Feeling Good

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

This Week’s FEELGOOD List of Things to Explore

June 8, 2022
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That full moon is behind us, let’s water the dream seeds that are still hidden below in the darkness! So much beauty to bring out into the open.  With tender…

FEEL GOOD LIST and My Summer of NO Project

May 31, 2022
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My Summer of NO: 100 Days of Self-Respecting Boundaries This is the project I’m starting on June 1st! I’ll share what I learn and creat every day. There is still…

5 FEEL GOOD THINGS FOR THIS FRIDAY

May 19, 2022
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(art and poem by me) 1. I got to interview my friend, shaman Alyson Charles.  She’s got 150K followers for good reason…her Ceremony Circle Podcast  is wonderful! (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!- start with…

So Many Good Questions To Ask..This Week’s FEEL GOOD List

May 5, 2022
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This week’s FEEL GOOD list! 1.  When you receive a request to get involved or to attend an event.  It’s good to ask this question- it will save a lot of thwarted…

The FEEO GOOD List This Week

April 16, 2022
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(Art above by me-  Catching Ideas) Here’s what has been tumbling through my FEEL GOOD hopper: 1. I got super inspired to make #cutup poetry by printing out a few of…

How to Be Helpful For Ukraine and A List of Things I’m Pondering

March 7, 2022
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My heart has been heavy in moments as this war on Ukraine has been waged.  It’s easy to feel helpless.  Of course, there are always things we CAN do. We can…

Artists Have It Figured Out

March 7, 2022
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“Grandma how do you deal with pain?” “With your hands, dear. When you do it with your mind, the pain hardens even more.” “With your hands, grandma?” “Yes, yes. Our…

Do You Struggle To Do Your Creative Work from Home with Kids and Family Responsibilities?

January 29, 2022
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Ya no tengo miedo de bailar. Ya no tengo miedo de sentir. Ya no tengo miedo de cantar. I’m not afraid to dance anymore. I’m not afraid to feel anymore.…

Six Ideas to Inspire You….

January 11, 2022
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Six ideas to inspire your first 2022 week! As a reminder, failure REALLY IS an option! So wherever you start IN THE NEW YEAR, remember you can stop, make mistakes,…

Forget Resolutions, You Need A Beastie of the Year for 2022

December 23, 2021
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Hello creators of wonder and magic! I love this time of year—it’s a time for envisioning what is possible. Being a 7 on the enneagram, this comes naturally to me!  Curious…

How to Make 2022 the Best Ever: A Free Tool for Self-Reflection

December 1, 2021
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I am dying to know how you are finding the new book (Where the Deer Dream) and I know it’s that wild time of year and you are probably up to…

Let’s Go All the Way: On Food Addiction Recovery with Bright Line Eating and Overeaters Anonymous

November 17, 2021
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(sign up for our free class on Thursday Nov 18th- there’s still time!) As I have shared before, I am deeply grateful for my 12 step program of Overeaters Anonymous…

You’ve Gotta Admit You’re WEAK

September 14, 2021
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(Art by me!) Can you relate? I think this is what makes it so hard for those of us who are ADHD, or what I like to think of as…

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