Your Support System in Feng Shui and Life is your Family
Family on the Bagua and the Element of wood represents:
Nuclear/Relative Family members and Ancestors, Nourishment, New Growth, expansion and the accent color is Green for grounding
Feng Shui Long Island NY Bauga
When educating our clients about the Principles of Feng Shui and the variety of Methods, interesting conversations come about. A client on Long Island New York shared his views on what family meant to him. He said, when I think of family I think of those who I am biologically related to only.
This is absolutely true, because they are the ones who literally bring you and greet you into this wonderful world. From a Feng Shui perspective the idea of Family is based on the immediate members, but also those who have supported you through out life when biological family can not always be there.

New York Long Island Feng Shui consultants Carole Provenzale and Laura Cerrano with son and brother Adam
Being an adopted child has allowed me to view this concept in a different light because right from the start I see that my brother and I have been blessed to have many different family members from around the world. For example, The mother who brought me into this world literally and the mother who nurtured, mentored, loved, cared and guided my brother and I as far as she could physically. She taught us, your immediate family comes first always and foremost. Those who help guide you, protect you, give you stability and advice can be considered family as well.

West Hills Day Camp Family :)
The same goes for community that Active Rain has developed. Many of us share stories, at times very personal with the challenges, successes or just random fun in our lives. Active Rain is a community that helps connect and network for business relations but also for many it can be considered a extension of your family :)
Remember to acknowledge your family, how ever you may define that. If you would like to post photos to help acknowledge your Active Rain family or family please feel free to do so
*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studies that was licensed and accredited in 1997. Carole provides on site Feng Consultations Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City - New York City Feng Shui Manhattan New York
Feng Shui Manhattan New York City
Manhattan NYC Consultant Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY. After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City, New York, Long Island NY, Queens, Brooklyn, New Jersey and the rest of the New York Tri-State area.

Such great points you make here about family Laura. My family has grown so much as a result of being here in the Rain.
Thanks for posting this .......sis!
WOW Laura I just love this family stuff, miss Carole and what a great looking bunch of people, and "Featured" at one of my favorite groups ...
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Vegas Bob
Family is number one...
Hi Laura...your family is part of me as your Mum and I blogged here for many years and commented on one anothers posts.
Great Post..Oh I adopted too, so I guess we realy are family.
Our family is very small and far apart... so I have incorporated a lot of people into my extended family. They are sort of "adopted family" and I love and appreciate them so much.
Family is so important. And the relationships we have gained on activerain turns into a family as well.
Family is really the most important thing in life. Activerain memebers are my extented family too.
Laura, Family is most important even if not biological. Active Rain is an extension of our families. Great post!
Craig, absolutely! Thanks... Bro!
V-Bob, thanks for the feature! Yes our west hills Day camp crew are some good looking folks but even more beautiful personalities :)
Joshua, Always number one :)
Fred, yes I know looking back at her posts :) you adopted to, nice family it is :)