me for including him in one of my videos, a short feature in which I’d shared my own gratitude for him and his special place in my life. And in that moment, I got to find joy.

Friends, driving around that afternoon, I was planning a very large pity party, addressing invitations to every single person I’d ever known, ready to order a massive cake and lots of party favors. Gotta have party favors. And in that moment, I found joy. In that small moment for a small moment. I still had a zillion—zillion with a z—calls to return and emails to answer, but in that small moment I was able to cancel the pity party.

It wasn’t easy. Every part of me wanted to cling to my frustration, my anger, my righteous indignation. But into a small moment, God poured a few words of loving kindness, a text of gratitude.

God is always with us, so we can be there for others. But sometimes He’s there for us, so we we’re not there for others with our frustrations, anger, and that ol’ self-righteous indignation. Sometimes He’s there with a moment of joy in the middle of chaos and overwhelm.

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In the New Testament is the book of Titus, a letter the apostle Paul wrote to a young co-worker, Titus. Writing to Titus, Paul knew that our walk as people of faith would be most compelling when we fully participate in public life (It’s what Jesus did!), when our lives look culturally similar on the surface, (Days that go well and days that don’t.), but when it’s revealed that we live by a totally different value system, knowing we have a God of loving kindness, a God who insists on being there for us in the smallest ways as well as the bigger ones.

You and I are women of faith and we are fully participating in public life, albeit pandemic-style. On the surface our lives look culturally similar. We have hard days, difficult weeks, stressful days, frustrating weeks. Too much stress, too many mis-understandings, not enough answers, no breaks. But you and I live by a totally different value system, because God steps into our frustrations, grabs hold of our anger, and stops us in our tracks of self-righteous indignation. I found joy because God found me in a small moment. God will be there for you, too, in times of frustration, anger, and—should it happen—self-righteous indignation. Watch for Him.

Two things to consider: 1) Find a rock and 2) Find joy.

First, find a rock. Go outside and find the roughest, ugliest rock. My rock is smooth, but beside it on my desk, I’ve added a second one, a rough one. I’ve also added a little gravel. Yep, gravel. Put it somewhere where you’ll see it—when times are great and also when times are rough. Then, under your rock, put a sticky note or a small piece of paper that says, “Find joy.”

Tiffany Gough (Goff), one of Fave Lifestyles contributors, shared a beautiful post encouraging us to “Find Your Joy.” Her article talks about the gift of joy and the importance of finding joy. She suggests writing down things that bring us joy and putting the list somewhere we know we’ll see it. She ends asking us to keep joy in our hearts.

This next week find a rock, find joy. As Kurt nicely reminded me at the end of our discussion, when we don’t find joy, we can find ourselves being a butt.” That’s my guy!

Today I close with a verse from the Gospel of John, chapter 15, verse 11, where Jesus says, “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”

May your joy be full!

Deanna Nowadnick is the author of Fruit of My Spirit and Signs in Life.

Deanna Nowadnick

Deanna Nowadnick

Speaker | Writer | Author
www.FruitOfMySpirit.com

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Deanna Nowadnick

Before my father died, he reminded me that Mom had asked me to write a book. At the time the boys were in college, and the notion of writing was unfathomable. Writers write books. By the time my boys were adults, I’d run out of excuses. I was also at that age when I could pause and reflect.

Fruit of My Spirit: Reframing Life in God’s Grace was my first publishing endeavor. My second was Signs in Life: Finding Direction in Our Travels with God. Both are collections of stories that tell of God’s love and faithfulness. Both tell of His remarkable grace and mercy.

When not writing, I serve as the Client Service Coordinator for The Planner’s Edge, an investment advisory firm in Washington state. I’m active in my church, serving on the Leadership Team and gathering with a wonderful group of ladies to study and giggle over lattes and chocolate. On my desk is a rock with the words “Choose Joy!” etched in it. It’s my inspiration for each day. As an author, it is my hope that my own words might share that joy we find together as children of God.

With Him, it can be so.

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Check Out These Netflix Health-Related Documentaries

Check Out These Netflix Health-Related Documentaries

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If you’d like to learn more about food and nutrition, you might try watching some television. Netflix, to be specific. You will find there numerous informative documentaries that you could find particularly helpful.

**Super Size Me:** Dating back to 2004, Super Size Me might be considered the patriarch of food or nutrition documentaries. Morgan Spurlock transforms on camera throughout 30-days as he eats McDonald’s daily.

**Food, Inc:** This is an insightful look at the food journey from farm to table. Be ready to become horrified at the corruption the film discusses.

**Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret**: This delves into the impact of food on our environment. Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio teams up with filmmaker Kip Anderson to produce this insightful look at issues like deforestation as a result of the animal industry.

**In Defense of Food:** Michael Pollan, the author behind The Omnivore’s Dilemma follows up with the PBS documentary, In Defense of Food. It’s an adaption of his book on healthy eating.

**Food Chains: The Revolution in America’s Fields**: Laborers often work under unimaginable conditions and this movie highlights their work.

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**Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead:** if you want to learn more about the role of food and diet play in weight, this one is for you! Watch how a 300-lb man loses weight on a 60-day juice cleanse.

**Forks Over Knives**: This is documentary advocates for a vegan diet. Its director, Lee Fulkerson, switches to a plant-based diet for six months, and the results will surprise some. Before you scoff, you might want to watch as the film makes its case to viewers with solid research.

**Fed Up**: Learn about the dangers of white sugar and high fructose syrup and the growing obesity problem in the United States. Narrated by Katie Couric, several prominent figures appear in the film.

Kelly Fennelly

Kelly Fennelly

Kelly Fennelly
Owner, Kelly Fennelly Fitness
www.kellyfennelly.com

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Kelly Fennelly

Kelly Fennelly has been a professional in the fitness industry for more than 20 years. She design and implement Wellness Programs for clients. Along with her passion for Wellness & Fitness, she has a passion for supporting local non-profits and contributing to our community. 

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When an Errand’s More Than an Errand

When an Errand’s More Than an Errand

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Several weeks ago I had a special errand. My friend Michol was taking the train back from a short trip to Eastern Washington. I asked to pick her up at the train station, not wanting her to arrive and then catch a bus back to Monroe. I know we’re all wearing masks and doing what we can to stay safe and socially distant, but the bus didn’t feel like a great option.

Michol and I shared emails and text messages regarding the date and time. We ended up arriving at the station within minutes of each other. Mere minutes!

While chitchatting on our drive back, I learned that Michol had left Ephrata in early morning darkness. After dropping her off at her office, I began to think about a train ride I was supposed to take as a small girl. I was supposed to leave Ephrata, too, not in the morning’s darkness, but the evening’s. I was a young girl, 8 or 9, traveling with my mom and younger brother, back from Grandma’s house.

After arriving at the station for our departure to Seattle, we learned that the train had derailed and we would need to take the bus home. I didn’t understand what a train derailment was. I just knew that the announcement had brought with it hushed conversations and lots of hurriedness (yes, it’s a word).

Boarding the bus, Mom handed me and my brother coloring books and crayons, an unexpected treat that actually added to my unease. I was too distracted for artwork. I knew Dad was planning to pick us up at the train station. How would he know to go to the bus station? Back in the day, there were no texts and emails. There were no cell phones. And even though I was sitting with my mom and brother, I was frightened. I felt lost and proceeded to worry all five hours of our trip.

In Seattle Dad was waiting for us at the bus station. Missed in our re-arrangements at the train station was a call Mom had made from a phone booth to her sister who had gone to the train station and redirected Dad to the bus station. Without a text or email, Dad found me.

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Dad’s trip to the train station, the trip that became a trip to the bus station, was really just an errand. He was just picking up his family and taking us home. But for me it was much more. Seeing Dad when we pulled into the bus station, I was overcome with relief; I’d been found.

My trip to the Everett train station to pick up Michol was an errand also, a quick drive from Monroe to Everett and back again. This time my own errand became much more to me.

A year ago Michol learned she had breast cancer. Month after month she headed to Everett for treatments, procedures, chemo, and radiation. And I didn’t know how to help. Yes, I prayed for her, sent the occasional text and email, but I didn’t know how to insert my love into her mix of treatments, her schedule of appointments, her new life. It all seemed so hectic and even more hectic with all of us trying to “be there” for Michol. And she didn’t need casseroles, which is OK, because I don’t know how to do casseroles.

When Michol said she’d be taking the train home from Ephrata to Everett, I knew how to help. I knew how to step in with love for my friend. Yes, it was just an errand, an hour on a gray, dreary Monday. Yes, she was long past those days of treatments, procedures, chemo, and radiation, but the trip to Everett was my chance to “walk the WOLK,” to walk the words of loving kindness. It was my time to share love and kindness with my friend.

In Paul’s New Testament book of Titus, in chapter 3, we are encouraged to be ready for good work, devoted to good work. Paul’s not saying we do good to earn God’s good favor, God’s loving kindness. He’s reminding us that our good works are the blessed response to God’s loving kindness that became our saving grace. That particular version in the English Standard Version of the Bible is titled, “Be Ready for Every Good Work.” God gave me the time and this time I was ready.

Our weeks are busy ones. Some errands will be just that—a quick trip to the post office, groceries. Some errands may be more—for you and for the person you’re with. What a blessing that will be for you and for the person you’re with.

from Psalm 25:5

Guide us in your truth, Lord, and teach us, for you are God our Savior. Our hope is in you. Amen.

Deanna Nowadnick is the author of Fruit of My Spirit and Signs in Life.

Deanna Nowadnick

Deanna Nowadnick

Speaker | Writer | Author
www.FruitOfMySpirit.com

about

Deanna Nowadnick

Before my father died, he reminded me that Mom had asked me to write a book. At the time the boys were in college, and the notion of writing was unfathomable. Writers write books. By the time my boys were adults, I’d run out of excuses. I was also at that age when I could pause and reflect.

Fruit of My Spirit: Reframing Life in God’s Grace was my first publishing endeavor. My second was Signs in Life: Finding Direction in Our Travels with God. Both are collections of stories that tell of God’s love and faithfulness. Both tell of His remarkable grace and mercy.

When not writing, I serve as the Client Service Coordinator for The Planner’s Edge, an investment advisory firm in Washington state. I’m active in my church, serving on the Leadership Team and gathering with a wonderful group of ladies to study and giggle over lattes and chocolate. On my desk is a rock with the words “Choose Joy!” etched in it. It’s my inspiration for each day. As an author, it is my hope that my own words might share that joy we find together as children of God.

With Him, it can be so.

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Be a Conscious Creator of Your Own Reality

Be a Conscious Creator of Your Own Reality

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When you read this title, how does it make you feel? Do you feel skeptical, frightened, confused, hesitant or anxious? Or do you feel empowered, excited, assured, eager, at ease? Maybe you feel variations of all the aforementioned.  Regardless of how much you adopt this premise, you are contributing to your future by your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, choices and actions, whether deliberate or not. And therein lies the key; how deliberate, purposeful and intentional are you?

The Keys to Conscious Creation

I first heard this quote from one of my favorite authors, Maia Toll and it’s one of my daily guideposts; “Energy follows intention”. Beginning with purposeful intention is a key component to consciously creating our reality. It takes deliberate attention of our thoughts, feelings and actions, yet there could be times that our desires are so strong, that the focus is on what’s lacking.

Therefore, the sister to intention is appreciation. The feeling of appreciation can shift our perspective. Appreciation provides observation of what does exist, which fuels intention and builds confidence in actualizing our desires.

How to Build Confidence in Creating Our Desires

Go on a “rampage” as taught by Esther Hicks. I recommend playing some favorite upbeat music and writing everything you appreciate for 5 minutes. Set your timer and GO! Have fun with this. It’s ok to pause and let your mind wander, then bring your consciousness back around to more of what you appreciate. This could be as simple as how you enjoyed the cup of coffee you drank this morning to playing with your pet. Don’t discount anything – there is usually more to be appreciative of since people generally take much of their lives for granted.

Then reflect on your list and acknowledge everything you created within your life. If you can experience a good cup of Joe and be blessed to have a pet to enjoy. Yet, there is probably so much more you can reflect on which you’ve manifested or co-created with Life itself. Confidence builds upon acknowledging your successes, even with many failures in achieving them. It’s like building a muscle; the more times you lift a heavy enough weight the stronger you become.

The Mercury Comet Manifestation

When I was 9 years old, my mom and I visited a friend of hers who, out of respect, I referred to as “Aunt Sue”. When we arrived, Aunt Sue took us for a ride in her new car which only had two front doors. I remember thinking, “where am I going to sit?”. Then with a flip of a lever, the front seat popped forward and I could see my place. I climbed into the small space, spun around and slipped onto the leather seat.

As I looked around the interior, I liked what I saw! It was sooo cool to me. I bellowed from the back seat, “What kind of car is this?”. Even though I didn’t know much about make and models at that age, I locked into the response “this is a Mercury Comet sweetheart”. I distinctly remember thinking; “when I grow up and can drive, I’m going to get one of these cars”! And then I never thought about it again.

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Why letting go is important

When we hold on too tightly to what we want, when we try to make what we want to happen, when we keep asking, the conscious and subconscious mind are saying; “I don’t believe, I don’t trust, I better ask more just in case my desires weren’t heard”, and on and on. The inner message given repeatedly is I don’t believe. Not just believing with from your head but believing from all your heart.

Remember the Mercury Comet I discovered when I was 9 years old. I declared that I would get one when I could drive. Guess the make and model of my first car?

When I turned 17, I had to drive to and from my part-time job, so my grandmother helped me make that first big purchase. We walked around the used car lot and the dealer said, “here is one that fits your budget”. It was a red 2 door Mercury Comet. I LOVED that car, yet it was nearly 20 years later that I recalled the declaration I had made when I was only 9 years old, not knowing anything about being a conscious creator. In many ways, this manifestation occurred because I didn’t dwell on it.

One of my spiritual teachers told me, “say your prayer, and when you’ve finished, thank the powers to be for answering your prayer for the highest and greatest good for all concerned”.

What’s the difference between Intention and Purpose?

Think of purpose being the energy that fuels intention. You can intend for a smooth ride to the office as you breeze through green lights and land the perfect parking spot, but why? You can train for a half marathon, experience the race, and maybe shave minutes off your time, but why? What’s the purpose? You can intend to invest in law school, study and pass the bar exam, but for what reason? What is the purpose behind or underneath any of your desires?

When you are clear why you want what you want, your purpose activates laser focus attention on your intention. You can also navigate the excuses or obstacles to believing you can have what you desire. Here’s a fun formula to remember this: Y > X meaning your whY is greater than your eXecuses.

“Begin each day as if it were on purpose.” – Kevin Bisch, screenwriter (“Hitch,” 2005)

How to find support

There is a plethora of books, videos, meet-ups, facebook groups, and maybe even a group of like-minded people you could gather to support one another.

Here are a few of my favorites.

Nate Guadagni began a LOA club that focuses on health, wealth, love and freedom. When I attend this bi-monthly online community, Nate provides some gentle movement to nourish our body, and then provides a different exploration into the Law of Attraction. You can learn more at LawofAttractionFreedom.com

Soul Coach, Michele Joy (yes, that is her last name) Law of Attraction in Action podcast

Of course, I mentioned Esther Hicks who interprets non-dimension group consciousness referred to as Abraham. Esther and her late husband, Jerry have authored numerous books, sharing their teachings in a variety of media.

Trust your own inner guidance. The right resource will show up because of your purpose and intention.

What if I don’t like what I’ve created in my life

This is common, whether we are aware of being a conscious creator or not. We all have things, people and situations throughout our lives of which we are not happy with. When you become aware of this, follow this process below:

  1. Appreciate that you became aware of what you don’t want.
  2. Forgive yourself and realize you made choices at the time based on the knowledge, understanding and awareness you had at that time. And so too, did others.
  3. Now that you have new knowledge, understanding and awareness, as well as a new desire based on what you don’t want, you can choose differently.
  4. Declare what you want and who you are becoming because of this declaration.
  5. Gather support, whether it be people, books, learning techniques or attending an event such as; BeWellRetreats.com, online and in person programs and classes to further your growth and well-being.
  6. Recognize all that you have created for yourself and your life. Celebrate this.

Enjoy the Ride of Your Life. You can’t do anything wrong. You are loved and cared for.

Barbara Badolati

Barbara Badolati

Coach | Motivational Speaker | Mentor
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Barbara Badolati

Barbara Badolati, founder of BeWell Retreats has been a key player in the evolution of wellness since 1986. Her dedication to this field has included creating corporate wellness cultures, opening several yoga studios, providing health and life coaching for individuals, and leading worldwide retreats. The foundation of her work is to empower the individual toward greater health and well-being through lifestyle, mindset, movement and meditation. You can experience all of this and more through her virtual retreats and classes at BeWellRetreats.com

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