Kate Smalley

@katesmalley

Small Business Advisor & Educator.

Pursuing work that’s meaningful in a way that’s sustainable.

Exploring growth that centers play, possibility, care, and fullness.

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Art in Containers

The questions scientists raised were not "Who are you?" but "What is it?" No one asked plants, "What can you tell us?"

Robin Wall Kimmerer • Braiding Sweetgrass

How to Human

“A courageous heart will go forth and engage with life despite confusion and fear.”

— John O’Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

How to Human

In a rare 1988 interview, mythologist Joseph Campbell was asked "How would you advise somebody to tap into joy?" In response, he gave the most mystical, mind-blowing and beautiful answer I could have ever imagined: https://t.co/pmJk3qzmVu

Ashwin Sharma x.com

How to Human

"Art happens between you and something—a subject, an idea, a technique—and both you and that something need to be free to move." — David Bayles & Ted Orland, Art and Fear

Art in Containers

We have so many allies in this world, including the blue in the sky, which we’re not paying attention to.

On Being • David Whyte — Seeking Language Large Enough

How to Human

"For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them." — Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace

Art in Containers

“The key seems to be to find a restful yet attention presence in the midst of our work, to open up a spaciousness even in the center of our responsibility.”

— David Whyte, Crossing the Unknown Sea

Work

“Reality itself is the best ally of God. If you want to find God, if you want to go deep into the mystery of God, just accept reality in all of its truth and all of its depth. That will tell you all you need to know about the good, and the true, and the beautiful.”

— Richard Rohr, The Art of Letting Go

How to Human