" Clarity comes from a clean slate" No truer words can be spoken. Today, we cleaned the slate floors in our own personal home. I have written about this many times and yet each time we clean those floors I am in awe of the clarity that comes from clean!
As we move through life it seems we are awake and fully present... until you clean off all the residue that has accumulated. And then Wow!
When we clean our slate floors, which by the way looked fine this morning, vibrancy happens. What seemed OK turns in to spectacular. The colors become radiant. The lines clear. There is a clarity to this slate that is truly amazing. Beyond the color there is also a rich texture. The texture shows the essence of the stone. Our slate has no enriching sealers or coating applied. What you see is 100% slate. Beautiful!
I wonder does anyone else see what we see when we clean?
When we clean out what muddles our lives, we get to see life from a whole new perspective. We get to start with a clean slate again! This clarity comes with a childlike wonder and who couldn't use a bit more wonder in our lives??
The next time you feel muddled in your life or on your floors- clean! Cleaning is an old and simple practice of finding clarity, giving yourself a clean slate and a fresh perspective! Enjoy!
As always, wishing you a happy and healthy home
Denise
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Autumn and TLC are the perfect team
Change is in the air. Autumn does that to us. The season of Autumn is all about change. It comes swiftly and brilliantly. Colors ablaze, crackling leaves scatter down the streets and our gardens beg to be put to bed.
It takes a lot of energy to change your life and yet our lives are meant to change. It is the nature of being alive. All this shifting and movement can be exhilarating and but also tiring.
Tonight, while I'm super excited about the changes in our lives I also am feeling the need to add a bit more TLC into my life to keep me strong, balanced and healthy.
When I need TLC this is where I go first:
I minimize stimulants: Sugar, caffeine and even most natural sugars
I go back to simple, whole, real foods. I can't put my finger on it but when I eat food that has many ingredients or food that no longer resembles food or food that comes in a can, a box or bag...I start loosing my natural vibrancy. I find stress having a bigger impact on my well being.
I start going back to bed earlier: I try to think life my grandparents - they were all dairy farmers: Go to bed early and get up early to milk the cows.
Stress comes with life, change comes with life but there is much we can do to bring ourselves back to balance. Simplify your life, your diet, your activities and then breathe!
Autumn is my favorite time of the year! Most of my big life changes have come in the Autumn. It is the nature of the season to change but in the process of change add in a bit of TLC.
As always, wishing you all a happy and healthy home,
Denise
It takes a lot of energy to change your life and yet our lives are meant to change. It is the nature of being alive. All this shifting and movement can be exhilarating and but also tiring.
Tonight, while I'm super excited about the changes in our lives I also am feeling the need to add a bit more TLC into my life to keep me strong, balanced and healthy.
When I need TLC this is where I go first:
I minimize stimulants: Sugar, caffeine and even most natural sugars
I go back to simple, whole, real foods. I can't put my finger on it but when I eat food that has many ingredients or food that no longer resembles food or food that comes in a can, a box or bag...I start loosing my natural vibrancy. I find stress having a bigger impact on my well being.
I start going back to bed earlier: I try to think life my grandparents - they were all dairy farmers: Go to bed early and get up early to milk the cows.
Stress comes with life, change comes with life but there is much we can do to bring ourselves back to balance. Simplify your life, your diet, your activities and then breathe!
Autumn is my favorite time of the year! Most of my big life changes have come in the Autumn. It is the nature of the season to change but in the process of change add in a bit of TLC.
As always, wishing you all a happy and healthy home,
Denise
Thursday, October 1, 2015
True Clean
What is clean? We all know what clean is! Maybe and maybe not as much as you think. When I think of clean, I think of free- free from soil, cleaners and moisture. Free from anything that isn't part of the surface. My kitchen countertops should be just that my kitchen countertops. Granite should be granite, marble should only be marble, quartz should only be quartz. There is a clarity that comes from truly clean or a residue free surface.
There are steps to cleaning. First comes the breaking surface tension part. In your dishwasher you call this the wash cycle. In this step, there will be agitation, maybe heat, a little cleaner. The "washing step" usually take a little time. Next comes the rinsing step. This where not only the soil is removed but also the cleaners. Finally comes the drying step. In this step, moisture is removed along with little residues of cleaner and soil. In the end of this three step process you have it- nothing left behind but your surface.
When clean is really clean, there is a clarity that comes from true clean. The colors are brighter, the lines cleaner, there will be a depth to your surface and a freshness to the room.
When I start cleaning a surface I may think this isn't too bad. But as I go through the steps the soil and built up residues start to release, I start to really see the soil. As I continue to go through the steps an amazing transition happens. True clean
True clean isn't a false shine from a coating applied, True clean isn't greasy, doesn't have a wax or polish. True clean doesn't smell like cucumbers, roses, pine, or bleach. True clean is simple, clear and free from everything but it's true essence.
Life should be so simple.
Wishing you healthy, happy homes and prosperous lives,
Denise
There are steps to cleaning. First comes the breaking surface tension part. In your dishwasher you call this the wash cycle. In this step, there will be agitation, maybe heat, a little cleaner. The "washing step" usually take a little time. Next comes the rinsing step. This where not only the soil is removed but also the cleaners. Finally comes the drying step. In this step, moisture is removed along with little residues of cleaner and soil. In the end of this three step process you have it- nothing left behind but your surface.
When clean is really clean, there is a clarity that comes from true clean. The colors are brighter, the lines cleaner, there will be a depth to your surface and a freshness to the room.
When I start cleaning a surface I may think this isn't too bad. But as I go through the steps the soil and built up residues start to release, I start to really see the soil. As I continue to go through the steps an amazing transition happens. True clean
True clean isn't a false shine from a coating applied, True clean isn't greasy, doesn't have a wax or polish. True clean doesn't smell like cucumbers, roses, pine, or bleach. True clean is simple, clear and free from everything but it's true essence.
Life should be so simple.
Wishing you healthy, happy homes and prosperous lives,
Denise
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