Earth Overshoot Day
Today, August 13th, is Earth Overshoot Day AND my wedding anniversary. Happy anniversary, my husband!! That said, what is “Earth Overshoot Day”, also known as “Ecological Debt Day” you ask? It’s the day that we, the world’s population, have exhausted a whole calendar year’s supply of natural resources in less than a year. Global Footprint Network describes it as the “point in the year when humans have exhausted supplies such as land, trees and fish and outstripped the planet’s...
Read MoreJuly Horoscope
We have been in the sign of Cancer, the Crab, since June 21 and will be onward to July 22. Cancer is a water element sign – how fun for the summer time? The sun, the beach, the sand? A time for cooling our toes in the cool, relaxing, flowing water. Following yesterday’s new moon, it only seems right to mention that the ruling planet for Cancer-born babies IS the moon. It’s a week of moon-related Feng Shui. Onward to the other great details about the Crab? The traditional...
Read MoreHot & Spicy Feng Shui
Horseradish month is July – and how fitting the hot veggie root is featured in one of the hot summer Fire Element months. But in Feng Shui, horseradish is a Metal Element food. Why? Because it represents the spicy taste – no wonder I love hot and spicy food as a Fire Element. (See how these Elements intertwine to assist and build upon each other?) Metal foods dispersing sluggish energy and promote circulation. Plus Metal benefits damp dispositions – and who’s not feeling a...
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