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Confessions of a Former Banister Polisher

February 6, 2024
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“You Are So Magnificent” by Sarah Seidelmann Art is Available Something odd happened the summer I went on sabbatical from my medical practice and began to explore writing/life-coaching and a…

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My Favorite Uncommon Books of 2023

January 19, 2024
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Here are a few of the uncommon books that truly hit the spot for me in 2023.  (in no specific order) Foreverland by Heather Havrilesky (memoir) I don’t think I have…

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Dave Chapelle on Creativity and John Green on How To Know What to Do Next

January 2, 2024
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I have so many things to share with YOU that I decided to try out a LIST format again. I hope you find something here to inspire you! 1.  I was reading…

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My Biggest Insights in 2023

December 31, 2023
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The longest day of the year will soon be behind us. I am soaking up the darkness and exploring those things that go bump in the night inside of me.  Soon…

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Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Write Your Book in 2024 by Sarah Seidelmann

December 20, 2023
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At age 43 I got a strange yearning to write books.  One year later, in 2011,  I self published my first book. A year after that, I published Born to FREAK.…

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Best Holiday Gifts Created By Sarah Seidelmann for People Who Love Transformation!!

November 16, 2023
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 A Mug for Your Friend Who’s Been Mentioning She Could Use A Few More Boundaries…. (“There’s No Way In HAELLLLLL I’m DOing That” 2. A Daily Reader for That Friend…

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You Were Born to SHINE and Write Your Memoir!

November 6, 2023
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Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. You will Astonish Yourself:  This is what I have learned by doing 100 day projects and (NOW!) 30 day…

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How to Deal with Eclipse Intensity and More

October 19, 2023
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Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. When Everything Has Gone to Hell. There is a heartbreaking war happening in Israel and Gaza. Anti-Semetic violence is…

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Mary Oliver’s Counterintuitive Advice for Artists and Creatives

October 12, 2023
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I’m extremely grateful to be HERE in your inbox and I dream that what you find here encourages and uplifts you. Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this…

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What If Your Work Won’t Be Celebrated Until After You’re Dead?

September 3, 2023
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(image above: “Progeny” Acrylic on Canvas (SOLD) Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. What if you will be CELEBRATED, but not until AFTER you’re dead….…

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Goosebumps Are the New Prozac

July 24, 2023
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(my new professional photo from Jen Clark Photography!) Here is my short list of FEEL GOOD ideas I hope will inspire you!  1. Goosebumps are the new prozac:  If you are…

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How to Become A Working Artist: 22 Tips from British Artist Emily Powell

July 22, 2023
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(photo from Emily’s Instagram) Emily Powell is an amazing artist living in Devon, England who I discovered via instagram.I’m her biggest fan.  She’s got an energetic and bright style which…

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Woo-Woo was Used By Some of the Most Brilliant People in History, You’re in Good Company!

July 8, 2023
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Dear Creators of WONDER and MAGIC- I’m extremely grateful to be HERE in your inbox and I dream that what you find here encourages and uplifts you. Here is my…

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Finding A Way Forward When You Are Feeling Stuck: A Simple Method

June 5, 2023
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(art: The Bears Are Waking Up by me, prints and more here.) My four kids were finally asleep by 7:30 pm. With Justin Bieber cranked to eleven, I sat in…

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What Letting Go REALLY Looks Like

May 31, 2023
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Here is my short list of FEEL GOOD ideas I hope will inspire you!  1. I’m Out of the Ditch and I’ve Discovered Cheese Sauce:  I mentioned a few weeks…

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How I Began Painting and Why Painting Matters

May 18, 2023
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What in your life is calling you, When all the noise is silenced, The meetings adjourned… The lists laid aside, And the Wild Iris blooms By itself In the dark…

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Living Together Apart: How Sleeping Apart Just Might Improve A Relationship

February 27, 2023
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(image above: My Solo Bedroom) 1. LIVING TOGETHER APART. Last summer I did a series of 100 digital illustrations about self- respecting boundaries.  That 100 days was incredibly potent and happened…

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Declaring Winter is OVER

February 16, 2023
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(original art and prints available HERE) I’m extremely grateful that you have come to visit me here and I dream that what you find here encourages and uplifts you. My…

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It’s time TO OWN

January 25, 2023
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“My Other Mother” When my mom (that’s her mustard jar holding the flowers) was in her dying process we had a stolen moment and she shared with my that she…

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HELLO AND 5 FEEL GOOD IDEAS!

December 22, 2022
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For those of you who are newish here, salutations!  I’m Sarah. I like to thrift hard! Free furniture on the roadside makes my heart go pitter patter and my imagination SOAR.…

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Mindy Kaling Does It and You Should Too!

November 14, 2022
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1. Your Message to the World is UNIQUE.  12 years ago, I really didn’t have an understanding of my special gifts.  Once I got an inkling of what mine was…

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Get Thee A Body Double

October 14, 2022
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Here are 5 FEEL GOOD ideas for you to consider! 1. GET YOURSELF A BODY DOUBLE  A few summers ago, my office was a disaster but I was avoiding working on it. …

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The Power of SUBTRACTION

October 14, 2022
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Here are 5 FEEL GOOD ideas for you to consider! 1. It is SUBTRACTION of things that can create more CALM, SERENE SPACES.  In our Tiger’s Nest program for the…

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Boundaries Are Built On Self-Love

September 2, 2022
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By the time you are reading this, I will have my bags packed and I will be anticipating my second journey into the Amazon jungle (GAH!) to sit and study…

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Codependency is SNEAKY and more!

August 29, 2022
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Day 83/100  My Summer of NO: 100 Days of Self-Respecting Boundaries” All the art is made by me using public domain images and procreate app. You can follow me here…

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Daily Love Rituals and More- This Week’s FEELGOOD List

August 22, 2022
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(ART above is from My Summer of No: 100 Days of Self-Respecting Boundaries Project) 1. Quote that I am reflecting on…   “….a final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves…

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Subtraction is the most powerful action.

August 3, 2022
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I am recovering from COVID.  I’m out of quarantine and back to work but realizing that I’m still a little weary and in need of taking it S L O…

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A Room of One’s Own

July 26, 2022
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Having as Virginia Woolf wrote, “A room of one’s own..” is so important to the creative and healing process for me. The first space I claimed was around 2007. It…

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Road Trip

July 26, 2022
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Last Friday, I felt a sudden desire for a road trip. Did I want to invite somebody along?  I felt a “no” bubble up from inside. I wanted to go…

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HERE IS THIS WEEK’S FEEL GOOD LIST!

July 11, 2022
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1. Sometimes you practice for years with some sort of slapdash tool and then, one day you get something that uplevels everything!  This is what happened when I got this!  I…

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