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.

Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care - Wonderground
by Georgina Reid
wonderground.press
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I wrote the album in a time when I was feeling incredibly numb. I would have these huge waves of emotion, whether they were anger or joy. And to me, those are two emotions that sort of take over. It's terrifying to let go in that way, but it can be one of the fullest [experiences] of just living, in general. So letting go is really what Surrender i... See more
from Maggie Rogers Thinks Joy Can Be a Form of Rebellion by Mélissa Godin
Emotions
Here’s the thing when you hang out with writers: We pay attention. We write things down. Much of what I write about are my observations. I always say I don’t have to make things up. I just need to pay attention.
from Anne Gudger Tells Us
the art of writing
“Schmooze” derives from the Yiddish “shmuesn”, which in turn derives from Hebrew “shemuah,” meaning “rumor.”
from Baila turns one, part 2.
fun facts i love
New humanism is the philosophy of creative writing. It is a philosophy of disciplined individualism, of crafted authenticity.
from Reader
I now feel confident that when executive hires fail, the most common reason is that the CEO didn’t take the time to specifically and clearly define what they were looking for at the start. They just assumed that one CMO is the same as another CMO.
from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham
Squad culture is the antithesis of neoliberal individualism. Millennials are healing from decades of irony poisoning, rediscovering what it's like to have generative, exploratory relationships with one another.
from Squad Wealth by Other Internet
Back when I was feeling a imless and lost I used to read and reread something Cheryl Strayed wrote about writing: The useless days will add up to something. The shitty waitressing jobs. The hours writing in your journal. The long meandering walks. The hours reading poetry and story collections and novels and dead people’s diaries and wondering abou... See more
from pacing by Ava
loving the process
But it’s standard in the way that — the way that I get to work with artists is like we’re friends hanging out and talking about whatever comes up. And through that, things get unlocked that allow writing and performances to be more closer to the core. And that’s the goal with all of this.
from Rick Rubin — Magic, Everyday Mystery, and Getting Creative by On Being
“The modern man is always claiming a self-sufficiency which he is unable to achieve. He constantly compares himself with other people and, afraid that they might be superior, he secretly copies their manners and borrows their desires.”
from René Girard, mimetic desire, and society's biggest rat race by Leo Nasskau

Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care - Wonderground

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

from Anne Gudger Tells Us

from Baila turns one, part 2.

from Reader

from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham

from Squad Wealth by Other Internet

from pacing by Ava

from Rick Rubin — Magic, Everyday Mystery, and Getting Creative by On Being

from René Girard, mimetic desire, and society's biggest rat race by Leo Nasskau