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Surrendering During the Climate Crisis

For those of us who choose to live in places where Mother Nature reveals her viscous side every year, there’s a special lesson to be absorbed. Surrender. As soo...

Growing Up Under The Patriarchy & Breaking The Cycle

Exploring my tenuous relationship with the patriarchy is something I’m beginning to devote more time to these days. And I’m guessing my fellow female “tomboys” ...

Breaking Down Reality-- Without Breaking Down Completely

Let’s break it down our eco-reality and get real for a second. There’s a conversation we, as a collective, are not having on a regular basis. What is your ten y...

A Staple for Healing Crystal Collections: Amethyst

Amethyst is an essential healing crystal for your collection and a great starting point if you're just beginning your crystal journey! Amethyst brings protectio...

Cultivating Hope Amidst The Chaos

It’s 2019. Hope is a commodity that’s hard to come by and even harder to keep hold of. I mean, just scan my Twitter timeline and see what I’ve retweeted in the ...

For the Love of All Things Holy-- Mind Your Data!

Our data exhaust is everywhere. Everywhere we walk, (almost) everything we do in the modern world produces a tsunami of data and corporations are making million...

Tools for Inner Peace

Our worlds are chaos. Between navigating our personal struggles to make ends meet, staying balanced as we travel through the day and surviving the political and...

Seeking Sustainability

As a digital nomad, I navigate the impacts of my lifestyle with grit and grace-- ha! -- more like chaos and doubt. I’m a girl who longs for a simple home, but h...

The Artist's Poverty Narratives

Here’s my poverty narrative. I fight like hell to land some client work and get inspired. I love my clients and helping people. I do the work. We’re all happy. ...

How is everyone feeling about Steem?

Just curious...I took a break from Steemit for a spell and I'm curious if it's worth the effort to dive back in? Comment below and give me some insight! Would b...

The Drive To Consume

Black Friday points a magnifying glass to our society’s need to consume in unhealthy proportions. Black Friday showcases our addiction to consumption and magnif...

Mindful Technology Use & Removing Fear

Using technology mindfully isn’t something we normally address until something forces us to open our eyes to our technology habits and beliefs. We get hacked. O...

Normalizing Treason

Yesterday was a rough one for America. It was downright tragic. A US president stated on live television, on an international stage, standing next to our bigges...

A Seat At The Table

[](https://alpha.steepshot.io/post/@desertrat/a-seat-at-the-table-2018-6-1-11-46-0) - -- - - --- -- - - -- - - ----- -- - - ---- - - - -- So excited to have spe...

One Too Many

Rage. Anger. Frustration. Depression. Futility. All emotions I experience on a daily basis in America circa 2018. Once acknowledged, the following arise. Resolu...

Birthdays Alone

I have a strange confession to make. I enjoy spending my birthdays alone. No plans. No agendas. Open to anything. Accepting of everything. I began my solo birth...

Our Response to Baby Internment Camps Will Define Us

Watching the coverage at the border last night was heart wrenching. Seeing seasoned journalists breaking down in tears while live, on the air, was something I'v...

Is Our Cognitive Dissonance Slowly Destroying Us?

Think about it, we all know what’s happening in our country--or world-- right now. We know that 90% of it is not what we want as citizens of the world. What’s h...

Anti-FUD: Why Your Cryptocurrency Hodling Is Going To Explode!!!

If you have cryptocurrency, as long as it is not a total scam token, congratulations. That token is going to absolutely explode in price. You are going to see m...

Anarchy | Empowerment & Freedom Through Off-Grid Living & Permaculture [TribeSteemUp Question]

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWWKnXaoFZmBwzwESEvmh1jbZHxQ7xVucE9HvWBrvrS1x/IMG4801.jpg What Does Anarchy Mean to You? In pondering this biweekly @tribesteemu...