Before You Put a Nail in the Wall (A November Calendar Note)
In many parts of Asia, we grow up with the understanding that places have spirit.
A mountain has spirit.
A house has spirit.
The land itself has presence.
It isn’t dramatic.
It isn’t mystical.
It’s simply part of how people live with the world.
Some families offer incense.
Some leave food.
Some just acknowledge the room quietly.
Different gestures, same recognition.
From this comes the idea that there are days for securing things into place, and days to leave things alone.
Not out of fear.
Not superstition.
Just respect for timing.
A way of saying: “I am paying attention.”
The book that inspired this calendar includes a small section about putting a nail in the wall on an inauspicious day.
It suggests that timing can shape the atmosphere of a space.
Not as consequence.
Not as warning.
Just the same way weather changes how a room feels.
And then there is the chair.
On certain days, you simply avoid sitting with your back toward a certain direction.
Not because something will happen.
But because it aligns more smoothly to sit another way.
It’s small.
It’s gentle.
It shapes the day quietly.
These things are not about believing or not believing.
They are about having a relationship:
with your space,
with your timing,
with the unseen parts of your day that still matter.
Some days are for placing something.
Some days are for letting it rest.
I like that.
If you want to read more, this book surprised me in the best way — part cosmic manual, part quiet wisdom about how space, the universe, and our lives move together.
The auspicious-day part is only one small portion of it.
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DN6G8GK9
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DN6GD3DM
There is no requirement to believe any of this.
If your heart likes soft things, if your days want more room to breathe, this may feel good to hold.
If not, that’s also fine.
We stay kind either way.
From LALATOWN,
where even the chairs know where to face.