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Lazy Sustainable Farmer I’ve got it bad for farming. It’s a serious pastoral crush. “Simple” things like Goats. Chickens*. Canning jars. Tinctures. Porch swings. Vegetable gardens. I’m also…
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Hello dear creators of beauty and wonder! FEELing GOOD is often a inside job..so it’s true that meditation, reading inspirational stuff, yoga, being in Nature, spending time in solitude can…
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Hello Dear Creators of Beauty and MAGIC! This past week, I was reminded of a beautiful truth: the most delicious way to create beautiful new things is to I M A…
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Chapter 15- an excerpt from my book Swimming with Elephants (Conari Press 2017) Alice Arrives “Who is Alice?” asked Mother. “Alice is somebody that nobody can see,” said Frances. Russell…
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I just returned from the San Luis Obispo area where Martha Beck, my mentor and colleague has moved her ranch. I got certified as a Master Coach after…
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By Sarah Seidelmann Originally published at @Rebelle Society (a great site for Born to FREAK Humans!) If you’ve risked sharing your creativity and been rejected, you already know. It’s like…
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“My mentor, Horrible Bonnie, says something beautiful is ALWAYS revealed. I say, bitterly, “Oh Yeah? Like what?” She says, nicely, “Truth.” ~ Anne Lamott via Twitter One of my…
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That moment when you are supposed to have called into the conference line and you are confused and slightly off…… and 236 people are waiting on the line for you…
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Born to FREAK (def.): One who is born to see things differently and to be an agent of change. Said persons have heightened sensitivity and a certain irrepressibility. By…
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Originally published at Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change Site The honey badger is a ferocious, weasel-like animal with incredibly thick skin and few natural predators. It was this particular beast…
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A FEEL GOOD invitation: to consider that you can have your cake AND eat it too:). I used to spend a lot of time in a large doomed place in…
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originally published at Maria Shriver’s blog If you’ve been married (or in any long-term, successful relationship) for twenty-plus years, it’s not because you made the perfect choice back in 1990…
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I have been noticing a STRONG urge lately to say- rip out all of the kitchen cabinets, repaint every room in the house, buy a new shower curtain and toss…
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Puja means honor, worship or devotional attention. I recently returned from an amazing 21 day expedition into India- to the Kumbha Mela- the largest human pilgrimage on earth. There…
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With the help of Alice the Elephant, I came to the realization somewhat late in life that I was born to FREAK. It is my dream that by confessing my…
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On Shamanic Healing: In 2010, I decided to make Shamanism a large part of my life: to be a healer and to share Shamanism with others. I’ve completed the…
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Originally published at The Fear Project. Written by Jaimal Yogis. Part of my research for The Fear Project has been interviewing leading neuroscientists, MDs, and psychologists about how fear works…
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My life has undergone some pretty dramatic changes in the last several years and it was so much more effortless and joyful when I paid attention to the messages that…
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“Because I’m your mother and I love you…and that’s why” is often the only refrain I can offer my four kids (ages 7 through 15) to explain why I do…
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Transcript from a TED -style talk I was peer selected to give at The Martha Beck Coaches Summit in Phoenix in 2012. BIG change can be scary. You want to…
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One of the secrets to a happy life is continuous small treats. ~ Iris Murdoch. Being alone at sunrise. A wild rose on a gray day. Counting your blessings. Sleeping…
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You may be feeling called To something different. A different life. A project… A big change… Something epic… But is scares you. The Beasties can help. They can show you…
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W A R N I N G: The act of simply reading a report like this can cause an immediate FEEL GOOD- so please proceed with abandon. DATA COLLECTED FROM:…
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Written originally for and posted at Mom Gets A Life I am a physician, a mom to 4 fantastic kids, a wife, a friend and (now) a writer, coach and…
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Following your FEEL GOOD is the fastest way to change your own life and the world! Rolling around on the grass. Drinking the green stuff. Humans being authentic. Lighting up…
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Curious how to interpret night dreams in which Beasties show up? Dreams that feature animals or ones that feel BIG in some way are often the carriers of some very…
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My husband Mark (in photo above) and I had the privilege of going to see Saw Whet Owls get banded at Hawk Ridge in Duluth a few weeks back. It was…
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Shaman (def. from Wikipedia): Shamans are said to treat ailments/illness by mending the soul. The shaman operates primarily within the spiritual world, which in turn affects the human world. The…
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Hello fellow humans. It is I, Alice, Elephant, and Life Obstacle Assassin. I want you to remember one little thing. (S)He who is having the most fun is the…
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