We do not need to wait until we have tackled our deeper issues, which are holding us back from living a life fulfilled! The way our homes look and feel can also have an intimate impact on the overall quality of our life.
This is a concept which may not seem obvious at first, and yet when we come to realize what a home really means on a psychological, a functional, and even a spiritual level, the influence which this space has on our life can suddenly become very clear.
One of the major aspects of a home is that it is a place where we feel safe to let our guards down. When our mind is in such a state of relaxation, it tends to become more open to the absorption and exchange of ideas, thoughts, dreams and visions, to truth telling and being vulnerable - and to influence from outside elements. This means that the visual and emotional aspects of our homes are going to have a rather profound effect on our overall psyche.
Even more than just affecting our minds psychologically, our home is actually a part of how we think of our self as a person. Everyone has a concept of Self, and the way we define that concept in our head is made up of a number of different factors including our cultural backgrounds, our education, our job, our family, and even something as innocuous as the way we dress.
One of the major factors in this determination is the state of our home. Being the physical manifestation of our personal world, the look and more importantly, the feel of our personal habitat is a major element in any determination of character.
Since our home has such a deep impact on our personality, we should strive to make it an environment which fosters the kind of person we want to be!
If we tend to be anxious and stressed out, getting violently angry at every little setback, we may want to develop a space which is a tranquil paradise of peace and relaxation. However, if we are lethargic and unmotivated, finding it difficult to get up the energy to do almost anything in life, then we may want to try and create a home full of interesting and inspiring elements, bold colors, and invigorating decorative pieces.
While these subtle personality effects are powerful, the function of our home has an even more obvious impact on our day to day lives. Anyone who has ever lost their keys in a cluttered kitchen knows that the wrong environment at home can have a negative impact on our ability to get things done in life. In its simplest form, the home is where we keep all of our possessions. Some of the things we own are worthless, others are priceless, and everything else falls somewhere in between.
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The problem is that many people don't have a strategy for incorporating all of these different elements into a space. The result is often chaos, with useless decorative mementos making it impossible to find anything we need, or important functional items being placed in prominent unattractive places so that they will not be lost.
This is a situation which could be easily cured by simply getting a little more organized.
Our home also affects our function because it is a location we can use for a variety of purposes. We can conduct business meetings there, have an intimate date at home, or throw parties or family reunions where we reconnect with the people we care about. However, our ability to pull off events such as these will be determined largely by the appearance and state of our home.
If we are trying to conduct business we will need a space that has a formal appearance, while throwing a party makes having a home with lots of space and good flow vital.
The function of relationships with other people is actually the most important way our habitat can affect our life. While it is possible to live in isolation, the part of life which has the deepest meaning is when we connect with other people.
If the spaces in our home are inviting and make others feel comfortable, it will automatically make our social life easier. Even if we prefer to party at someone else's place, we will still want to have people over on occasion, even if it is just to meet. When they get there, their concept of who we are will be affected by the way we live.
A home is an environment that exerts an enormous amount of influence over how we live our lives. Luckily, we can control this environment, making decorative and functional changes as our goals change from day to day. In this way we can exert a subtle influence over the world around us, and our self, through the simple application of a little interior mindfulness.
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