be the change – Holistic Living

Rest Well to Rise Well

be the change, community, live with intention

One of my first influences for getting good sleep was the following: "Prioritising good sleep is good self-love", a #truthbomb by Danielle LaPorte But, before we dig into this, I want to first acknowledge how toxic the wellness / self-development community has been and is. And for good or ill, Danielle LaPorte has been part of that community. I have been part of this community, in the people I've followed, learned from, been influenced by, + in what I've created, written, and experienced. So much harm is perpetrated by this community, especially when white women appropriate sacred cultural practices, monetise them, and profit from traditions once banned for the very people they came from by said white people. Colonialism. White supremacy. Original grifters. I'm not saying that this is what…

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Values, The Commons, + Our Garden

be the change, community, environment, live with intention

So, I’m going to try and weave together a few concepts that I think are important and that I want to explore and share; Part 01 Personal ValuesPart 02 The CommonsPart 03 Our Garden Plan It comes down to this; I don't think the world is going to be better for our kids than it was for us. I think we've hit a tipping point where it's going to get worse before it gets better. I've read something recently, or someone mentioned, that, in fact, things in the world are better now than they ever have been but doesn't seem that way due to how much we clearly see the bad shit is going on for most of the global majority due to the pervasive access we all have to…

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Distracted or Tuned In?

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On a scale of 1 - 10, how distracted do you feel? Have you given any thought to how you spend your time? Like…really thought about it? Are you going about your minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years consciously? Intentionally? Or are you just…going with the flow of the life we end up living, prescribed by expectation and/or default? It’s worth spending a few minutes really reflecting on where your time actually goes. I feel like time is flying faster than I really want it to. My kid is growing so fast. It’s happening right before my eyes, + the moments are so fleeting it’s hard to capture them fully. I try to be present, mindful, aware, savour it all, + yet the clock tick tick ticks on…and now they’re…

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values + priorities

be the change, keep it simple, live with intention

Not to sound repetitive...but I keep coming back to this... What do you plan to do with your one wild + precious life? Here's why it's a motto of sorts for me; it helps to narrow down + distill the things that are the most important things in life. Values. Priorities. Which help keep me on track for what I want to have filled my life with when I get to the end + look back. I've briefly touched on this subject before, right here, but this month I want to dive into it a little deeper. So what is important to you? How do you make decisions for what goes on in your days? We're deciding on our future, our experiences, + even our memories whether we're intentional about…

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THIS TIME IN WHICH WE FIND OURSELVES

be the change, community, family, grow heal love, home, keep it simple, live with intention

Parents. We're stressed about the choices we have to make. Back to school? Stay at home? Have to work? Tough choices. But let me try to relieve one part of this burden from your shoulders. Your children's future will not be messed up because of this year or two of un"normal" school. I say this as a parent of a kiddo going into grade 2, having registered him to return to class, watching local Covid numbers daily to see how they're trending, + also putting plans in to place to home school while also working from home. I say this with the perspective of having experienced the public school system, home schooling, starting at new schools three or four times, including starting at a new high school for my last…

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ALL ABOUT FOOD

be the change, community, environment, family, home

Guys, this one is a long one. I'd grab a cup of something. Give yourself about an hour. + give it a start. You might want to come back to it. Or just browse through looking for something useful specifically for you. This isn't about food like you might think it's going to be about food...I'm not going to be talking about anything related to diet. Rather, I'm going to talk about how our family has been doing food + food planning for the past bunch of years, + where we're going to be headed in the next few. I'll dig more into this 'why' in the next section, but in brief there's my holistic view of how our relationship with the growing, production, + processing of what we consume…

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FREEDOM

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Freedom. What does this mean to you? I see more + more people + posts shouting that their freedom is being infringed upon. That their right to do what they want is being taken away. Most specifically because people are being asked + required to wear masks when going into public spaces +/or stores. @Costco You have hit a new low... you are an American corporation with an obligation to support our American values, dictating face mask for your workers is one thing but forcing this on your loyal members who paid for a membership is a complete abuse of power. #boycottcostco— Eric Torres May 6, 2020 And here we go.... I guess I won’t be shopping at Costco. It is MY choice to wear or not wear a face mask.…

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EASY, GREEN, CLEAN

environment, essential oils, home, keep it simple

I have to tell you, I'm actually a little surprised this isn't something I've written about before, because easy green DIY cleaning is something we've been doing for a good long while in our home. It's been on my mind more these days as I think about how we're looking to dive even deeper into the realm of simplicity + self-sufficiency. + as I learn, I will share with you. GREEN CLEANING! Why green cleaning, you ask? It lowers your exposure to toxic synthetic chemicals. In most cases [or all, as I've found], it's cheaper.+, most importantly, IMHO, it's easy. Why is this important right now? Well, friends, we're housebound. Job security might not be so secure. Our earth is calling us to do a better job of how we…

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SIMPLIFY

be the change, gratitude, grow heal love, keep it simple, live with intention, live your purpose

Simplifying starts with gratitude, because when you are grateful for what you do have instead of wanting what you don’t, you stop striving for what isn’t in your life – the grass gets ever-green on your side of the fence. Satisfaction, contentment comes from within. It allows you to shed that what doesn’t fill you up in order to have space to focus on that what is your truth. Simplifying your life makes space for all the good things you’re looking for when you fill it with clutter. So let’s make it simple. stop buying things you don’t need. stop committing to things you don’t truly want to do. stop filling your hours on smart-i-tech-commercial-filled-product-placed-why-are-you-doing-this-to-your-life unnecessary filler. When you simplify your life, you find out more of who you really are.…

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our PERIODS.

environment, feminism, grow heal love, keep it simple

Ladies! Let's talk about our periods! Who likes getting their period? Nobody I know. They're messy. Definitely. Uncomfortable. Also definitely.Natural? Totally. Gross? Let's end that. My husband is uncomfortable with the topic. But I don't want my son to be with his future partner, if that's where his future lies...in any relationship with women. I want him to be understanding + empathetic. Not uncomfortable + grossed out. As women we dim our power + the beauty of our ability to hold life at our core. + a menstrual cycle is totally part of this. Now. I know some women have incredibly hard periods. Painful. Hormonal. Excruciating. Pre-baby, if I didn't take extra-strength Advil as soon as I started bleeding I was curled up in the fetal position + nothing would…

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