vision (welcome the idea

WELCOME (the idea)

I wonder if the vision is fueled by imagination + intention + communicated through inspired action

VISION is communication, and the 5th principle of inspired living:

• It is associated with the colour blue + throat chakra because it is about communicating + voicing yourself confidently - Getting clear on what you envision by aligning + creating a plan of inspired action steps.

• Expression of the truth and creativity. Understanding your style.

• Connecting with sacred space within that knows and holds all you seek.

I SPEAK MY VISION.

Vision is the underlying logic, design concept or framework - it drives your approach to your life, creative expression, home or business.

Vision comes from the perspective of solution-based thinking. You outline your desired results here pulling together known and ambigious ideas into a sythesised whole. 

Helpful tasks include developing a Manifesto or creating a desired personal mindset for home and life based on your values. 

note: the third eye is associated with vision as well, however in the 7 principles of inspired living this chakra is associated with ACTIVATE which I will explore in another collage. 

be wonderful

♡

LaToya

Perspective (Choosing a Point of View)

Looking from angles often overlooked or taken for granted can bring new clarity.

I can choose my point of view under any circumstance.

Choosing my point of view is all about mindset. It is consciously choosing how i want to participate in life. 

To step into this power of choice requires awareness. It asks that i become an observer of my life; my actions + reactions.

It asks that i become aware of my energy at any given point in my day. Because where my energy flows my experience will follow.

To become aware of my energy i tune into my body + my emotions + my thoughts. Energy can manifest as sensations or feelings or thoughts. I become aware of their quality: Do i feel tight in a certain area? Is my selftalk encouraging? Do I feel joyous? Motivated?

Looking at my life through the perspective of where is my energy at this moment can bring new clarity.

This energy perspective can show me where my life is in flow + where i may be holding on (blocking flow). 

This energy perspective brings clarity around where i may want to focus my attention.

If i am feeling unmotivated i can look at where i can open up flow to bring enthusiasm back into my day. I can focus on questions like: Am i including things i truly enjoy in my day? What do i truly love to do + experience? Can I incorporate that into my week? When I begin to incorporate these joys back into my life I can assess if it changes my energy. 

If I am feeling stuck I can assess my beliefs around the area of stuckness. Do i believe in my abilities? Do i truely believe in my innate worthiness? Am i basing my decision making off of my inner truth or based on how others may view me? 

My beliefs direct my thoughts + my thoughts direct my energy + my energy directs my life. 

One way I track my energy is by checking in with myself throughout the day. Usually the check in is triggered by an emotion or feeling (sadness, frustration, pain, extreme happiness). I would like to make this type of check in a daily habit/ritual no matter the feeling so i can continue to reap the benefits of the clarity + connection to intuition it provides.

Another method i use is journaling. It helps me document my feelings + thoughts. When i read back through my entries i can clearly see where my energy is... am i writing from a low vibration? Or a high vibration? Best to assess this without judgement + lots of self-compassion.

I can ask myself questions that help me to see my current perspective. If i am stuck in a perspective journaling allows me to assess + access a different point of view through posing questions to myself:

• I wonder what would happen if i believed life was always working out for me?
• I wonder if all my "struggles" were blessings in disguise?
• What if i could learn to direct my energy for my highest good?

All of that to say when i take responsibility for my energy i take responsibility for my life + I step into the power of choosing my perspective - choosing the story of my life -my inspired point of view.

BE WONDERFUL

♡

LaToya

Thank you for joining me on the journey of INTERIOR ALCHEMY.

How to Declutter Your Space (A Thought Process)

A thought process for figuring out what to keep.  

I used to pride myself on all the things I held on to. I could pull out a birthday card from when I was 5 or a text book form highschool or a paystub over 8 years old.  I had lots of art supplies and papers that I collected forever and had plans for. I was not until I decided to leave home for an extended amount of time.

I could only take what I could physically carry + my relationship with my things began to change.

I began to realize that my things represent what I make them represent. I began to see that when I let go I was opening up space for new possibilities.  

Set Your Intentions

With any goal in life you need to look at what you want to achieve.  What do you want your outcome to be? Do you want more time? Less things to manage? What is really important to you?

A simple way to begin is to choose 3 words that represent how you want you home to feel.

Go ahead choose three now...

Later when you are deciding what stays and goes you can reference these words and ask: Does this item help me to achieve my 3 words of intention? If you share your home ask the other family members what their words would be and see if you can narrow it down to 3 you all agree on.

My words are: FLOW | MAGICAL | INSPIRING

The Little Book of Sanctuary, suggests that you can choose another set of words for each room.

Assess you space

Next you can ASSESS your existing storage space, think of that as your max - everything you need to store must fit into these spaces.  Think: Can I do with less? Go around your house room by room and check out your storage spaces. You might even want to take a few photos for reference.

Choose your Mindset

Now that we have set our intentions and we know how much space we are actually working with, we can look at our mindset moving forward.  There are a few ways to think about your decluttering journey:

1. Get into the Mindset of HONOURING what you love, and LETTING GO of what holds you back.

It is important to surround yourself by things that uplift you, making your home a place that inspires you.  Connect to what you have and only keep what you love. First we connect with what we have, this is a process of honouring yourself. Focus on decluttering your own things, if you have family members living with you, you will need to let them declutter their own things, declutter is usually catching so when they see what you are doing and here your whys and results they are likely to follow suit. See Declutter Like a Manifesting  Guru for more inspiration.

2. Get into the mindset of a TRAVELLER

Just when I was settling into my one bedroom studio apartment in San Francisco, I decided to take a leave of absence form work, sublet my apartment and travel to Australia and New Zealand for 6 months.  This was my first real look at all the things I was carrying with me.  I had to do it a few times before when I was at University studying design; every year we had to pack up or dorm/ apartment and decide what to keep and what to go, but most things went into storage, until I graduated and had to move back to San Francisco.  I had to decide what was worth shipping back and what was better to let go.

Let's just say I had a bit of a struggle getting my bags from the airport to the train station to the hostel - there may have been tears sheD.

When traveling I realized that I did not need much, but I still held on to quite a lot of things. The real change in what I held on to came when I decided to move to Australia indefinitely and I really could only take what fit in 2 suitcases and a carry-on, even then I had to pay for extra luggage- arrgg.  When I moved in with my now husband, he was a real minimalist and soon I began to let go of even more. I will save more of my transition to simplifying my life in a future post.

So whats next?

TODAY'S ACTIONS (SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THEM):

1. Choose your 3 words of INTENTION

2. Assess your storage space

3. To get ready for the next post pick the first room you want to declutter, I suggest starting with your bedroom.

I will share more about mindset and give some practical tips on the process to start decluttering in future posts.

Be Wonderful

xx

LaToya

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