For many years I have seen intention pave the way towards gratifying goals and completions, in my own life and with my clients. As a designer, I strongly offer this exercise: find a kind of special spot, an alcove in the wall if you have one, but if you don’t, maybe a ledge or a pedestal. When locating a place, choose somewhere that your eyes can’t help but focus on each day. Perhaps this could be at the end of a hallway you traverse. Or the window sill above your kitchen sink. The corner of a room that you clear out. If you have a small end table or a chair; this works too. Find a spot where no things are dropped coming in the house, or ‘to be put away later’. A place that stays free of ‘stuff’. I think you know what I mean.
Now what you put on your pedestal or shelf, reminds you of the best part of you. It’s your connection with everything good and precious and divine in your world. It's a sacred place but not necessarily religious. I believe placement has more purpose than making things beautiful and functional. Design with a purpose embraces intention….strong, clear intention. And when you direct this intention with a lit candle or a flower in a vase, a photo of someone who has helped you in the past, a prophet or sage you pay homage to, you are inviting their memories, their wisdom, their esthetics. Or you could place a stone you found when you were a child. Perhaps you want to remember to go to the seashore more often, then let this small stone remind you of the times you've had there. Anything and everything can happen when you use visual reminders.
I've seen manifestation over and over and over again as a designer in and out of houses and businesses, for many years. If you select a place…it becomes about you. If there is a phrase written on a piece of paper or an object you have, like a piece of art, a figurine or a music sheet that embodies who you are; then bring them out! Remember your intention. Make this place a focal point and give it life by taking care of it. Pay attention to this area each day, if you can remember. Maybe change a beautiful leaf in a jar, so that it is always fresh. This special place, whether you light a candle or add fresh flowers, will remind you of who you are and what you are capable of. You won't get lost along the way if you take care of this place. The things you place there are reminders of your greatest strengths, whether brought through from struggle into clarity, or from your ancestors with reverence or from those close to you today. Give thanks to all of who you are and where you’ve come.