Well folks, it’s just getting juicier and more and more personal with each episode 🤷‍♀️😆. As you may know, these episodes were recorded in the spring of 2023 and I am reviewing before releasing them throughout the summer of 2023. I have a tendency to forget what I say pretty quickly, which is making this review process pretty entertaining. I’m still finishing with a grin, so I’ve got that goin for me, I hope the same for you. In short, I’ve explained my personal information distillation process of the last decade. I feel as though I already had one foot out the door when things started to get weird, it was only a matter of time before I donned a tin foil hat. I’ve come to realize how massive and uncharted this evolutionary process is and I’m offering a friendly hand in the journey of discovery. We get to create the other side of this. I don’t know what that looks like, but I want to experience it with all the amazing people I know. I want to Create it with you! I believe the opportunity only comes once we recognize the depth of the darkness, so let’s get started.

I recorded this episode prior to The End of Covid webinar series, but it’s extra relative to everything I’m talking about in this episode. It’s available now and it’s fascinating. I’m listening along and learning SO MUCH with regards to the topics I’m touching on. If the basis for everything we’ve built our understanding on is faulty (germs cause disease), it’s important to recognize the depth of the deception in order to shift where it matters the most - our health and vitality. The amount of research done and answers presented in this collection of work is impressive. Follow this link to get access to this amazing information here: https://theendofcovid.com/ref// It’s free until the end of July, but there’s so much valuable information I’m definitely purchasing lifetime access. I plan to dive deeply into these subjects as Tenaciously Being continues.

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Ooofta, releasing this episode into the world is giving me all the feels. I tell a few stories I’ve rarely told and tie up some scattered pieces of “My Story” that… might help everything else make more sense? Or perhaps you can relate? I experienced a lot of nervousness after I recorded this episode, and when I listened back to it I can totally understand why. In hindsight, I think I may have processed something a little deeper than I meant to. Ending with Grace seemed quite fitting, may some be bestowed to you as well. ❤️💫

As always, thank you so much for listening. If you feel called to share this episode with anyone in your world, I truly appreciate it. I also love hearing from you on social… your likes and ❤️’s feel like warm internet hugs. Thank you for being on this journey with me.

Links of things I mentioned:

Rather Be Creative - where I sell my art & workshop information

http://ratherbecreative.com

Bins Be Clean - my husband’s business that we built from scratch when we first moved here

http://binsbeclean.com

Tenaciously Being on Instagram

http://instagram.com/tenaciouslybeing

This short episode is a bit inspired by navigating the Easter Holidays with young kids, so while the timing isn’t relevant the message is timeless. It’s also one that has only recently dawned on me and the more it settles in the more grounded I feel in my Self and the way I am Being, so I hope it’s helpful for you too.

As always, your attention to my thoughts is much appreciated. If you happened to think of anyone who might enjoy this episode, please consider passing it along or sharing it on social media. Likes, comments, subscribing and sharing are all great ways to help this little project grow organically. Plus, I really love hearing from you 🤗. Thanks for being here!

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A little background on the podcast name in past tense, but ultimately we got down to the point - Stress - what it means to the body and living in the Red Zone or the Green Zone. How to identify the stressors in your life and shift perspective in a lasting way.

This episode was recorded at the beginning of April, 2023 and I’m clearly still working out the jitters of recording myself and my thoughts. I feel a little rusty talking about Stress so confidently, but this stuff is fairly ingrained in my mind and the way I live. The conversation will likely continue throughout many episodes.

It’s embarrassing that the cell phone rings (twice!), I learned a great lesson there. Thank you for your patience and sorry for the distraction.

Helpful links and notes:

https://ewg.org for the dirty dozen and clean fifteen list

The volleyball position I’m referring to is now called a “libero”, it used to be a Defensive Specialist (DS)... I feel old that I had to look that up. 😆

When I asked Webster’s Dictionary about Tenacious, I found this answer to the question “Someone called me tenacious, is this an insult or a compliment?”

A: Tenacious is a mostly positive term. If someone calls you tenacious you're probably the kind of person who never gives up and never stops trying – someone who does whatever is required to accomplish a goal. You may also be very stubborn.

**I’ve been known to be stubborn as well**

As always, find more conversation over on Instagram: https://instagram.com/tenaciouslybeing

Keep Being Kind

Keep Being Love

Keep Being You

Tenaciously Being You.

Take a quick walk down memory lane with me as I tell the story of becoming Rather Be Creative. It’s been over 20 years of remembering how Creativity is one of the precious keys of living the life I want to live. A lot has transpired on my journey, and it’s pretty cool to reflect back to a front porch in the Gunnison Valley where my college self stumbled upon this magic.

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My Creative Efforts on Instagram:

www.instagram.com/ratherbecreative

As an Artist:

www.ratherbecreative.com

Well, when I finished listening to this episode I had a big ol’ grin on my face 😁. I hope you do too. I appreciate the patience with the “um’s” etc. Did you know that many people use editing software to take those out? I just learned that and want to declare right now that instead of taking the time to learn that kind of thing, you’re just going to bare witness to my growth as I learn to quit it (or embrace it 🤷‍♀️).

The topic is about bio-individuality - what it means to be totally different from EVERYONE. We talk about how we each develop different lenses in life and how different things fill/drain our individual bathtubs (episode 2 covers the bathtub analogy). So it’s all about recognizing our inputs and remembering what feels good so we can do more of that. All that after a small chat about constipation vs. diarrhea of the mind and how I believe humans to be a little clogged up - myself included. It was a new analogy introduced to me earlier that morning 🤷‍♀️😆

References and links:

The book I reference with the constipation analogy is called “Building a Second Brain” by Tiago Forte. My library has the shortened version but I haven’t read it yet… the concept is so good, and relative, I just had to share.

Please consider extending the ripple of this young podcast by doing any of the things that you feel called… share with a friend, leave a review, like, follow, mention, it all makes a difference in this wild world of algo’s and it’s very much appreciated by this one-human show. Most of all, thank you for listening. Thank you for being here. Blessings on your day. 💫

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Creativity will always be referenced, this is my other side/gig:

www.RatherBeCreative.com

In this episode, I unwrap what I call “the bathtub analogy”. I tend to see how this analogy applies to everyone and everything at random times and will constantly be pointing it out, so it seems appropriate to dedicate an entire episode to it. I also recorded this episode directly after the first episode, so you’ll hear me talking out more of the processes of how this whole thing was put together. I tell you a little more about my story, who I like for input these days and some other silly analogies that might only be relative to a tiny portion of you 😆.

Bathtub analogy was originally heard from Erin at Engineering Radiance, this is the blog she wrote: https://www.engineeringradiance.com/?s=bathtub

People I mentioned that I receive “input” from:

Kate Northrup: www.katenorthrup.com

Lorie Ladd: www.lorieladd.com

Zach Bush: www.zachbushmd.com

Accessible Astrology: www.accessibleastrology.com

Creativity: (me!) www.ratherbecreative.com

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Welcome to podcast world, Rather… tune in as I begin to shake out the jitters and kinks of sharing my voice. In this first episode I chat about some of the reasons why I feel like showing up in this format. The ways of the world are shifting and I find it fascinating and terrifying that we tend to struggle to even talk about it. I aim to giggle and um my way through it for now. From Creativity to Conspiracies, Quantum Theory to bloody blisters… I guess I went there, vulnerably and authentically. It might be the only way I know how. Obviously these episodes were recorded before some of the basic parts (like name and release schedule) were figured out, thanks for your patience as I worked that out with you back then. I really appreciate your listening to my ramblings, I’m excited to see where this goes! Don’t forget to show your support with likes, shares, comment and subscribe… it’s all the little ways we make a difference in the world. Much love.

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