How do YOU put the sacred in your space?
Do you have a beloved corner in your workspace that radiates inspiration and intention?
Although it can sometimes become dusty and neglected, many home offices have sacred corners or little altars that remind of of who we are, of our place in the world, and provide us with a glimmer of transcendence in the midst of our harried lives.
My home office altar of inspiration
What is currently working well for me:
Lovingly chosen objects displayed together. A few months ago, I re-created my sacred space and took a photo to share. There are just a few things on a bookshelf – a painting my grandmother did, a finger labyrinth I made with some cherished friends, and a sign I made that reminds me of Who’s In Charge.
I add objects periodically, significant ones that remind me of people I love and cherished moments and places.
Big, fat collages all over. I make a collage for each of the 9 areas of life – about every year – and I hang them all over my office. I love them. They’re beautiful to look at, inspirational, and they turn my whole office into sacred space.
All office, all the time. A while ago, I decided that I didn’t want my clothes to live in my office closet anymore and moved them out. Now everything in my office relates to my business. This helps me feel more focused and my office is less sloppy.
What I’m currently working on
Outdated inspiration. My collages are about 2 years old now, and starting to feel a little stale. I’m planning to remedy that over the Christmas holiday, but I notice that they don’t inspire me the way they used to. They represent who I was, not where I’m going.
Dust. It’s right up there with vacuuming.
What do YOU do to put the sacred in your space?
What works really well for you? What are you working on?
Share your insights and ideas! Your comments on your own process are welcome. I also request kindly, firmly, that you not give advice to me or others unless it’s specifically requested. This makes exploring safe and learning possible for every reader.
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325 days ago,
JoVE said:
I am reluctant to call it sacred or an altar, but inspired by your wish kit I do have a few things sitting on the base of the desk lamp and around my desk that are important:
A Transformer (yes, really) that reminds me of a great group of colleagues that worked on a transformation consultation
A little soapstone goddess I bought from a street vendor in Vancouver. She contrasts considerably with the transformer.
The sign from my office door when I was Deputy Head of Social Sciences at Birmingham University.
And a red chinese thing I need to hang up that a former student of mine (Taiwanese) gave me when I left Birmingham. He told me what it meant and now I don’t remember but I know it is something good.
A little rainbow flag that keeps getting knocked out of it’s stand.
BTW, I don’t dust. Don’t buy black furniture.
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324 days ago,
Tami Stackelhouse said:
This post reminds me of the quote Carl Jung had above his door, “Bidden or not bidden, God is present.”
I celebrate the sacred everywhere in my house… except in my office. It’s been too much of a mess! Now that it’s getting organized, this is a great reminder to celebrate the sacred in my office as well.
We all need reminders of who we really are. Our home offices are probably the most important places to have them!
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Okay, I lied. I just took a look around me. To my right is a picture frame my husband gave me on our first Christmas (when we were newly engaged) with photos of us. Next to it is a glass bottle of sand from the beach we’re sitting on in the pictures. To the right of the frame & sand is a little mini-Hope Chest given to me by a Hope-Giver friend when we met for the first time in person…..
I guess my “working on” is to clear out the clutter so that I can SEE the sacred celebration going on already in my space! =)
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318 days ago,
Lisa Hunter said:
My fave sacred space item: the full view of the Flatirons (Rocky Mountain Front Range awesome rock formation) from office window. I’ve got a whole wall of natural artwork that instantly reminds me of who I am and what’s important to me!
For “working on”, Jen’s post makes me notice what’s happened to my altar of cool stuff – it’s morphed into a place that I put my keys and items from the day. Plus the altar is outdated which is probably why it’s turned into a collection surface ;0) So I’m going to think about what new things my altar is ready to represent…
Thanks Jen!
318 days ago,
Heather Plett said:
This makes me smile, because almost everyone who walks into my office (at work, not at home) remarks that it has the nicest feel of any of the 25 offices where I work. We just moved in here last November, and I made a concerted effort to make it feel personal, inviting, and sacred. I even hung some gauzy fabric over the window – most people just have those industrial venetian blinds.
316 days ago,
jennifer said:
I love all the comments and discoveries you’ve mentioned on this thread. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is stop and notice – even for a few seconds – all the beauty and intention around you.
Yay for inspiration!