BOOST YOUR SPIRIT BY CREATING A SPIRITFUL SPACE!

The ancients knew that creating spaces that nourished, stimulated, and awakened the spirit mattered to a well-lived life. And because they didn’t have dedicated networks, magazines, books, and media personalities to enlighten them on a daily basis about the “latest trend,” their experience of design was anything but creating flashy, dazzling, or hip rooms that were “in style.” You see history’s sages knew a little secret about the “good life,” one that has seemingly escaped our modern culture; and it is this: the purpose of design (and décor) isn’t to go for what’s “in”; rather it’s to go for what inspires. Our spaces, whether they be a room, an office, a workshop, an entire home, or even a small cubical, should symbolize and provides us with a deeper sense of meaning, purpose, value, connection, resilience and transcendence—the Six Fundamental Human Desires that keep us happy and well, and make life worth living.

Creating a Spiritful Space is ultimately about leveraging these Six Fundamental Human Desires to inspire our spirit (and the spirits of those with whom we reside) to truly give us a sense of home. In this way, our spaces become a reflection of who we really are, and what really stirs us, rather than merely some shadow of what some magazine, show host, or trendy designer says we are or should be. When someone walks into any space that we inhabit, that person ought to immediately be able to say, “I really have a sense of who this person is and what drives their deepest desires.” Contrary to popular opinion, design and décor is not about copying and pasting from what others have already done; rather it’s about invest­ing in and creating based on who you already and uniquely are.

So what do you need to create a Spiritful Space? The answer is a Spiritful Blueprint which comprises five things: a room, inspira­tion, a map, a plan, and the desire to express your Self and keep your spirit alive and well. (For more detailed information, click here to read an excerpt from the “Design & Décor” chapter in Spirit Wellness.)

No place is perfect, but everywhere can be home. Creating a Spir­itful Space is not about being cool or artistic, nor is it about necessarily “doing over,” “buying new,” or finding the most expensive item or treatment. It is about using our innate and unique creativity to leverage those things that lie at the heart of each of our lives, and which can most inspire our spirit.