“If you have a sacred space and take advantage of it and use it every day, something will happen…Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.“
Joseph Campbell
Ta Daaaa! My office if finally done, and I am thrilled with how it all turned out. But I am even more amazed at the lessons I learned along the way. I love what the paint has done and how efficiently it is organized, but what I really love, is how these small changes in space and design have done to my spirit.
I now understand why people love "makeover shows". It's not just about getting new ideas and great tips for your own redesign projects. That's good stuff, but the appeal goes far deeper. The process of "make- over" speaks to the desire and deeper hunger for transfiguration and transformation.
We tune in and pay attention to what people are doing with a can of paint or a piece of wire because it motivates us. We smile when we see the surface decorations, but we are inspired when we see and hear what these small changes have done for the person.
"Our spaces", creative or otherwise, influence how we work, how we think, and how we see what we most long for. Or as Joseph Campbell so eloquently stated, our spaces are sacred places where we can find ourselves.
Understanding the power that YOU have to create a sacred space for yourself is the key to begin moving out of your funk or moving into your truth; in either, you are transformed. I encourage you to consider your own space. It can be a physical space, a retreat, or it can be a space within you.
- How does it make you feel?
- How does that match with what you want to feel?
- What can be re-designed? re-discovered?
I hope this post will give you a place to start and guide you in the direction of making "your space" a space that matters.
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