Feeling Good
(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…
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…
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…
(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…
(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…
“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…
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.…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…
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…
(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…
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…
“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…
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 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,…
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…
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…
(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…
(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…
