inspired by | BIG MAGIC
when BIG MAGIC showed up as i was leaving for Cali a few weeks ago, i tossed it in my bag for the long flight ahead as my back up to NPR’s Serial.
however, within a glance and few pages, i was folding page corners + taking notes. i see shui correlations everywhere and often think, “hey, i should do a blog post about this.” my follow through, however, is rarely mobilized.
well, boomshakalaka, that stops now. because gilbert – who always seems to get ‘it’ right – brings it home in BIG MAGIC. her message is simple but stirring, a battle cry to our creative drumbeats. she weaves an uncomplicated case for time, attention, and love – the magical ingredients for a creative life. beautifully enough, they are also in the secret sauce of a shui lifestyle.
here’s what i mean…
ON WORKING OUR CREATIVITY:
EG: I then did what you do when you get serious about a project or pursuit: I cleared space for it. I cleaned off my desk, literally and figuratively.
in shui, when we clear a space, we are also clearing our heads. and our desk is a portal of creativity. when it is covered and suffocating under chaos, we limit our own sources of creativity.
SIMPLE SHUI TIP: tidy up your work space at the end of each day. think of work + creative expression as the inhalation, and daily organization + cleaning as the equally important exhalation.
ON BECKONING MORE CREATIVITY OUR WAY:
EG: Inspiration will overhear your pleasure, and it will send ideas to your door as a reward for your enthusiasm and your loyalty.
words are POWER, and they become full expressions of energy. every utterance we make carries a signature frequency, fueling our life’s story. which makes a compelling case for GRATITUDE and MINDFUL INTENTIONS, yes? simple but repeated shifts in our routine create HUGE differences.
SIMPLE SHUI TIP: adopt a lovers-gonna-love attitude. speak about LOVE. style with LOVE. make LOVE your blood type. it’s the simplest way to get good fortune knocking.
ON LIFTING LOW VIBES:
EG: I put on some decent clothes. I brush my teeth, I wash my face. I put on lipstick. I clear my desk of its clutter, throw open a window, and maybe even light a candle.
there is real magic in simple rituals — a smoke signal to the universe we are present + ready to work. yet, because of their inherent simplicity, we often overlook these small gestures. i LOVE creative bursts of energy — and these come more easily when we honor the connection between a small ritual and its ability to hold BIG space for our powerful intentions.
SIMPLE SHUI TIP: stop doing it all yo’self. use these simple upgrades — light a candle + claim your intention; open the window + invite wild grace to freshen up your life force; clear the desk as a request for inspiration + offer plenty of space to spread your wings. when you lift latitude, the view is limitless + good vibes soar.
ON STAYING STUCK {or EXCUSES}:
EG: people have a strange trust in their devils, indeed. LOVE over suffering, always.
this echoes back to the lovers-gonna-love approach — one that believes there is another choice than frittering with worry.
SIMPLE SHUI TIP: buy 3 of the same thing – stickers, plants, or whatever you fancy. place them around your house {where you can see them} in rooms you use every day. now, the magic here is picking one really gorgeous thought that is easily recalled. {i like thank you, thank you, thank you.} every time you see this item, it’s a reminder and ripe opportunity to shift your thinking and chant some positivity. do this for 27 days, and you will be riding energy instead of it riding you.
ON HOW TO LIVE A BIG LIFE:
EG: The more lightly you can pass the time, the brighter your existence becomes.
everything in your space is vibrating with aliveness. and that power is contagious + affective. we have a constellation of ways to embrace our lives right now. to relish the beauty in ordinary moments. and the simplest way i know to curate that life is through devotion to rituals.
SIMPLE SHUI TIP: commit to a daily practice in your home. a ritual is where the alpha and omega of staying in our own magic lies. even when our actions and efforts seem inconsequentially simple, they powerfully contour our lives into something so much better. so, stay curious + open your heart BIG because that’s where magic making possibilities await.
xo
