Tend the Flame – Details, episodes & analysis

Hello Creatives!

We are heading into our Summer Scheduling where we slow down on the recording a bit and speed up on our creating!

Place your attention on what you want to nourish, do it enough and you may start to notice resistance. You may feel the twinge of how and why it can’t, but times are changing in front of us and you are here — in this life, and on this page because you have something to share.

Time to create it.

Thanks for tuning in!Every up level requires something of us. If you are looking for someone to help navigate the potential you know you are walking into — schedule a connection call — that’s a quick chat to ensure a good fit. Another person to hear you, see what is just outside your periphery and echo back your ideas can make such a big, big difference - -between someday and now.

Kate’s Schedule: 🔗katebrentoninspires

Also keep your eyes peeled for a summer offering to Create more than we Consume. It’s for women.

Xo

Kate

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“The inspiration you seek is already within you. Be silent and listen.” - Rumi

Hello Creatives - -

This episode evolved from a talk I gave for the Inspire Create Manifest Soulful you retreat this year. It is a topic that is evermore on my mind: that the simple joys of being human are what leads us to our solutions.

🔗 This episode is brought by our Summer Session writing series. Curious? Hop on the waitlist for early bird pricing & having input on date selection for our June session.

1:06 Time Magazine article declares modern exhaustion from an unsustainable lifestyle.

4:31 We are deciding to open our eyes to what is unsustainable

5:21 David Whyte seeks counsel and the antidote is whole-heartedness

7:48 A quick way to get mind out of overwhelm

Remember you are designed to create not consume.

Share your joy because rising tides, raise all ships,

Kate

Special Invitation: Do you have a group of 8 writers that would like to move forward this summer? Reach out for group sessions, led with a seasoned teacher and friend of the written word.

Curious about the Time Article? https://time.com/6694092/exhaustion-increasing-causes-essay/

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Hello Creative One —

This morning’s session is lit.

Grab your ☕️ and enjoy your Sunday Stack.

If you are too busy — then you need this episode even more.

See you inside,

Kate

🔥Podchat Transcript Excerpt

“Here's the pivot:

We're supposed to enjoy our lives.

We're supposed to have a fire that's burning,

that sometimes is a bonfire and sometimes is an ember,

not constantly birthing and doing at a high voltage,

but also not constantly hidden in the ash of the hearth.

That's what Tend the Flame is about:

Gathering, kindling, creating that reciprocal flame

🔥 You know, fire brings comfort and calm.

It draws humans still.

And second best doesn't do it.

LED candles don't do it.

I love salt lamps.

They don't do the same thing.

Nothing captivates like the fire because it's alive.

You are alive.

The thousand things are not alive.

You bring the thousand things alive.

When you understand that an hour of focus can give you back weeks of confusion and you are ready to harness the forward motion, click here

XO

Kate

It's sexy to drink water without microplastics.What? ➡️A National Institutes of Health (NIH) study found that a liter of bottled water contained about 240,000 tiny pieces of plastic.

🔗 to article here. ⬇️ Get hydrated easily without the plastics & the chemicals. https://lnkd.in/epwQWPbH

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This episode is quantum. Heidi Garis is an intuitive healer who expands our understanding of working with and in the quantum field, how there is infinite support and how we can use these tools to help us in our human striving. Learn more at www.tapintoabundancenow.com

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We're back 🌀after a much needed recalibration. Thanks for being here! This episode we catch you up on why we paused, invite you to make some new moon space for yourself and share some precious wisdom on the need for a soul's pace of introspection shared with the forever guidance of John O'Donohue. Stay connected at www.katebrenton.com

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This mini-episode talks specifically to the spaciousness that is available when something ends or completes. Whether it was a milestone we wanted, or one we would prefer not to have, there is still an experience to be had. This and more about our upcoming online class, Step Into the Spiral this September can be found at www.katebrenton.com

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Maia Toll, aurhor of award-winning Wild Wisdom Series, eloquently translating patterns and metaphors from the natural world to help modern seekers understand and grow. Maia talks about her own growth as apprentice, herbalist, and author, and the natural turning of Rebirth -- for all of us. Learn more at www.maiatoll.com | Stay connected at www.katebrenton.com

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In this mini-episode, Kate talks about the necessary and primary relationship to the Body Self. In and Through the Body is a song by Trevor Hall. | Stay connected at www.katebrenton.com

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In this episode, Preeta shares the power of music and mindset, reminding us "It's gonna be fine" just as her song says. Journeying as a musician from Kauai to LA, from performing artist to recording artist (including music licensing) and mentoring others in their voice, Preeta talks us through her authentic evolution, including a recent injury of breaking her right arm. Preeta explains how this was a journey of physical + personal growth to embrace the power of the Feminine and the power of Being. Enjoy Preeta's music https:preeta.hearnow.com or follow her at @preetamusic on IG or www.preeta.com | Stay connected at www.katebrenton.com and The Golden Thread |

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On Rebirth, we focus on bringing a conscious perspective, this episode is particular to finishing a very rough first draft of my book but also about how blindspots can surprise us. If you love writing, check out The Golden Thread on substack or learn more of what we do at www.katebrenton.com

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