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.

At 97, Monti is animated and unstoppable. She runs Santa Maddalena as her personal passion project, accepting no applications and choosing writers according to her instincts, in consultation with her network of friends, publishers and other authors. Her taste, developed over a lifetime of nurturing and being nurtured by literature and art, is consi... See more
from A Tuscan Retreat Where ‘Literature is the Primary Value’
descriptions of people
loving the process
from Life-Long Learner -
energy healing
But there’s a plot twist: an absence of pretty privilege doesn’t necessarily condemn you to a life less extraordinary. People are dynamic, attraction is fickle, and charm, intelligence, and wit will get you a lot further than looks can (even if you have to put more effort in them). Our appetite for beauty demands some variety, and if everyone looks... See more
from Pretty People Really Do Have It Better by Sable Yong
on beauty in capitalism
Ted Hughes:
“And that’s how we measure out our real respect for people—by the degree of feeling they can register, the voltage of life they can carry and tolerate—and enjoy. End of sermon. As Buddha says: live like a might river. And as the old Greeks said: live as though all your ancestors were living again through you.”
redefining success and loving the process
from Radically Enough by Anna Fusco
good advice
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
Every pretty good, sorta nice, kinda fun thing you abandon is like shedding a weighted vest that lets you move at top speed. You were so busy focusing on how much you could carry, you never realized you could run this fast.
from 3-2-1: The power of imperfection, the secret to a good morning, and more
loving the process
The thing that no one ever tells you about your calling is that it’s boring. Oh, everything is interesting if you’re interested… shut up. Yes, it will be exhilarating and fun and fluid and and natural and meaningful. It will also be tedious. It will hurt. You will encounter obstacle after obstacle until you feel like you’re in a video game with alg... See more
loving the process
I could sense the difference between authentic effortless (actually not giving a damn and being comfortable in my skin) and this manufactured effortless I had known before (aka people with a whole lot of money and a whole lot of time who get to look like they rolled out of bed) It really begs the question: who actually gets to be cool anyway?
from Death of the Cool Girl by Totally Recommend
on being cool

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

from Life-Long Learner -

from Pretty People Really Do Have It Better by Sable Yong

from Radically Enough by Anna Fusco

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

from 3-2-1: The power of imperfection, the secret to a good morning, and more

from Death of the Cool Girl by Totally Recommend