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Having a great time on vacation? Oh no you don’t!

You know who likes vacation more than me? My inner critic! I know this might sound strange (or maybe not) but traveling brings up all kinds of feelings of scarcity for me. As soon as ...

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Welcome to Susan’s Aligned Life, I’m Susan 😊 I’m grateful to have you here! Many of you have known me as The Office Yogi. And although I’m not teaching yoga these days, it’s still a big part of my life and is the reason I’ve transitioned to Susan’s Aligned Life. (keep reading)

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Being outside in nature, moving my body, eating all the food, traveling near and far, growing food and building our nest.

As many of you know, I’m in the middle of a Feng

As many of you know, I’m in the middle of a Feng Shui Certification program with @mindfuldesignschool. I’m in love and looking forward to sharing some of what I’m learning. I’m going to start a #fengshuifriday thing where most Fridays I share something about the practice. For today I want to give you my own words on what I feel Feng Shui is. These words came to me as I was thinking of this post today. They are drawn from other definitions of course and I’m sure my words will change over time. To me Feng Shui is the practice of arranging and adjusting your home and surroundings to support the optimal flow of Qi (energy) and in turn support the people who live there. This practice comes from ancient China and there are many different schools. I am studying the Black Sect Tantric Buddhist Feng Shui or BTB for short. It was founded and brought to the west by His Holiness Grandmaster Professor Lin Yun. I’m actually nervous about all this as I want to share in a meaningful, easy to understand way while honouring the lineage. But I can’t let that fear stop me. If I did, I’d never do anything new in life! So here we go! #fengshuifriday #fengshuilifestyle #btbfengshui #homedesign #homesweethome #qi #chi #prana #energy #workwithwhatyouhave #susansalignedlife #grateful

‘Get a routine baggy enough to live in’. Thi

‘Get a routine baggy enough to live in’. This is a line from a recent post by @mattzhaig. I love it and him. If you don’t follow him you should, and if you haven’t read Midnight Library you should get on that too. I use to be so strict in my daily structure that I’m surprised I had enough wiggle room to meet @coffeeshopguynl! Lots of structure but also felt like I was on a hamster wheel. I remember thinking there’s got to be more to life than the same thing day in day out. And it all starts with the morning. These days I have a few non-negotiables when I start my day... get up, make our bed, brush my teeth and wash my face. Oh and coffee... always coffee. But that’s about it. I love to read and write first thing and I love to get up early. I love to exercise and if I can at all, do it outside. But this doesn’t happen every day and every morning looks different. I plan things based on if Roger is home or not, the weather, my work schedule, other appointments and most importantly how I’m feeling. I’m getting use to every morning looking different but it’s not natural for me. I spent years in a pretty strict routine. I love Matt’s idea of a baggy routine, that feels good to me. Structure with some loose guard rails. How about you? Are you more go with the flow or do you like a pretty tight structure to your day? Or like me... somewhere in between? 📷 by @coffeeshopguynl not today! But recently. #musings #dailylife #dailyroutines #dailymotivation #morningvibes #morningroutine #morningmotivation #trailrunning #ectlove #ectletsgo #fengshuilifestyle #susansalignedlife #grateful

The macro is definitely awe inspiring... high clif

The macro is definitely awe inspiring... high cliffs, vast oceans, big sky. But if you look closely the micro can be pretty amazing too. The texture of bark on trees, the colours in the mosses and the detail of these buds as they get ready to blossom. It takes a little more awareness to look for these small drops of beauty but it’s amazing what you notice when you start to look. #nature #springinnl #fengshuinature #getoutside #grateful #susansalignedlife

Nothing like some drone footage to help you put th

Nothing like some drone footage to help you put things in perspective. We are but little specks on this great big gorgeous planet. 🎥 by @coffeeshopguynl /Image ID: Susan and Roger are perched on what I didn’t know was an overhang (!) overlooking the North Atlantic. Roger is flying his drone and he zooms out to see the high cliffs and rugged shoreline. #ectlove #djmini2 #dronephotography #destinationstjohns #deadmansbaypath #hikersofinstagram #getoutside #explorenl #grateful

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