Reclaiming Joy & Living a Soulful Life at Home
Our homes are one of the most important places where we can feel safe, happy and inspired. The issue is figuring out how to tell your story, have a vision that expresses your soul-style, and then intentionally curating your space to align with your values in life.
Do you Value simplicity? Natural elements? Spaciousness? Beauty? Creativity?
This is the starting point to creating a Home for your soul..
Most spaces I have seen and experienced are missing the soul of the person living there and they certainly don’t inspire or spark joy.
Have you embarked on the DIY journey of creating your own environment, only to find you hit a wall and just got things without mindfulness just to fill-finish it? This happens a lot! That’s why IKEA is so successful, inexpensive, and has somewhat stylish furniture. The problem is the quality is mediocre and the lines are edgy and harsh, when all it would have taken was some patience and research to find more soulful, better quality furniture which would spark joy and be more aligned with your Soul Essence.
We have become a microwave society. Everything needs to happen between 3-5 minutes so we can get on with what is important: making money, being on our electronic devices or simply shopping for things that don’t really shape our soulfulness… Yes, I said it - it’s a waste of time!
We all want to feel connected deeply to that part of ourselves and have it reflected in our environments -- as a reminder of what is important for us. But this journey takes time. Good home design is an evolution of one’s own life, how aware we become, how clear we are on the elements that inspire us, how mindful we are at looking for and purchasing an object we decide to bring into our space.
Like Marie Kondo says:
Does it spark joy? And hers was about letting go of everything that doesn’t spark joy.
The same goes for home furnishings, how many things do you surround yourself with that simply don’t spark joy for you anymore?
Time to let it go and open space for what sparks joy.
A great place to begin to look at what you feel very deeply connected to is to go on Pinterest and put in specific words in the search bar that will give you inspiration photos like:
Romantic Bedrooms
Spa Designed Bathrooms
Coastal Living Rooms
Begin exploring and imagining your ideal space, really letting your fantasies run wild...
How would your bedroom feel at this point in your life? sexier? More spa-like? All white? Or dark grey with white furniture? Would it have a sheer draped canopy bed?
You know part of the issue is people decorate from such a mundane, practical level. They think function and form, which is certainly important but often miss the feeling of being inspired and having a space that is an opening for creativity and romance.
I’m sure if you look at your environment and were honest with yourself you would see where you left out the wild imagination and fun feelings it could have had.
It’s never too late to give it a face lift or as I call it a Space Lift and bring more soulful meaning and joy to it!
Here are few tips to get started:
Write down your 5 top values. Your values must weave themselves into your visual story.
Ex: Beauty, love, communication, inspiration, etc.
What is your story?
Ex: I love travel and adventure, I am inspired by nature, I am not afraid of change and love to learn ect.. write about yourself so you understand what your environment needs to incorporated to reflect back that understanding.
Edit out anything that you don’t like anymore. So you can begin to curate a space you will be in love with.
Keep looking at Pinterest for inspiration for home photos. Create an inspiration board with these images.
Decide when you will begin to make small changes.
Living in a beautiful and soulful home is a joy that you should experience. We are here to evolve and be happy. Be joyful! Use your home as the catalyst to bring you there.
I wish you a blessed, joyful journey -- a Home for your Soul!