Welcome to my garden. I’m Peggy Fiedler, and I’m a compassion advocate, cancer thriver and storyteller. Today I’d like to talk about our new relationship with our homes.
We are now in the beautiful position where we can rediscover our homes.
My garden is the entranceway to my home. It sets the stage of what’s to come. It creates a feeling and is a prelude to what’s inside. It’s more than a welcome—it beckons you to come in from the cold and explore its gifts.
During this pandemic, we are marking time in our lives in a whole new way. No longer are we guided by mindless routines and rudimentary actions. We now watch time through the dance of light as it moves and glides throughout the house.
It’s been said that lighting is everything. Interior decorators and photographers will tell you that proper lighting allows you to see and experience the essence of something, whether it’s a room or the person greeting you.
Just as a sundial marks the light and shadows of the sun, let nature give form to your day. Allow yourself a natural rhythm. You are out of the hustle of the day now. Let your focus move from doing to being. Appreciate the splendor of the moment.
As you walk through your home, appreciate what you have. Honor each room and notice aspects that you may have overlooked in the past. Create small shifts of furniture, new locations for candles and cozy nooks. It will change your home, and it will change you.
When you make these shifts, you are unearthing new ideas and stretching your imagination. This deepens your gratitude for what you have and the beauty of home.
THE OUR HOME AFFIRMATION
I explore and appreciate all that my home gives me. I revel in all that I see with new eyes. Let us live by the light.
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