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.

The crucial point is: by changing ourselves, we change the world. As we become more loving on the inside, healing occurs on the outside. Much like the rising of the sea level lifts all ships, so the radiance of unconditional love within a human heart lifts all of life
from Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender a book by David R. Hawkins by David R. Hawkins
energy healing
I define a leader as anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential.
from Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown
good leadership
Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, said the main motivation of his life was, “To be a good ancestor.”
loving the process
The only things I allow myself to feel regret about are past food, clothing, and hair choices. Everything else, I think of as part of my path, my journey. All the steps we’ve taken have led us to where we are. For some reason, in this culture, we always want to win, be right, comfortable, and happy. There is, however, tremendous value in losing, in... See more
from Nana-Ama Danquah Tells Us
loving the process and in my (not so fun) feels
As I said, most companies and most interviews focus more on the question: can this person do what we need? But if you’re trying to recruit the best talent in the world, it needs to start with them. Who are they? What do they love doing? What are their ambitions? How does their past shape what they want for their future? What are they insecure about... See more
from Fit
building great work cultures and building great teams
Making ceramics requires patience and is an exercise in delayed gratification (or dissatisfaction). There are so many ways to fuck something up, so many stages to the process, and entering that cycle of hope, expectation, and either failure and trying again or ecstatic satisfaction added a new dimension to the rhythms of my life.
from When a hobby becomes a job by Marian Bull
loving the process
I’m uncomfortable with the idea of going public, but only because I haven’t been practicing. I guess I have to suck it up and accept that my practice now entails growing my capacity to deal with the unknown variables of other people even more than I already have.
from Hurry Slowly
on being seen
The reason we’re so increasingly intolerant of long articles and why we skim them, why we skip forward even in a short video that reduces a 300-page book into a three-minute animation — even in that we skip forward — is that we’ve been infected with this kind of pathological impatience that makes us want to have the knowledge but not do the work of... See more
from Maria Popova — Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age by Maria Popova
loving the process and
We need to stop fearing boredom and be comfortable with what is going on around us, whether it’s exciting or not. This is an argument made eloquently by my colleague Ellen Langer, who defines mindfulness as the practice of actively noticing new things. You can do that only when you are not distracting yourself.
from Eight Ways to Banish Misery by Arthur C. Brooks
Mindfulness and Benefits of Boredom

from Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender a book by David R. Hawkins by David R. Hawkins

from Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown

from Nana-Ama Danquah Tells Us

from Fit

from When a hobby becomes a job by Marian Bull

from Hurry Slowly

from Maria Popova — Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age by Maria Popova

from Eight Ways to Banish Misery by Arthur C. Brooks