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.

“I’m just thinking that ... nobody goes for a walk without there being something that supports that walk outside of ourselves. And that maybe we have a false idea that the able-bodied person is somehow radically self-sufficient.”
from The Myth of Self-Reliance - The Paris Review by Jenny Odell
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
"I don't know where I'm going, but I know exactly how to get there."

I recently heard this quote from Boyd Varty. It spoke to me, because one of my greatest fears is not getting to where I want to be. Not because I don't think I'll get there, but because I don't know where "there" is. I don't know what I want to be , do or accomplish . I don't know ... See more
from What's in my NOW? — Larissa Fernandes
what do i want?
It is actually an extraordinarily powerful skill to ask the “stupid” questions that
everyone else is afraid to ask. Stupid questions have the ability to create clarity in places where people didn’t even know there was confusion.
from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham
Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. Because if you cannot exercise this kind of choice in adult life, you will be totally hosed.

David Foster Wallace,
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from carry yourself lightly by Nix 🕊
loving the process
And if I know one thing it’s that if you’re experiencing a genuinely moving moment, if you’re really in it, the absolute last thing you want or think about doing is taking out your phone, cutting through it and cheapening it. The best love is quiet. The best confidence is quiet. And so are the lives with the most meaning.
from You Don't Need To Document Everything by Freya India
I threw a housewarming party after living here for one month and had dozens of people sipping wine out of every drinking vessel I owned, blessing my home with warmth and chatter that spilled out into the streets.
from Call me a homebody. by Izabella Zucker
this is a mf vibe
“I think the reason there’s such good juicy kitchen gossip, and so much connection happens in the kitchen, is because you are usually kind of doing something repetitive, and that releases something in your mind that creates a space that doesn’t just reside in the brain, but also is something that becomes part of the body. And how often do we do tha... See more
from Notes & Highlights for How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong
the art of gathering
A great new word: Pronoia Pronoia: the belief that the universe is conspiring in your favour – the opposite of paranoia.

from The Myth of Self-Reliance - The Paris Review by Jenny Odell

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

from What's in my NOW? — Larissa Fernandes

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

from carry yourself lightly by Nix 🕊

from You Don't Need To Document Everything by Freya India

from Call me a homebody. by Izabella Zucker

from Notes & Highlights for How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong