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4 Home Gadgets to Increasing Positive Energy

When it comes to living inside your home, anyone can use a home gadget to improve positive energy. There are ways to use devices even if you are unable to go outside for a day.

Many home gadgets today come in various forms like music, imagery, and better sleep. Maintaining good health is very important and for people who have depression.

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When it comes to living inside your home, anyone can use a home gadget to improve positive energy. There are ways to use devices even if you are unable to go outside for a day.

Many home gadgets today come in various forms like music, imagery, and better sleep. Maintaining good health is very important and for people who have depression.

1. The MPG LED Jellyfish Lamp

Right inside your home, you will enjoy the MPG Jellyfish LED lamp because it constantly changes color with beautiful marine life every few seconds. The feel and energy you will have are unique. The good thing is it is for all ages and is ideal for anyone who enjoys marine animals.

Since the MPG Jellyfish LED Lamp can give you relaxation energy, it is a good home décor that you can place anywhere right inside your home.

The MPG Jellyfish LED lamp will:

  • Pleasantly give you a calm but relaxing color-changing effect with three LED lights: blue, green, and red.

  • This lamp works well for people with disabilities.

  • You will enjoy a change in the ocean effects with lifelike jellyfish.

2. The zLight Smart Lighting Sleep System Is Great For Positive Vibes

The zLight Smart Lighting Sleep System is an excellent gadget for a good night's sleep. This light can give you a schedule to set, which works better than an alarm clock on your phone. The zLight will stay dark until it's time for you to get up. The light will give off a nice glow to gradually wake you up right after you get up. It also has an audio system for soothing sounds to wake you up peacefully without a specific buzz noise.

Try Tibetan singing bowls for good energy that gives off Tibetan healing sounds. These bowls are excellent use for relaxation and meditation. These singing bowls help relax your tight muscles significantly to ease any pain you may currently have. It helps to improve circulation and headaches.

A sound bowl meditation in water is effective either with warm or floating water. The sensations of the bowl in the movements of the water can be visible.

3. The Artiphon Orba Handheld Musical Instrument Is A Music Soother

If you love music, then you must try the Artiphon Orba Handheld Musical Instrument. It fits right inside your hand, which is a portable controller. It performs as a music controller with various beats like bass, drum, chord, and more, creating songs fast as you go. The MIDI controller connects over Bluetooth. For cool home gadgets, be creative and simply either spin, touch, shake it, and more to keep you feeling good.

4. When It Comes To Google Home, Your Wish Is Just A Command

Google Home is ideal for good energy since it has a built-in speaker to give your voice commands instant access.

Instantly play your choice of music and soothing sounds to relax if you want to rest. You can also search for anything.

Set any timers you need if you are cooking or exercising for a specified time so you will never forget when to check your food from burning or how much time you need to exercise.

For home gadgets to increase positive energy are some of the best things to keep you feeling better. Since technology is rapidly improving each year, there will always be new and exciting home gadgets to aid your mood. Still, most importantly, positive energy is good for the mind regardless of any home gadgets that suit your needs. Staying healthy with any home assistance is an excellent way to keep your day upbeat and something to look forward to using.

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Book Review - The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Part II

As professional organizers we try to read and educate ourselves continually on new ways and techniques to organize, as well as new trends in the industry. The book, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down is continually mentioned by our clients and fellow organizers. In that regard, we thought it was worth a second look. The book written by Haemin Sunim discusses mindfulness and “how to be calm and mindful in a fast paced world.” You may ask how this applies to organizing, and we can assure you it has EVERYTHING to do with organizing.

As professional organizers we try to read and educate ourselves continually on new ways and techniques to organize, as well as new trends in the industry. The book, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down is continually mentioned by our clients and fellow organizers. In that regard, we thought it was worth a second look. The book written by Haemin Sunim discusses mindfulness and “how to be calm and mindful in a fast paced world.” You may ask how this applies to organizing, and we can assure you it has EVERYTHING to do with organizing.

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

Mindfulness is about being in the present moment. It is important to not worry about the past or dwell on the future. In our fast paced lives, that is a skill that is hard to do. Think of all the times you said “wish I could get more organized, but every time I try I just feel so overwhelmed.” Or, “this project is hopeless,” or, “I’ll try again tomorrow”. You are not alone. Mindfulness brings patience, therefore we are more kind to ourselves. We realize that things take time and do not happen overnight. We learn to treat ourselves and others with compassion.  Mindfulness teaches us to be open-minded. When we are open-minded we explore options we did not consider before.

The book is written in 8 chapters; Rest, Mindfulness, Passion, Relationships, Love, Life,

The Future, and Spirituality. Each chapter opens with an essay, then short messages, then a shorter essay, followed by another series of short prompts for meditation. The book is interesting and easy to read with many outstanding tips on how to improve one’s daily life.

Some of Sunim’s insights are as follows:

p.41 “On a piece of paper, write down everything that stresses you out. List everything you ought to do including minor things-watering plants, replying to emails. The stresses are now contained on a piece of paper, away from your mind. So relax tonight, tell yourself you will go through the list tomorrow, item by item, starting with the easiest. When you open your eyes the next morning, your mind and body will be ready.”

p. 68 “Do not lament that the world has changed. Do not resent that people have changed. Evaluating the present through the memoires of the past can cause sadness. Whether you like it or not, change is inevitable. Embrace and welcome it.”

p. 212 “ Dream big but start small. A small adjustment can have a big effect on your life. For example, if you want to be healthier, then start by going to bed a half hour earlier. If you want to lose weight then start by drinking more water instead of soda. If you have an important project to complete, then start by getting your desk organized”.

The majority of the concepts in the book are simple such as slowing down, maintaining good relationships and having self-compassion. Mindfulness has shown to increase self-control, objectivity and improve concentration, which are all important organizing skills.  Truly if we all could practice mindfulness, our stresses would be less and our lives would be more productive, calm, compassionate and full.

Haemin Sunim

Haemin Sunim was born in South Korea. Educated UC Berkeley, Harvard and Princeton. He is a Zen Buddhist teacher a former professor of Buddhism at Hampshire College. His books have sold over 3 million copies.

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