SoulSpace: Transform Your Home, Transform Your Life -- Creating a Home That Is Free of Clutter, Full of Beauty, and Inspired by You PDF
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SoulSpace SoulSpace Transform Your Home, Transform Your Life — Creating a Home That Is Free of Clutter, Full of Beauty, and Inspired by You Xorin Balbes FOREWORD BY MARIANNE WILLIAMSON New World Library Novato, California New World Library 14 Pamaron Way Novato, California 94949 Copyright © 2011 by Xorin Balbes All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, or other — without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Text design by Tona Pearce Myers Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data is available. First printing, October 2011 ISBN 978-1-60868-037-5 Printed in the United States on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper New World Library is a proud member of the Green Press Initiative. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To my mother, who let me redecorate her living room when I was seven years old, and always told me that I would write a book someday. This one is for her. “Create beauty not to excite the senses but to give sustenance to the soul.” — Gabriela Mistral CONTENTS Foreword by Marianne Williamson Introduction: The Eight SoulSpace Stages Part I: Knowing the Past STAGE 1: ASSESS Open Your Eyes and See What Is Truly There STAGE 2: RELEASE Let Go of the Past That No Longer Serves You and Make Room for Your Future STAGE 3: CLEANSE Connect to Your Gratefulness through Cleansing and Caring Part II: Manifesting the Future STAGE 4: DREAM Imagine the Ways in Which Your Space Can Support Your Dreams STAGE 5: DISCOVER Find the Things That Inspire You to Live a More Soulful Life STAGE 6: CREATE Allow Your Dreams to Become Reality Part III: Living the Present STAGE 7: ELEVATE Turn Your Home into a Temple for Your Soul STAGE 8: CELEBRATE Live and Love in Your New SoulSpace Conclusion: Welcome Home Acknowledgments Index About the Author FOREWORD grew up at 3616 Tartan Lane, in a home my parents built when I was two Iyears old. I didn’t know, growing up, that not every family’s home was the emotional base camp that 3616 was for us. My parents were world travelers and took their children with them to many exotic places. But there was never any doubt where home was; our house was the beginning and end point of all trips, no matter how great the distances we’d traveled. My father used to say that the best part of a trip was coming home. Today, while I don’t travel the world as extensively as my parents did, I do travel often. And I can’t imagine what my life would be if my home were not a place where I could rest, restore, and revitalize in the midst of a hectic schedule. As Xorin Balbes would say in this lovely book, my apartment is my SoulSpace, or spiritual sanctuary. And that makes a tremendous difference in how I experience my life. This book makes a point that I’ve lived for myself and believe in passionately: that your home both reflects who you are and can help transform who you are. I’ve learned that an African artifact can represent a wild and exciting time in my past, that I can place it next to my late grandmother’s chaise lounge and be reminded of her love for me, and enjoy sitting on the chaise as I gaze at a photograph of my mother on her wedding day and imbibe her romantic joy. All those things bring harmony to both my heart and my mind. And whether the touchstone in my home is a crystal I wanted with me wherever I lived before
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