How to Create a Soul-Nourishing Environment at Home
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Your home environment plays a vital role in your mental and physical health. If your environment is disorderly and chaotic, finding peace and inner fulfillment is difficult. On the other hand, if your environment is well-planned and carefully nurtured, it can provide a sanctuary of nourishment for your soul. This is why you must ensure that your home environment is soul-nourishing.
Here are six simple things to do to make your home a place of peace and inner fulfillment:
Declutter
Clutter is overwhelming and distracting, making finding peace and centering in your space difficult. Instead, take some time to go through each room of your home and eliminate anything that doesn’t serve a purpose or bring you joy.
Bring in Nature
Bring beauty from the outside into your home by introducing natural elements like plants, flowers, and artwork that depict nature scenes. Plants purify the air while bringing a calming energy to any room. Greenery creates an inviting atmosphere and helps reduce stress levels.
Create Comfort
Create a comfortable atmosphere in your home using cozy rugs, blankets, and comfortable furniture. Ensure to include items that bring you joy, like pictures of loved ones, artwork with positive affirmations, or inspirational quotes. Incorporate color into the space for an even more inviting feel.
Use Lots of Lights and Calming Scents
Lighting is one of the most critical elements to creating a soul-nourishing environment in your home. First, use a combination of warm and cool tones of light to create a calming atmosphere. Then, incorporate candles, essential oils, or other calming scents into the space for an even more peaceful vibe.
Include Music
Music is a great way to set the mood and create a soul-nourishing environment. Play music that resonates with you and makes you feel uplifted. Consider playing classical music, nature sounds, or other soothing music genres throughout your home.
Make it Yours
The last step to creating a soul-nourishing environment is to make it yours. Incorporate items that bring you joy and reflect the important things to you. You can also add personal touches like family photographs or artwork with special meaning.
Conclusion
Creating a soul-nourishing environment in your home takes some effort and intention. However, the rewards of a peaceful home are undoubtedly worth it. When your home is filled with positive energy and nourishment for your soul, you can easily find joy in even the busiest days. So, take some time to create a space to help bring peace and contentment into your life.
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11 Comments
Cindy Rae Fancher
I agree to make your home yours is vital! For the house I currently live in, this included a 7-month remodel of the whole interior of the house after I bought it before I moved in. Everything changed about the house. It went from blah cabin to modern industrial, and I have never felt so much like something is home! Even the small things feel personal to me! Great points! Cindy Rae
Dominique
I really didn’t do most of the decorating in our house, but I did decorate my office. Right now, my office is minimalist messy… LOL But it is still my space.
I like the modern industrial vibe. I might have to look into that for the next redecoration phase!
Tamara
I love all of this. When I worked for Starbucks, we talked about “creating atmosphere” a lot. If you think of it, every operational role is able to contribute their part: through customer service, through wonderful food and beverage products, through the interior layout, furniture, music, through keeping the floor clean, etc. etc. Soooo important!
Dominique
Atmosphere is so important. My husband’s office has a totally different atmosphere than my office. He is very neat and organized. Me not so much. But we both function well in our environments…
Brenda Marie Fluharty
I have a room all to myself. My office is fulled with stufff that make me feel comfotable. Honestly, I pprefer dim lighting . My eyes are not good and bright lighting tends to bother.
Dominique
It sounds like you have a ideal working environment in place!
Kate McDonald as
I find it much easier to be productive when there is no clutter.
Dominique
Fortunately, clutter does not stop me! LOL
However, I do plan to reorganize my office soon.
Jeanine Byers
Those are all good suggestions! Probably what is most important to me is letting sunlight in, having scents I love and being able to listen to music.
Martha
These are perfect! I’m working really hard on the decluttering, that’s been my downfall. However in the past year I’ve been going room by room to sort in different piles….toss, donate, give away. I’ve decluttered so much and the more I do, the more I’m excited to keep going.
Dominique
I need to complete that task! I will get started in one room and not finish it. Then when I get back to it, it is recluttered (is this a word?) again LOL