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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…
Read MoreHello 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…
Read MoreHello 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…
Read MoreChapter 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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read More“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…
Read MoreThat 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…
Read MoreBorn 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…
Read MoreOriginally 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read Moreoriginally 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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MorePuja 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…
Read MoreWith 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreOriginally 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…
Read MoreMy 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…
Read More“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…
Read MoreTranscript 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…
Read MoreOne 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…
Read MoreYou 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…
Read MoreW 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:…
Read MoreFollowing 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…
Read MoreCurious 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…
Read MoreMy 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…
Read MoreShaman (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…
Read MoreHello 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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