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Feng Shui: Wind & Water |
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Do It Right:
The Feng Shui Guidebook
to House Projects
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by Carole J. Hyder |
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Another project was completed at our house. This one, like all the others, started out small and ended up bigger. It seems once Feng Shui gets involved in a project, it becomes more than a casual and quick make-over. Years ago when my husband and I first moved into our house, we had a bathroom put into the lower level. We had so much going on at the same time, that we didn’t pay much attention to the details of this little bathroom. The important things worked and that was all that mattered. Now we’re at the fine-tuning stage of our house, so the bathroom, that for a long time was "fine," was no longer fine. In fact it down-right annoyed any Feng Shui sensitivities we both had. Plus the basement level represents the past, so it was apparent to both of us that we needed to finish off some issues.
It began with a little paint on the walls—a nice rich color, we thought. Maybe a couple of new towel racks would help. While we’re at it, there was a little mold issue around the shower. We could investigate what might be going on there. The flooring wasn’t too great----maybe some new tile would also help. You can see where this was going. When we were done, the only thing that didn’t get changed was the toilet. It seems whenever we asked for Feng Shui guidance, we were instructed by our own internal Feng Shui conscience to "do it right."
When the bathroom was first installed, a small, but annoying, quirk the previous contractor had left for us was a reversed shower head. In other words, when you wanted more hot water you actually turned the shower head toward the cold direction. Likewise, if the water was too hot, you had to spin the knob toward the hot direction. It was funny at first. Actually it was never funny, but we lived with it. In order to change this, we had to pay a plumber. It felt important to get it right.
In order to get to the bottom of the mold, the shower panels had to be removed. In doing so, the panels were somewhat damaged. It felt important to get it done right, so we bought a whole new shower. The medicine cabinet was removed when painting the walls, but one of the doors broke in the process. We opted for a mirror rather than a medicine cabinet. It was funny how the entire Minneapolis/St. Paul area had no mirror that was just right for that little space. The mirror expedition became nearly tiresome until we found the one that was just right. While we were at it, the old sink was looking—well, old. Since it was attached to a cupboard, the whole thing had to go. We found the cupboard/sink combo but, wouldn’t you know, it didn’t have door handles. Once again, the entire metro area didn’t have just the right door handles for the cupboard that held the sink that sat under the mirror that went in the bathroom that was having a small face-lift.
The lock on the door hadn’t worked for some time. The baseboards had never gotten installed. And the door never closed very well. It was shocking to see the state of this small room. With our mantra of "wanting to get it right," the bathroom slowly but surely tested our patience.
My husband reminisced how it was to do a project B.F.S. (before Feng Shui). You went and did things. You let some less-than-perfect stuff slide. You didn’t sweat the small details. In the end, it looked kind of okay. Things were different now, I explained. Now the bathroom took on cosmic meaning. We could suffer severe health problems or lose our money down the toilet if it wasn’t done with the right intention. And we were definitely in need of clearing out some old situations from the past.
All kidding aside, the bathroom became a focus for us as we watched it be transformed. Although initially we figured a few days would get it looking like new, it was imperative we take the time and the energy to pay attention to making it right. The bathroom changes weren’t just cosmetic either. Before the new tiles were placed on the floor, both my husband and I wrote our personal intentions on the cement. As we painted the woodwork and the walls, the intentions of creating a cozy, welcome experience were painted in with the new color.
It took us three weeks before the project was done. We definitely spent more time than we’d initially planned. But doing it right made all the difference, for the process itself became more intriguing than the final outcome. Using the Feng Shui language of metaphor, we uplifted any issues from the past giving them a new and snazzy appeal, propelling us forward to upcoming opportunities that would be ju-u-u-u-st ri-i-i-i-ght.
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Carole J. Hyder,
Feng Shui consultant, speaker, teacher, author and trainer.
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Carole J. Hyder has accomplished success as a Feng Shui consultant, speaker, teacher, author and trainer.
She has been a Feng Shui consultant since 1992, having studied with Professor Thomas Lin Yun and Roger Green, both master teachers in their respective philosophies of Feng Shui.
She has facilitated hundreds of private residential and commercial consultations in both traditions. She is co-founder and president of the Feng Shui Institute of the Midwest, an organization dedicated to creating standards for practitioners, providing continuing education and community outreach.
Besides being published in countless publications and writing a monthly column for "The Edge," Carole has published two books. Wind and Water: Your Personal Feng Shui Journey is in its fifth edition, has world-wide distribution and has been translated into Spanish and German. Her second book Living Feng Shui: Personal Stories was released in September 2001.
Carole currently spends her time presenting seminars and keynotes. She has developed a six-part training program, Wind and Water School of Feng Shui, which is now licensed by the State of MN.
www.carolehyder.com
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