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And secondly – apart from me, here in Poland,&nbsp;rarely anyone&nbsp;agrees it’s a beautiful practice (they think it’s plainly crazy! haha)<br>\nSo instead, I keep a rose quartz crystal in my water jar. I first do a little meditation to cleanse its energy and fill it with unconditional love. Occasionally I repeat this process. Crystals should get cleared about once in a month.</p>\n<h3>3. Burn incense to clear negative energy in your house</h3>\n<p>There are many ways you can clear energy.According to Feng Shui you can use bells and clapping to clear your house. But if your family or housemates are not into energy work, this might be a bit challenging to do. So the easier option would be to burn some white sage (you can buy dry sage for smudging) or palo santo (it’s a wood originally from Latin America, so might be a bit harder to get). Both have a distinct smell, so when not used to, your housemate might find it rather uncomfortable.And this is why I recommend incense. These also have clearing properties but are much more popular. People are familiar with them, they are ok with their smell and they don’t immediately link them to some “weird” energy clearing ritual :)</p>\n<h3>4. Add salt to your bath</h3>\n<p>Salt is famous for its energy clearing properties. There are many ways you can use it. You can sprinkle some around your house. You can put little containers with salt in the corners of each room. Or you can use them in your home spa – and this is my favorite way to take advantage of the cleansing properties of salt!About once a week I take a long hot bath with salt. It’s perfect for clearing your aura and energizing you.</p>\n<h3>5. Home made&nbsp;body scrub with salt</h3>\n<p>Another way to get all the benefits of salt is to add it to your DIY beauty products. I mix salt with oil of olive and use it as body scrub.</p>\n<h3>6. 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Get them gifts. Spend time with them. Appreciate them. Only this way can you make love re-appear in your life. Actively.\n\nLife is not meant to be just pain and suffering. And certainly love is not meant to be a continuous struggle. I remember thinking many times in my relationship : It shouldn’t be that difficult. And I really don’t think it should. It should be much easier.\n\nSaid that, life is not all joy and excitement. You will hit obstacles. Just like you hit obstacles with everything you do in your life, be it work, traveling, buying a house,  you will hit obstacles with your partner, too. But how come we are ready to overcome them in any other area of our lives but love? How come when it comes to relationships the moment we experience difficulties we give up? You don’t quit your work if you make a mistake. Why would you quit your relationship then?\n\nI see many people giving up saying that it wasn’t meant to be. Just because a difficult time came.\nMaybe. 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