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.

We don’t build community .

We build containers where community has a chance to emerge.
from How Communities Emerge
on building community and building a new world
Out of all the “regulars” I’ve interacted with in all the places I’ve worked, the strongest bonds have always been with the people that made me feel safe to be myself no matter what emotional state I was in.
from Community in Capitalism
how to build trust and a practical guide to connecting with others
feeling safe in someone’s presence >
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
"I have learned that whenever I think "I don't have enough time to do that" what I usually mean is "I don't have enough energy" or "I am not actually interested in doing this."

What I need to do a better job of is not managing my time, but rather caring for myself and identifying my true interests. When I am well rested and working on something I a... See more
from 3-2-1: On saving money, controlling your anger, and what love looks like
loving the process
“It’s the Italian tradition of dining as a discussion,” the German author Hans von Trotha commented over dessert. At Santa Maddalena, unhurried meals, served with Monti’s century of stories and the camaraderie of table-side banter, break up the workday. The retreat functions like a sleepaway camp for great writers, its ritual group meals and hoursl... See more
from A Tuscan Retreat Where ‘Literature is the Primary Value’
let's gather - ideas & concepts i love
Letting go is not difficult—processing loss is.

from Simplify Simplify Simplify

in my (not so fun) feels

Here are eight imperatives—all of them drawing strength and sustenance from the humanities:

We need a way of defining and pursuing progress that doesn’t reduce that concept to something that only comes from a digital device.

We desperately need access to values and wisdom that aren’t corrupted by the relentless financial metrics and imposed flavor-of

from The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College by Ted Gioia

building a new world

Write little phrases that will “open a door to a scene”: Often, we can’t see our entire project in its full form, but we can see little pieces of it. A curtain moving in the morning light, for example. A man sneaking around a house. Jotting down these little hints “open a door” for your future writer-self.

from Toni Morrison's Research Notes for Beloved

the art of writing and building my own language library

If you’re committed to adopting a Brat mindset this summer, know that sometimes you have to ditch the resumé building and manifestation journaling in favor of just staring in the mirror and feeling really hot. To be a brat is to bypass the bogus treadmill that women are placed on in order to achieve. In other words, you don’t fucking care what they... See more

from I Cannot Stop Talking About Brat Summer—Here’s Why Everyone Should Embrace It by EMMA GINSBERG

how i want to live my life

from How Communities Emerge

from Community in Capitalism

from pacing by Ava

from 3-2-1: On saving money, controlling your anger, and what love looks like

from A Tuscan Retreat Where ‘Literature is the Primary Value’

from Simplify Simplify Simplify

from The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College by Ted Gioia

from Toni Morrison's Research Notes for Beloved

from I Cannot Stop Talking About Brat Summer—Here’s Why Everyone Should Embrace It by EMMA GINSBERG