Reverence vs Revenge.. how do we support collective Revelation? 06 >>> STRENGTH <<< Integrations and Updates from Carrie Mae Rose Hello Reader, Happy January! I seem to have more questions than answers these days. Today I am inspired to share a bit of my perspective & examples of reverence and revenge in the current cultural conversation. All of us are in this time of reckoning together! The heat is definitely being turned up in every way. On our collective journey to full revelation...
about 2 years ago • 7 min read
Hello Reader, Holiday season is upon us. Hope you are able to find moments of peace and celebration amidst the chaos. The shortest days of the year are just past in this Northern hemisphere of Spaceship Earth. A time to go within, into the the shadows and darkness to find the inner light. On December 5th I finished the second round of my Indestructible Beauty (online) course.. here is what a few of them said: Inspiring. Illuminating. Beautiful. Safe. Fun! Diverse.This class has inspired me to...
over 2 years ago • 7 min read
Hello Reader, Story Time. I am not a very good singer. I can’t really hold a melody and I don’t know many notes or even what is sharp and what is in key. I know that the lyrics and melody of the song Amazing Grace moves me. For a few decades now this song has been one of my favorites. Years back I once made a CD for my sweet Momma Jean with all the covers I could find from iTunes with versions from Ani DeFranco, Joan Baez, Elvis Presley, LadySmith Black Manzambo, Johnny Cash, Béla Fleck and...
over 2 years ago • 8 min read
Hello Reader, I recently had an aha moment that if my 26 year old self attended an art talk given by my current 47 year old self, she would think I was pretty stellar. The best (and truly the only) measuring stick I can use is myself now to my earlier self. I use to be prey to compare and despair moments. Tornados of emotion that could often swirl out of control and take me down deep into a shame spiral. Suckulent 2001 The Social Dilemma outlines how the very creators of the like button and...
over 2 years ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, Fall is here! Everything is dying! Well, at least all the outside things are in various stages of dying here in this part of Northern Arizona's altitude :) I LOVE the changing colors and crispness and it also brings melancholy and certain body memories. “We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are”- Anaïs Nin Part of my biggest growth edge in this life has been how my greatest pain is my greatest gift. As attributed to the Persian poet Rumi, The wound is where the light...
over 2 years ago • 8 min read
Hello Reader, In July I felt deep shock as I read an article and watched this docu series where I learned that Les Wexner, the founder of Victoria's Secret, was the biggest funder of Jeffrey Epstein. As a teenager growing up in small town Ohio, the shopping mall was the main influence that informed my sense of body and beauty. Our cultural allowed Wexner and Epstein to influence MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of women through advertising and sexualizing beauty. My grief and rage is a new animal I am...
over 2 years ago • 3 min read