Had a rather #$%^ed day yesterday and was really stressed. And I did the opposite of what I should.
I should have stopped. When all things are going to @#$% stopping is a much better solution than making an even bigger mess (though I wonder how many work places would accept your response “sorry I will [...]

Tonight I’m in the mood for a bit of magic and travel…and these Persian rugs seemed like the perfect place to start…So where do you want to go? …Enjoy your ride

image sources 1 & 2 -via google images

 The other week I posted my favourite quote at the moment "Relax - Nothing is under Control" …
Ok, so let’s say we accept that as true. Nothing is under control. But what if your situation feels more extreme than usual. If things really are spinning away differently from how we ‘planned’ or ‘assumed’.
How then [...]

Last year (’07) I was visiting my hometown Sydney, and I found myself quite proudly part of a little experiment by the city of Sydney "Earth Hour".
The concept was simple: have the whole city turn off their lights for 1 single hour to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Well this year Earth Hour has gone GLOBAL!

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It has been quite a hiatus! I hope this finds you well!?

I realised today I haven’t officially blogged since February 15th. That’s over a month - and I think the longest time I haven’t blogged since I started www.natalieshell.com. It isn’t that [...]

Been thinking about trying to make and submit a last minute entry for Pangea Day focused on bringing dialogue about Earth, what we are doing to it, and raising awareness for how everything is interconnected…the challenge for me is balancing the positive and negative - and also getting it done in time…
Meanwhile,here is a perfect [...]

I repeat:
You are not your resume!
Please repeat, out loud if necessary, like a mantra.
If you are not up for the whole spiel, You Can Find 7 Steps to Less Stressful Resume.doc Writing under Actions, below. Other people have written much nicer better things on how to be creative and not average. [...]

Woke up this morning to fresh orange juice and then spent some time picking oranges.
Highly recommend both!

 Though am saddened that the oranges are ripe so early this year.
(…some action you can take about Global Warming and caring for our Planet Earth here and here) 

I Image source (c) Neil Creek
II Image source (c) Kirill Tropin [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Image: Perseverance (c) Harry Araten 
Backstory / Story with image 
Please note: not all this backstory relates to image/notion above - you may prefer to scroll down to ‘related stories‘ section… 
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"When is the best time to plant a tree?
20 years ago…
When is the best time to plant one?
Now…"
Or if you prefer, [...]

I got an email about Pangea day - and it touched me.
Go to the site and watch the video/trailer. Or view it here, on youtube. Essentially it is a global event that takes place next year on various sites (think live earth etc) but shares films and music of the world - about the [...]