Mind, Body and Soul
by Cynthia E.  Jones

a new beginning for the spirit...........

With a New Year comes resolutions for ways to improve on ourselves and our surroundings. We aim for a better healthier way of life all year and some how it feels more obtainable with a marked holiday, a new beginning. There are many self help books that often times present resources for us to discover things about ourselves and ways to improve, motivate or give the support we need to break away from a habit we have been trying to kick. Sometimes we just need an incentive or an inducement. There is plenty of inspiration waiting in words and here are a few that might give you that lift needed to move.

• Motivation

• The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren
• The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer
• An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfied Jamison
• Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck
• The Blue Day Book by Bradley Trevor Greive

How about Feng Shui?   Pronounced F[^e]ng"-shu`i\, n. [Chin. feng wind + shiu water.] Explained by Dictionary.com is a system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the Chinese to attend the natural features of landscape; also, a kind of geomancy dealing with these influences, used in determining sites for graves, houses, etc. A change in our surroundings may be a great idea, clearing clutter and prevent trapping of a positive energy flow. Here are a few Feng Shui titles that may assist you in finding your Chi, the circulation of life energy with a happy balance of negative and positive.

• Feng Shui

• Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Karen Rauch Carter; Jeff Fessler
• Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston; Kingston
• Feng Shui Your Life by Jayme Barrett; Mary Steenburgen; Jonn Coolidge
• Feng Shui for Dummies by David Daniel Kennedy; Lin Yun

I wish you a most happy and peaceful new year.

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