Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard is an author, well-known interior designer, and lifestyle philosopher. She is also the mother of two daughters, Alexandraand Brooke. Ms. Stoddard's published worksinclude Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life; Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life; Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book About the Big Issues in Life; You Are Your Choices: 50 Ways to Live the Good Life; Happiness For...
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colors garden home metaphor until
Our home, just like our garden, evolves. We experiment, try out different things and new colors until we feel content. Try to keep the metaphor of home as garden in your consciousness.
feeling highest home nourishes ourselves spirit worthy
Feeling at home with ourselves and being able to create a spirit of place that nourishes us physically, emotionally and spiritually is a goal worthy of our highest priority.
expressing home intimate keen seeking
A home should be an intimate autobiography of the things that you like. One of the things I'm so keen on expressing is that, if you don't do it for yourself, if you're always seeking affirmation from outside, you'll never have a home. It'll just be a house.
center dark dreary home inner life means total
The home is the center of your soul; it's a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside.
environment felt gift homes love people rewarding
I love people and care about them, and I felt I had a gift to cheer people up. If I could get into their homes and make their environment more attractive, they'll be happier, and it would be very rewarding for me.
fall fixing home love pleasures satisfy
We can finish a house, but never a home. Once you fall in love with a house, you find continual pleasures in fixing it up and making innovations that satisfy your creature's comforts.
home house truly
If we could make our house a home, and then make it a sanctuary, I think we could truly find paradise on Earth.
effect inspirational life
What we do today, right now, Will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.
effect
What we do today, right now, Will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.
When we sip tea, we are on our way to serenity.
kindness be-kind kind
Be kind to yourself, to others and everything around you.
interesting joy soul
The world is extremely interesting to a joyful soul.
healing important may
This may shock you, but the most important person in your life is you. You are meant to be 'full of yourself.
details small-details
The correct word is like any small detail - it enhances life.