Natalie Audelo

@natalieaudelo

designing social architecture and community experiences that build trust, generate creativity, and encourage authentic human connection. exploring the healing power of play, movement, music and other integrative practices.

It’s not that there’s some metaphysical concept of beauty that rules the world — beauty is a human experience. It’s something that has to do with how humans react to the world and perceive the world. And it’s notoriously thought to be subjective, but it’s not entirely subjective. There’s a very rich history of art objects and music and what people ... See more
from Beauty as a Compass for Truth by On Being
we embody beauty when we recognize and notice it in the world. we are - in part -what we see and notice. we are - in whole - the experiences we integrate into our being. beauty is the act of embodying beautiful qualities from our world
Never hesitate to invest in yourself—to pay for a class, a course, a new skill. These modest expenditures pay outsized dividends.
from 101 Additional Advices
good advice
Anxiety, of which worry is a component, is essentially just unfocused fear.
from How to Worry Less and Be Happier by Arthur C. Brooks
Her kindness and candor. Her curiosity and intellectual courage. Her willingness to explore and contemplate the layers of things rather than reaching for easy judgment
from Manjula Martin Tells Us
descriptions of people and qualities i admire
The opposite of retail therapy is fearless generosity.

from Eco-Friendly Products

My job is to be a musician and make music and do what is authentic to me and reflect my inner world in the most personal way possible. In songwriting, the most personal is the most universal. It's about using my own emotions as a connective tool.

from Maggie Rogers Thinks Joy Can Be a Form of Rebellion by Mélissa Godin

the transformative power of music and loving the process

The monotony of life contains a reservoir of ways to find relief, if we can only muster the courage and energy to dive in instead of opting out. If today you find yourself bored with your work—perhaps surfing around and reading some random essay on happiness—you may have just gotten a signal from the universe that it’s time for your spirit to evolv... See more

from Kierkegaard’s Three Ways to Live More Fully by Arthur C. Brooks

loving the process

Everything I’ve learned about life and love, I’ve learned through grief. Pregnant and widowed at 28 sideswiped the life I was building, the life I’d thought I’d have. What’s that saying: Make plans and watch God laugh? It’s from the old Yiddish adage “Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht,” meaning, Man plans and God laughs.

from Anne Gudger Tells Us

björk said that trying to communicate through talking feels like trying to put the ocean through a straw

from Beauty as a Compass for Truth by On Being

from 101 Additional Advices

from How to Worry Less and Be Happier by Arthur C. Brooks

from Manjula Martin Tells Us

from Eco-Friendly Products

from Maggie Rogers Thinks Joy Can Be a Form of Rebellion by Mélissa Godin

from Kierkegaard’s Three Ways to Live More Fully by Arthur C. Brooks

from Anne Gudger Tells Us