{"id":9162,"date":"2010-05-29T00:54:21","date_gmt":"2010-05-29T05:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=9162"},"modified":"2010-05-29T00:54:21","modified_gmt":"2010-05-29T05:54:21","slug":"im-loving-what-is-yet-eager-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/im-loving-what-is-yet-eager-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m loving what is, yet eager for more"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a whirlwind week and for the first time in years actually feels like a holiday weekend.\u00a0 Working for myself the past 18 years, I am outside the Monday thru Friday. 9 to 5 schedule.\u00a0 Late night, weekends and holidays are my busiest times for psychic readings<\/a>, so it’s easy to lose track of holidays.\u00a0 Last Monday, I applied to refinance my mortgage and everything fell into place magically<\/a>.\u00a0 As of yesterday, I’d already heard from the appraiser and gotten a wind mitigation inpection which will lower my homeowner’s insurance by hundreds of dollars for the next five years. I used Phil White at White House Inspections <\/a>321-427-2080 who charged just $100.\u00a0 Nice guy, it took about 25 minutes and he told me the results before he left.\u00a0 He emailed me a pdf file of his report, along with the photos, and I’ll email it to my insurance company.\u00a0 In fact, I am going to use it to shop around for a better homeowner’s rate.\u00a0 I love modern technology.<\/p>\n

I didn’t think, until the day before, that if people were coming to inspect my home, I should probably clean it.\u00a0 I dusted and vacuumed the floors and wiped down the surfaces.\u00a0 I sprayed Febreze on the furniture.\u00a0 I opened the windows and blinds, going for the light and bright look. I tried to see my space through the eyes of the inspectors.\u00a0 I put things away.\u00a0 I surprised myself by having enough kitchen cabinet space to hold everything I usually keep on the counters.\u00a0 Wow, in just a few hours I can really whip through my house and make a big difference in how it looks.\u00a0 It helps when I keep cleaning spray and cleaning cloths in a drawer in each room to keep up with it.<\/p>\n

I thought later how silly I was to think that they would see my house as cluttered.\u00a0 What do the hoarders do when they need to have someone come to the house?\u00a0 I saw a few minutes of the tv show Hoarders<\/a> last night.\u00a0 I know people who do that and it’s true, sometimes it just gets away from you.\u00a0 I can understand it with stacks of paper and clothing, but I don’t understand it with garbage.\u00a0 To me, that’s just unclean.<\/p>\n

But we all have our own idea of what clutter is and what garbage is; what is clean, what is unclean, what is worth holding onto and what it’s about time to get rid of.\u00a0 In younger days, I liked having more “things” around me.\u00a0 As I hit 40, I began weeding down the furniture, the knickknacks, the clothes and shoes.\u00a0 Now, the emptier a room is, the more I like it and the happier I am spending time in it.<\/p>\n

To me, that’s what’s important: being happy with where I spend my time.\u00a0 I can’t always get away when I want a change of scenery, but I can always change my perception about where I am and how I’m doing.<\/p>\n

The other evening I was getting ready for bed and thought “what guided visualization shall I take myself on to lull me into a good sleep?”\u00a0 I quickly realized that I could think of nothing more soothing than being exactly where I was.\u00a0 The bed felt soft and firm and supportive, my pillow was supporting my neck and head just perfectly and the comforter was cushy.\u00a0 I could smell the jasmine bush outside and the cool air was blowing gently over me.\u00a0 I was happy, with good things happening.\u00a0 I could think of no visualization that could top that.<\/p>\n

They say when you get happy and satisfied wtih your life as it is, opportunity and change is on the way.<\/p>\n

I can hardly wait.\u00a0 I’m loving what is, yet eager for more.<\/p>\n

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