This month we’re going Home…

Written by: Karen Wallace
November 3, 2008

Welcome to our beautiful November issue of The Calm Space! We’re so glad you’ve joined us.

Grant and I are in the process of designing a new home, one that we hope our family will be happy in long beyond the time they ‘leave home’ (even though we hear horror stories of adult children never leaving the nest) and so our needs and the way we live are under the microscope at the moment. It’s a joyful (and time consuming!) process that makes us realise all over again how important the environment of our home is to our own sense of well-being.

And so it is very timely that this month we are writing on the theme of Home here at The Calm Space. When I looked up the word Home in a couple of online dictionaries, the definitions included:

An environment offering security and happiness
A valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin
A place where one likes to be, restful and congenial

A home is a special place. Much, much more than bricks and mortar.

This month, each of our contributors shares their own special brand of ‘home’ with us. Chris shares a most powerful story at the Relationship Space about her role in making home a haven of peace. Joanna shares a beautiful look at why writing and the Writing Space are so very special. In the Wisdom Space this month, Angela Esnouf shares her wisdom and her heart with us in a special peak inside her life.

Joanne’s recipe for a skin treat that will leave us feeling Goddess Venus-like makes my skin tingle with anticipation. Leah’s look at feeling at home with technology challenges us to overcome our phobias and learn something new.

Grant looks at the more practical financial matters associated with owning your own home; and Angela encourages us to live in an organised home as the benefits are huge.

Marjorie, as always, shares with us a list of books guaranteed to whet your appetite and have you carving out time in your busy day to read just a few pages more… and what would our magazine be without the beautiful photography of Amy to stir our hearts and allow us to take a breath? Don’t forget to download the stunning desktop wallpaper that Leah has designed based on Amy’s photography. It will be your reminder all month of the value of home and family, and to take a deep breath and find your inner calm.

Wishing you a home filled with love and laughter, all month through.

Namaste

Káren

PS It is my mother’s birthday this month - Happy 70th Mum!!! I love you.

Karen Wallace - encouraging you to find your own calm space | http://www.thecalmspace.com/about#karen

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