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A wonderful addition to the ambiance of your home can be creating a lovely combination of home and garden decor. Beautiful plants and garden sculpture brought inside and comfortable furniture with tables and lamps taken into the garden expands and blends both spaces. Plants and flowers placed in colorful pots on a plant dolly can be rolled into the house to brighten the room with color and fragrance. A plant dolly will make it easy to move them outside as needed to re-pot them or give the plant a thorough watering.An indoor fountain will add the sound of a waterfall which is soothing and maybe the fountain will be a welcome home for some goldfish. Add greenery around the fountain and you will have a little tropical area. Screens with birds and flowers can expand the area to whatever size you need. This would definitely add creatively to your home and garden d?cor.Create a mural on your bare patio walls, hang mirrors in small areas outside to reflect a special hidden space. Consider indoor-outdoor carpet under the seating area with a small portable fire pit to warm the outdoor space. Even pictures can be hung outside. Treat your patio or .. more »

What if what you are experiencing is only true because you've accepted it as real...you've accepted that this is just how it is and because of that, that's how it is? You may think you're not all that powerful but let's look at a couple of examples where this is the case. First there is the child who is convinced that there's a monster in their bedroom. You know there's not, yet for the child it's so real their physical body is actually showing all the signs of someone who experienced a real threat to their well being.What about the friend or spouse who freaks out over some little thing that just doesn't really faze you one bit? And then, aren't there times when you are really stressing about something and someone else who is relatively untouched by your trauma is able to help you calm down and move forward in your life, no longer crippled by those thoughts?Having experienced group therapy sessions with teachers who were especially masterful I witnessed this phenomenon on a truly profound level. When the subject shared their deepest fears or most painful circumstances the teacher was able to ask the empowering kinds of questions .. more »