Simply Crafted

YOUR FOUNDATION (80%) is the core of who you are, your essential self. This is part of you that feels like first nature, even if you resist it. It is the part of you that is often the most obvious and steady. It shows up in what you most strongly believe, in what you most often choose, and in the most frequent themes of your fashion and taste in decor. For many people, it's easy to express and practice the spirit of their foundation word. For others, it represents an aspect of their life that they need to give themselves full permission to embrace and to be.YOUR CREATIVE EDGE (20%) makes all the difference and is what moves you forward. In keeping with the 80/20 principle, it's your 20% that goes out and gets the results. It also tends to be a trigger for our greatest lessons and struggles. For example, we may be longing for all the great stuff that Harmony or Play or Adventure brings us. And yet it may be that our personal blocks are wrapped up in being harmonious or playful or adventurous. We tend to either repress or overcompensate with our creative edge.

Your foundation word represents your being. Your creative edge is how you express and distinguish your being. In terms of aesthetics, it's your accessories and your accent pieces. It's your jewelry or the artwork on your walls. It's a touch of color in your hair or the red leather boots that say, I can be wild when I wanna be.

In terms of spirit and the way you relate, your creative edge is most often the impression that you make. It's what drives and inspires you . And the beauty of the 80/20 principle is that you don't have to be living on your creative edge at all times. In fact, to do so would lead to overkill and burnout. Think of your creative edge as a powerful force - a little bit goes a long way.


As is your desire, so is your will.
As is your will, so is your deed.
As is your deed, so is your destiny.
-THE UPANISHADS