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In many ways, the world before C19 feels dull, harsh and STUCK. Why? Because it feels like now, finally, after the brutal and wildly complex lessons of the virus, we are shaking off a shitload off shackles. We are shaking off complacency. And ignorance. And arrogance. Consciously and with vigour. Ordinary, good-hearted, fed-up people AND …
Something I've noticed during C19 is how difficult it is to put yourself in the shoes of others. Ironically, when something hits us globally it's really, REALLY hard to think globally. We're all in this together. But also. We're not. Each of us is experiencing the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns as individuals. Our worlds …
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So, this has been happening... And this... This too... A Samhain altar from our ancestors... (It's Samhain tomorrow, April 30, Southern Hemisphere.) And this (see below). I'm speaking 'stone language' with a mystery walker! Every time I go down this little trail (it's very secluded) I leave another discreet little 'sticks and stones' arrangement. Then, …
My thoughts for today, such as they are. What can I bring my readers that's a bit different? What can I say that might lift their spirits or make them feel less alone? Let's begin with words I've currently banned from this blog: Unprecedented Extraordinary Challenging With my hand on the Macquarie Dictionary, I swear …
I'm a devotee of Morning Pages, dear reader. I encourage all my friends and course participants to take up the practice. Three pages of foolscap, free fall, stream of consciousness writing every morning before ANYTHING ELSE. Every day. I light a candle, sit down and write. Usually before dawn. To say it's cathartic is an …
Because nothing of value was coming through she had to wait until autumn to blog again. Jen Storer (aka Ellen Wildwood because that's my Magical name) I was looking for a quote to kick-off this post, dear reader. But after flicking through my journals for AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES, I suddenly thought, fuck it. Why …
If you've been following me for any length of time, you'll know I LOVE Leonie Dawson's, My Shining Year Life and Business Goals Workbooks. I've been buying them for five or six years, now. I'm almost superstitious about them. Apart from the fun and colour and massive inspiration bombs I get from them, I …
Okay. So I wanted to call this post, Three GREAT business tips I got, gleaned, sifted, extracted from Tim Ferriss. Not him, literally. From his book. But space. And time. So... In the world of online business, just about everyone I know has read The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris. It's a big book. Thick. …
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The Cavewoman and the Crone: A Preherstoric Allegory written and illustrated by Jen Storer Once there was a cavewoman. She was a busy cavewoman. She got a lot of shit done. She could slit a deer’s throat and skin it in under an hour. She stuffed wild ducks and roasted them with hazelnuts, yams …
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A few years back, I wrote a book about creative writing. It's still selling on Amazon. But I never promote it. I want to tweak it. And it needs a new cover... Because. Shit.I know more now! I've got more to say. More to share. Maybe I'll just write a whole new book.Want to …