Feeling Helpless Can Be Cured by Helping
“Friends and Flowers Sustain Us.” Sarah Seidelmann 2024. Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 6 by 8 feet. $3,200.00 Please hit reply with interest to purchase. This work was featured in our 8 minute long documentary.
Here are a Few Tips to Help You Show Up and Grow in Your Own Life!
1. Feeling Helpless Can Be (Temporarily) Cured By HELPING:)
This week, to combat feelings of helplessness I headed to woman led Food Forward Duluth to volunteer. You can subscribe to their home delivered meal kits (at your front porch on Mondays!) – when you do- you provides a meal kit for another family in the Central Hillside to receive it.
I was too busy chopping the heck out of celery and getting to know amazing new friends (also chopping veggies and swirling magical pizza dough by hand!) to feel even one bit helpless. WATCH INSTAGRAM REEL HERE.
I stood on the corner with friends from our local INDIVISIBLE group and the 50501 group to express our concern for the rising tide of HATE that our current POTUS and his supporters are creating.
It was MINUS TEN degrees and my heart swelled to see the compassion and to hear the honks from passers by. Watch the video I created – I dare you not to feel something.
I also gathered with some friends to journey (to a drum) and ask for healing of the spirit of the US government. It was so powerful and beautiful.
What actions might help you step into feeling empowered?
2. Something SIMPLE You Can Do. You might need to plan ahead? I made ART to support the BOYCOTT coming next Friday Feb 28th! Will you participate? Let me know! I am very excited about it as I believe it is the beginning to truly exercising our POWER collectively. PEACEFULLY. Money talks.
Feel free to copy and share this image and my words below if you like- lets spread the word and EMPOWER folks who are feeling helpless and hopeless!
Economic Blackout on Friday February 28. Peaceful. Powerful.
Let me know you saw this and can commit to participate and amplify. The only way this will be an effective act is if it is widespread.
The 24 hour Economic Blackout
As our first initial act, we turn it off.
For one day we show them who really holds the power.
WHEN:
Friday February 28th from
12:00 AM to 11:59 PM
WHAT NOT TO DO:
Do not make any purchases
Do not shop online, or in-store
No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy
Nowhere!
Do not spend money on:
Fast Food
Gas
Major Retailers
Do not use Credit or Debit Cards for non essential spending
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Only buy essentials of absolutely necessary
(Food, Medicine, Emergency Supplies)
If you must spend, ONLY support small, local businesses.
SPREAD THE MESSAGE
Talk about it, post about it, and document 
your actions that day!
WHY THIS MATTERS!
~ Corporations and banks only care about their bottom line.
~ If we disrupt the economy for just ONE day, it sends a powerful message.
~ If they don’t listen (they wont) we make the next blackout longer (We will)
This is our first action.
This is how we make history.
February 28th
The 24 Hour Economic Black Out Begins.
Please copy + paste or share however you like!
Thank you!
Sarah
3. I Am Listening To People Wiser Than Me! In difficult times. Find the helpers….seek good counsel.
“Democracy is not a political concept for my people. It is a way of life. We do not need to write it down because it is understood as part of the plan of creation. Each human being is part of the whole, but always an independent agent in decision-making. All are equal. All are heard. All are free. Democracy is not a choice. It is a birthright.”
– Steven Chareston, Native American elder and former Episcopalian bishop of Alaska
Wherever your heart journeys, On whatever expedition In your outer life and Secret inner realms,
Breathe in intimacy with infinity.
Where can you go to avoid The One in Whom All Exists?
Reach down into your deepest being.
Take a stand in eternity.
Walk through this world, see every situation
As an expansion of the mystery.
Savor the tremble of recognition—
The God in you is touching the God out there.
~Sutra 93, The Radiance Sutras by Lorin Roche
“Friends and Flowers Sustain Us.” Sarah Seidelmann 2024. Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 6 by 8 feet. $3,200.00 Please hit reply with interest to purchase. This work was featured in our 8 minute long documentary.
4. Boundaries Are Evidence of Self RESPECT. When we don’t have them- its a “tell” (like in poker). It shows us, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we don’t REALLY hold ourselves in high regard. I should know! That’s how I got into studying them in the first place. Before doing this work, I wasn’t able to effectively create and hold boundaries that respected me.
The highlight of my last week was learning, breathing and laughing about boundaries with the amazing women of LEAP Duluth.
Is your community excited to connect + grow around boundaries (both personal + at work)?
Hit reply and let’s have a conversation
about how we could get together!
My boundaries workbook, “Boundaries Make Love Possible” is a perfect way to dive in with bite sized lessons!
When you begin to have self respecting boundaries (and say NO where you need to), your whole life can become more YES.
I hope the workbook DELIGHTS and EMPOWERS you to step into your greatest life!
with love,
Sarah
I am here to support you! You can learn how to work with me and book here. I have now opened up some more Tuesdays! .
with much love,
Sarah
P.S. This newsletter is reader supported! I typed this while sitting in snowbibs in my kitchen by the electric heater.
P.S.S. Minnesota FRIENDS!
The Ely Film Festival is coming up in March and I will be teaching a free class!
If you’ll be in or near Ely, Minnesota please come or share with a friend in or near Ely:). It’s free!
If you’ll be in or near Ely, Minnesota please come!!
March 15th 11:45 @ely folk school!
I will be teaching (as part of the @elyfilmfest)
A Creative Soul Retrieval
Self-expression is an important component to our vitality. Creative practice restores our well being. Together we will endeavor to connect with our own souls to retrieve something important and bring it to life.
“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: “When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?”
-Gabrielle Roth
You will learn a simple technique for soul-retrieving self expression that is restorative and healing.
You will spend time in creative community weaving your connection to the whole.
Its FREE
RSVP HERE at their facebook event and please share!
P.S. our documentary directed by @duluthcreative.co and @asherjames.co will be shown on same day in Ely in late afternoon!
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