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Reduce Stress - Green Your Living Space!

By Patrick McNulty

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Published: 21Mar2009
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Waterfalls take us immediately into a place of calm. There is something extremely soothing about the trickle of a stream or the soothing sounds of a babbling brook . If you can't get a vacation day to escape to the outdoors, bring the outdoors to you through a small fountain or an image of a relaxing waterscape.

Henry David Thoreau was one of the first Americans to recognize the importance of the outdoors for solitude and revitalization. His work Walden Pond in the mid-1800s was the genesis for the healing powers of Mother Nature. When we are incapable of retreating to the wilds to begin again, we are forced to seek alternatives within our techno centric 24/7 society. Along with all of the green alternatives you are implementing already from curbside recycling to air-drying your wash, try bringing images of the natural world or even images of idyllic pasts into your living space.

The subtle placement of one or two images of butterflies in a sitting room has the power to evoke a calm, beautiful Spring day. These images are extremely colorful and represent the transformation from the mundane to the beautiful. In some hospitals patients can select the pictures and artwork in their rooms . Empowering patients to choose what art and pictures they surround themselves with may help the healing process.

Roses, lilies,tulips,orchids and daisies also bring color into a living space and in a print they are perennially in bloom, pretty, delicate and represent life coming into fullness. Thes images will be like having flowers in bloom all year round hanging on your walls.

Lighthouses represent guiding lights bringing us to safe shores in stormy weather--security in a harsh world. They also represent man working with nature. Many people love being at the beach, and some may remember past vacations. Lighthouses can evoke happy childhood memories, for others they represents a beacon of calm.

Seeing pictures of nature can help you to destress from work. Images of nature can give you a wondrous sense of unity with the universe and help you take away the stresses of everyday work life. A home should be a place that can refresh and uplift you soul, somewhere you can recharge your batteries. What you hang on your walls can relax you and give you a sense of peace .Pictures of nature can help restore the real you, where you say - I am home! .

Mr. McNulty's website http://www.premierphotographer.com/ offers beautiful pictures. His photographs encompass nature in its finest including lighthouses, flowers, butterfly's, waterfalls, birds, horses and kittens, puppies, castles, and scenic landcapes. The website also offers free screensavers, free decorating and photography articles.

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