I’m torn between talking to you about the energy of the New Year…and talking about the news that Georges and Amal Clooney were recently granted French citizenship. The latter actually made me laugh when I wrote it, so I’m taking that as a sign. And did you notice that -s that French media is putting at the end of George’s name? 🙂
I came across the news while waiting for the metro on my way to a New Year’s Eve celebration, and it genuinely made me smile. Not because I’m particularly invested in them as a celebrity couple (although I do have a mild crush on them), but because it felt like such a clear example of something I see all the time in my work.
At the beginning of the year, people often start imagining and craving different rhythms, different landscapes and different ways of living. Not because something is wrong per se, but because something is shifting. And yes, I’m saying this while putting politics aside, and I mean truly aside.
What fascinates me is how often these thoughts begin as a feeling, way before they turn into a plan. What I find fascinating is that the clues are usually subtle. It’s rarely logical at first. The light, the air, the visual things you see, the invisible things you can’t. It’s the atmosphere you can’t quite explain.
A “feeling” is actually the word I hear Parisians use all the time when they’re trying to describe why something works or doesn’t. It’s not logical at all. It’s something you notice in your body before you can articulate it. That je ne sais quoi — that which cannot quite be named. And that instinct has very little to do with logistics at first.
My perspective on Feng Shui is that it’s fundamentally about how a space and a place make you feel. This is where Feng Shui actually lives in my work, even though it’s not how most people think about it.
Feng Shui is often thought of as furniture placement or rules about objects. But in my Feng Shui approach, it’s about how environments support or drain you. Your physical space, yes, but also your work environment, your relationships, your daily rhythms and how you move through your life. You are sitting on a goldmine of information before we ever look at a floorplan.
Living in France has made this especially clear to me. Not because France is “better” than anywhere else, but because it offers, for me, a very different relationship to time, beauty and daily life.
When I moved to Paris a couple of years ago, it wasn’t about reinventing myself. It was about paying attention. I used my own personal energetic map, what I now call the AstroStrategy Experience, to notice where I felt lighter, more myself and more at ease. For me, that place has always been Paris.
So yes, politics aside, I can’t help but wonder if George and Amal had that feeling too.
They’ve spoken about appreciating the simplicity of life in France, especially for their kids. Less celebrity exposure. Stronger privacy laws. A different pace of living. Honestly, just imagining a life without constant camera flashes would allow anyone’s energy to soften. That kind of environmental relief is real.
And if you’ve found yourself daydreaming about a different pace, space or place, it might be worth noticing what’s being stirred.
You don’t need to decide anything or act on these thoughts right now. Sometimes Feng Shui begins long before anything moves.
If this topic feels familiar, I once shared my YouTube video comparing the energetic differences between Paris and New York — not in a “which is better” way, but in how different cities invite different versions of us to emerge. It’s another way of seeing how environment quietly shapes who we become, often without us realizing it at all.
