Best House Plants for Positive Vibes

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We already know that plants add some life and color into our spaces—but what if they could do more than that?

 

“As Singapore transforms into a City in Nature, Community in Bloom (CIB) continues to reach out to all residents to promote a greater appreciation for greenery and to nurture a gardening culture. With the rapid urbanisation of our nation, land has become a scarce resource. Many residents now live and work in high-rise buildings. Creating indoor gardens give us plenty of opportunities to enjoy greenery in our everyday lives and deepens our appreciation for nature. Through CIB’s Indoor Gardening Programme, you can now transform your home and office into indoor gardens.” – National Parks & Community in Bloom (CIB)

 

Looking to add a little green into your home? According to Feng Shui, there are certain types of plants that are classed as good luck plants. Feng Shui plants are said to bring prosperity, fortune, love, and luck. That is why some types of “lucky plants” are called money trees or money plants. There are other plants Feng Shui considers to bring luck such as lucky bamboo, rubber plants, orchids, and some types of indoor ferns and palms.

 

These Are the Best House Plants for Positive Vibes

  1. Chinese Money Plant

 

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According to Feng shui, Money Plant (also called Feng Shui Money Tree) is used to enhance the energy of wealth and prosperity in the Wealth and Money Bagua area (Southeast). In feng shui, the area connected to your money, or financial prosperity and abundance, is the Southeast area of your home or office.

Botanical Name: Pilea peperomioides
Sun Exposure: Bright, indirect light
Soil Type: Free-draining potting mix
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.5

  1. Lucky Bamboo

The bamboo plants are considered lucky plants as per Feng Shui. According to Feng Shui, the hollow structure of the plant helps in the movement of Chi energy. It is believed that the bamboo plant helps in the movement of positive energy, in turn, generating more abundance and prosperity.

Botanical Name: Dracaena sanderiana
Sun Exposure: Bright, indirect light
Soil Type: Water or well-draining potting mix (kept moist)
Soil pH: 6 – 6.5

  1. Snake Plant

 

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According to Feng Shui principles, snake plants are typically associated with good luck. This is largely due to their air purification qualities. … That being stated, any plant is believed to bring a very strong Wood element energy to the room, which can be helpful to combat any nearby negative energy.

Botanical Name: Sansevieria trifasciata
Sun Exposure: Bright, indirect light
Soil Type: Sandy, well-draining potting mix
Soil pH: 4.5 – 8.5

  1. Peace Lily

Feng Shui experts believe that the Peace Lily plant converts negative energies to positive, which is why it is highly suggested to place the plant at your home office. Peace Lily is a low-light indoor plant, so it’s best to put it under filtered light or light partial shade. It can also tolerate fluorescent lights.

Botanical Name: Spathiphyllum
Sun Exposure: Medium, indirect light
Soil Type: Well-draining, loose potting mix
Soil pH: 5.8 – 6.5

  1. Rubber Plant

 

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Rubber plants represent abundance, happiness, and wealth. According to the teachings of feng shui, the rubber plant’s round leaves make it an ideal candidate to be placed in a corner in order to soften the sharp angles. The wealth corner of the home is particularly suitable.

Botanical Name: Ficus elastica
Sun Exposure: Bright, indirect light
Soil Type: Fertile, well-draining potting mix
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5

  1. Aloe

 

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Benko explains that the aloe plant is a favorite in feng shui because it “resonates with healing energy because it scrubs the air clean of toxins (formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide), as well as being antibacterial and an antioxidant.

Botanical Name: Aloe barbadensis Miller
Sun Exposure: Bright, indirect light or some daily direct sun
Soil Type: Well-draining succulent or cactus soil
Soil pH: 7.0-8.5

  1. Jade

 

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Also named money maker plant is a lucky charm plant to grow inside the house. According to Feng Shui, potted jade plants were given as a house-warming gift to friends for it promotes both friendship and prosperity.  If you believe in Feng Shui, you should never place a Jade Plant in the Bedroom or the Bathroom.

Botanical Name: Crassula ovata
Sun Exposure: Part shade
Soil Type: Sandy, well-draining potting mix
Soil pH: 6.1 – 6.5

  1. Fern

 

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Boston ferns are an attractive Feng Shui good luck plant. Ferns are another important air purifying plant that helps create a sense of positivity in any room. Boston ferns can beautify any type of room with their long trailing leaves.

Botanical Name: Polypodiopsida
Sun Exposure: Bright, indirect light
Soil Type: Rich,well-draining potting mix
Soil pH: 4 – 7

“No room for plants?

Or no “green fingers”?

Think again!

Something as small as this can already help to improve your feng shui.” – @fengshuifocus (IG)

 

Why You Should Pre-plan

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Discussing one’s mortality is an extremely uncomfortable topic in many families. No one likes to think about death, let alone plan for it. Birth and Death are a natural cycle. Fortunate are those who have prepared for the afterlife in advance.

We tend to get emotional during the passing away of a loved one, having a pre-planning in place helps to lessen the misunderstanding, burden, and stress. A pre-planning enables the individual or next of kin to have time for proper funeral planning and decision-making. This is very helpful as it relieves your family of having to make important financial decisions during a period of great stress and grief – a time when people aren’t thinking very clearly and may not know what to do because you never made your wishes known.

The Cost of Funeral Services in Singapore

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The overall expenses for a funeral service in Singapore mainly depend on its length and the religion of the deceased. As expected, the longer the funeral service is, the higher the overall cost will be. Based on our research, the thing about funeral services in Singapore is that they can either be extremely cheap or ridiculously expensive. You have just to find the right funeral home with reasonable prices.

Generally, a funeral service already comes with a room, an appropriate set of decorations, casket, chairs and tables, lighting, fans, and flowers. Expect to pay around $4,000 to $7,500 for an entire funeral service.

We found that religious funerals may cost more because of the ceremonial items and personnel needed to facilitate the ritual. For example, the cost of a two-day Taoist funeral may shoot all the way up to $8,300 because of the added decorations.

On the other hand, non-religious funerals are cheaper, commonly costing around $3,000 to $4,000 for obvious reasons.

Keep in mind that these are the average prices of funeral services where a funeral director is involved.

 

 

 

5 Ways to Becoming a Better Leader

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Over time, leadership is a learned behavior that becomes unconscious and automatic.  As an example, it takes others to understand the question but leaders can make several important decisions about an issue in time. Many people are wondering how leaders know how to make the best decisions, often under immense pressure.  The process of making these decisions comes from an accumulation of experiences and encounters with a multitude of different circumstances, personality types, and unforeseen failures.  More so, the decision-making process is an acute understanding of being familiar with the cause and effect of behavioral and circumstantial patterns; knowing the intelligence and interconnection points of the variables involved in these patterns allows a leader to confidently make decisions and project the probability of their desired outcomes.   The most successful leaders are instinctual decision-makers.  Having done it so many times throughout their careers, they become immune to the pressure associated with decision-making and extremely intuitive about the process of making the most strategic and best decisions.

  1. A good leader has the ability of the ethical person to shine through to leadership and has respect for the law and regulations. A leader with integrity draws on their values to guide their decisions, behaviour, and dealings with others. They have clear convictions about what is right and wrong and are respected for being genuine, principled, ethical, and consistent. They have a strong sense of character, keep their promises, and communicate openly, honestly, and directly with others. Displaying integrity through your daily actions will see you rewarded with loyalty, confidence, and respect from your employees.
  2. Lead by example– a good leader has the ability to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and experience to undertake the tasks expected from them, both in terms of the job that is required to be completed, but with respect to their contribution to the wider organization.
  3. Strengthen relationships — communicating clearly and respectfully, taking time to build trust, and being consistently fair. The ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and tactfully is a crucial leadership skill. Communication involves more than just listening attentively to others and responding appropriately. It also includes sharing valuable information, asking intelligent questions, soliciting input and new ideas, clarifying misunderstandings, and being clear about what you want. The best leaders also communicate to inspire and energise their staff.
  4. Treat people fairly — giving credit where it’s due and taking personal responsibility when things go wrong. A good leader takes responsibility for their own actions as well as the action of others. Great leaders understand that for people to give their best, they must have a sense of ownership over their work and believe that what they’re doing is meaningful. Communicate clear goals and deadlines to your team, and then give them the autonomy and authority to decide how the work gets done. Challenge them with high expectations and encourage them to be creative and show innovation.
  5. A good leader maintains and develops skills, knowledge, and experience in themselves and others. True leaders know that perfection is a myth – there is always room for improvement on all levels, from the personal to the team to the overall organization. They’ll always be willing to help team members find ways to develop new skills or improve upon a weakness, be able to identify and implement strategies for helping the organization as a whole grow, and, perhaps most importantly, be able to look inward and identify the areas they would like to work on – and then act on them.

Additional traits of a great leader:

  • A good leader has the motivation to prevent harm to anyone and ensures a safe place of work for staff
  • A good leader is objective, fair, and reasonable
  • A good leader acts with conviction
  • A good leader provides clear direction
  • A good leader discharges of a Duty of Care to customers, clients, and staff

 

Why leadership is important

Most people do better with someone firmly at the helm. Without a strong leader, employees may work well for a time, but eventually, they’ll run out of steam. This hurts both your people and profits.

Improve your leadership skills to:

  • bring employees together
  • help people understand what’s expected of them
  • help them understand where your business is heading
  • stay passionate about your vision
  • get more done.

Focus on improving these three areas — it’s a win for your business and your people will reap the rewards.