The SHAME if Foreclosures --- Feng Shui in New York

As a Feng Shui Consultant in Long Island New York when I first began hearing about foreclosures, they seemed so far away.  They were in another place and for some reason, I never thought they'd hit Long Island.

After all, Long Island is a very desired place to live; it's where the rich and famous come to "play" after a long winter.  It's where we struggle to pay unsightly taxes just to stay on this lovely Island with all the benefits of being close to New York City.

Foreclosures hit...and hit hard.  So many people out of work because of layoffs.  Some people might be critical of calling in a Feng Shui Consultant for help when they are in a distressed situation and, quite honestly, some call us in because they don't know where else to turn.  While others call us just because they BELIEVE.  They need HOPE.

It was recently that I walked into the home/condo of a lovely couple on Long Island NY.  I was immediately struck by a wall of pictures of all prominent people-and wondered WHO my client was.  It doesn't matter; what matters is that in another 3 weeks, my clients will be put into foreclosure.  A very sad and very scary thought for someone who never imagined he'd be in this position.

I can only offer hope, not promises.  And I see that they need some signs of hope to turn their situation around in a short amount of time.  Go to all your helpful people, I urge them but my client is a proud man.  I suddenly realize something I had not before:  There is a SHAME that accompanies money issues.

How did he find himself here?  An accident in the new dream home they'd purchased which kicked off another pre-existing health condition he has.  He's out of work although, thankfully, he does have medical.  More then that, they are HOLDING his job open for him-he is well known and well liked.  All he needs to do is hold on until he can work again.

His pleas to the bank fell on deaf ears; he's fallen through the cracks.  And because of circumstances beyond his control, he is ashamed.  A position any of us can find ourselves in at any time.  The harsh realities are that if we don't work, we don't get paid.  Maybe we are all only a few steps away from wondering where we would go or what we would do if it happened to US.  Maybe that thought is so frightening that most of us won't even consider it.

I keep hearing there is help out there for these people.  Yet in spite of the number of things he's attempted, no one has stepped in to help.  He does not want to lose this dream home.  In the short time since I've visited this couple, they have called me THREE times to tell me about money coming to them through different and unexpected avenues.  While it's wonderful news, it's not enough.

If YOU have any advice for these wonderful people, please let me know.  They keep a positive attitude which I admire but I kept letting them know there is no shame in their circumstances.  There but for the Grace of God............ 

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**Carole Provenzale has been a New York Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York.  On Site Feng Shui Consultations provided for New York City (Manhattan), Queens and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction.  http://www.TheFengShuiVoice.com