What's Wrong with This Picture
/I love this picture. After 20+ years it still brings me joy and makes me laugh. Like literally laugh out loud.
This is a picture of my parents, visiting my sister in Mongolia while she was in the Peace Corps. They’ve just learned that my boyfriend of 10 years and I had eloped to Las Vegas. Our fur babies were now legitimate! Their expressions say it all. Love. Joy. Happiness.
As I mentioned, I love this picture. I love it so much I blew it up and framed it. And hung it up. In our bedroom. Facing our bed.
Not my wedding picture. You know, the one of my husband and me?
Nope. I hung this one. Of my mom and dad. Of my sister. Giving us the “V” for Victory Sign. Every night. As we went to bed….We had a cheering section. Every time we hopped into bed.
Do you get what I’m saying here?
Your bedroom is your sanctuary.
Your bedroom is the one place in the house that should be exclusively about you or you and your partner. It is for sleep and intimacy. That’s it. Everything in your room should support one of those two functions.
As I learned during my first Feng Shui consultation, the only eyeballs that should be in your bedroom are of you and your honey. It’s not the place for pictures of friends and family. These pictures can literally live anywhere else in your home. Not your bedroom.
It’s not a conscious thing. But, pictures of family, especially those facing your bed can do a real number on intimacy. Most often, your subconscious is putting on the brakes. It does not want your mom and dad witnessing your naked dancing (especially while making the Victory Sign)! Over time, this can cause significant challenges in a relationship.
What kind of pictures should you hang up in your bedroom?
That picture came down so stinkin’ fast. It was replaced with a lovely picture of the two of us. One where we both look and feel good. Additionally, the rest of the artwork and pictures in our room represented love, connection, and partnership. The exact things we want in our relationship.
