Musings, thoughts + Ideas
Sometimes I talk to think. Sometimes I write to think. And sometimes I invite others to share their musings. This is where you’ll find it all.
Using Metaphor to Explain a Mighty Network and Building a Community of Like-Valued Members: Meet Kelly Pratt
by Kelly Pratt | Aug 24, 2022 | Belonging, Business, Collective, Kelly Pratt [reprinted from Mighty Community] [photo Alli Maas-Parfenov] Athena Village is a Paid Mighty Network that brings together a collective of creative women to inspire and educate each other...
how will you move through the rest of the year?
by joy a | Sep 2, 2022 | joy agcongay today is the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere! (spring equinox in the southern hemisphere.) the equinox means there will be equal number of hours of daylight and darkness. from here, the days will shorten until the...
A Letter to Our Community
by Kelly Pratt | Apr 27, 2022 | Belonging, joy agcongay, Kelly Pratt To our beautiful community: It’s been two years since I launched Get Your Groove Back, the first 30 Women, 30 Stories Athena Village community project. Last year in April we concluded our second...
How to Collaborate in Athena Village
by Chantay Jennings | Apr 18, 2022 | Chantay Jennings, Collaboration Ready to collaborate? Here’s how you can get started. Athena village is a community for and by women, which means it’s made for collaboration. Whether collaborating on a craft project or building a...
Reframing Ruminating Questions
by Rachelle Niemann | Apr 18, 2022 | Rachelle Niemann, Wellness Rachelle Niemann Do you have ruminating questions that keep coming back to you? Yeah, me too! Often times we are asking circular questions that lead us back to the same situation. When we ask a question,...
Positive thinking. 👍🏻 or 👎🏻
by Kelly Pratt | Apr 16, 2022 | Conversations, Growth, Kelly Pratt Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash I just received an article from Tara McMullin (one of the few ppl I make time to read). Tara was on a rant. People in a parenting thread in the “twitterverse” had...
Becoming Still through the Season
by Rachelle Niemann | Mar 20, 2022 | Rachelle Niemann by Rachelle Niemann Here we are again, another spring equinox upon us in the northern hemisphere. Our world continues to change in new ways every day. I’m grateful that each change of the season offers a chance to...
Playing with Art Supplies: Six Cool Things About Visual Journaling by Florence Moyer
by Kelly Pratt | Nov 19, 2021 | Creativity a page from my journal working through "my people" - my ideal clients" right: my client B4 (scroll to the bottom of this article to see a younger me explaining why i love visual journaling) "Years ago I was deep into my...
Culture Happens Online Too
by Marcia Chadly (she/her) | Oct 7, 2021 | Belonging, Collective, Conversations, Marcia Chadly Something a “simple” as a Zoom meeting has a culture and a sense of belonging (or not). One of the ways I create a sense of belonging for folks across the gender spectrum in...
Boxing In Belonging
by Marcia Chadly (she/her) | Oct 26, 2021 | Belonging, Conversations, Marcia Chadly Having belonging and culture together as this month’s theme caught my attention. The two are related but not the same thing. Questions are popping up in my head… What about not...
Adapting to Change
by Rachelle Niemann | Oct 7, 2021 | Collective, Rachelle Niemann Adapting to Change I don’t know if you felt any different energy during the full harvest moon on Monday, but I know I sure did. There was a lot of energy around me, and there was a lot of wind all day. I...
Invent a New Word by Stephanie Foley
By Stephanie Foley Create a deck of 20 three-letter syllables and shuffle them. Draw three cards. Arrange and re-arrange the three cards until you are happy with the result. Decide how to pronounce your new word. Give it a definition. Write it out as pictured above....
Design a Life with White S.P.A.C.E.
"white space” – the empty space between and around the essential elements of a design A good designer knows that “white space” is critical to an elegant design. And a good composer knows when to add silence to emphasize the beauty of their composition. Designing a...
Red Winged Blackbird
A message from A Red Winged Blackbird He reminded me to Pay Attention A story: Once upon a time there was a very sad woman sitting alone and reading. It was a very bleak time in her life. A red-winged blackbird had a message for her. He went to...
Community and connection are what we need – Find the style that works best for you
Community and connection are what we need – Find the style that works best for you I’ve always been a connector. At no time has this been more valuable than over the last year and a half. Stated simply, since 2020, connecting with others has saved my sanity. Being...
Playful Retreat Into Your Imagination!
by Stephanie Foley | Jun 7, 2021 | Collective, Stephanie Foley What are your favorite summer memories? Star-watching. Swimming. Exploring the woods. Root beer floats. Outdoor music. Fireworks. Bare feet in the grass. Sun-kissed skin. wind-whipped hair. Will you bring...
When Play Becomes a Career
by Sheri Bennefeld | Jun 7, 2021 | Collective, Sheri Bennefeld The beach is my happy place. Swaying in a hammock on the beach – pure bliss. I’m a travel lover, nomadic soul and a rolling stone. A vegetarian for over 30 years, I tend to have more compassion for animals...
Meet Joan Mathison 💃 guide and storyteller @ Adventures with a Locavore
by Athena Village | May 27, 2021 | 2021, 30 Women 30 Stories Meet Joan Mathison 💃 guide and storyteller @ Adventures with a Locavore Joan Mathison, guide and storyteller Adventure lover: Curious + Curator + Connection + Community + Celebrate. Should you stay or should...