“Where you live and what you live with are an extension of who you are: your living quarters are a physical manifestation of your emotional wants and needs, a mirror of your thoughts, dreams, hopes, wishes, and issues.” ~ Xorin Balbes, SoulSpace
First I somehow found the book SoulSpace: Transform Your Home, Transform Your Life — Creating a Home That Is Free of Clutter, Full of Beauty, and Inspired by You
It turned out that my dear friend Amy had read my words and sent me the book. How lovely is that?!?! I read it and loved it. Now, Amy has decided to create a virtual SoulSpace book club because she’s also read it and it meant so much to her. And there are 63 kindred spirits ready to dive in and discuss each chapter of this book over 8 weeks – so let’s begin!
I’ll be tackling each phase and will write about them each Thursday here on the blog. We would love, love, LOVE for you to join us! Just pop in here to our Facebook group and request access.
“Your home is an extension and a physical representation of who you are — and who you have been… The interior design of your home is a mirror of the interior design of you.”
Here are the eight phases of the book and the corresponding weeks for each phase:
Part I – Knowing the Past
Phase 1: Assess (Jan 10th, 2015)
Phase 2: Release (Jan. 17th, 2015)
Phase 3: Cleanse (Jan. 24th, 2015)
Part II – Manifesting the Future
Phase 4: Dream (Jan. 31st, 2015)
Phase 5: Discover (Feb. 7th, 2015)
Phase 6: Create (Feb. 14th, 2015)
Part III – Living the Present
Phase 7: Elevate (Feb. 21st, 2015)
Phase 8: Celebrate (Feb. 28th, 2015)
“Where do you live? Where do you feel alive? Where do you feel safe, peaceful, hopeful, and supported? Where can you explore your hobbies, think, learn, and love? If your home is just a temporary holding pen where you leave your things during the day instead of a beautiful space that makes you feel safe and calm every time you walk in the door, something is wrong.
“Your home is more than a place where your possessions are — it is a place where your body can recharge, where your passions can be fulfilled, where you can safely explore yourself and your desires, and where your soul can rest, be inspired, and soar. Home is about satisfying our basic animal needs: eating, sleeping, seeking shelter. But it is also about achieving transcendence on earth through our other needs, the ones that are the basis of your living quarters are a physical manifestation of your emotional wants and needs, a mirror of your thoughts, dreams, hopes, wishes, and issues.”
OMG how can you NOT join us?
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So happy for you and oh so exciting! The book sounds wonderful and so does the club. I just can’t commit right now, but do keep us updated on how it all goes. Wishing you the very best!
Naomi, wow, what a great way to think about my home/my space. I was just debating how to motivate myself to get organized and put away Christmas items. I will call it honoring and cleansing my space. Smiles, Thanks! Alison
It’s all perspective, right?
This sounds like a lot of fun. I have been de-cluttering. We have sold almost everything we owned in storage in Australia and we are buying only what we need here in the UK. Sticking to the basics but being comfortable. For me personally the walks around where I live have become more important than the home in itself. I love being able to step outside and take country walks. I love the simplicity of owning less. I feel comfortable with that.
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Time in nature is valuable to me too. In fact, I am now trying to bring it inside, incorporating natural elements in our decor. Streamlining possessions helps focus on those few things I treasure.
I’ll gladly join you, Naomi! Let’s do it! 🙂
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Great, Lily! I’m excited about it too.
I love that we are doing this together! I can’t believe the response and how wonderful everyone is in the group. This is going to be a really fun couple of months!!
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Totally agree!!!
Cool, Naomi! You have often inspired me to do some fun stuff and I just loved your home series. (I wish there were more of them, but now there will be! heehee!) Thanks for telling your blogging friends about the group!
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I’m afraid I have too much else going on right now to be a full participant, but I am still interested and would like to join the Facebook group to keep track of this very worthy project. The URL I have linked to this post should point at our house website, instead of my more usual personal photo index.
Join the group for sure!
This is exactly what I need right now! So excited to participate – Thanks!