Minimalist Archives - Carmell Clark

14 Dec

“Hati… hati”

By Carmell Clark
In Adventurous Self, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Location Independence, Minimalist, Reinvention, Relocation, Retreats, Simplicity
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| LOCATION: in the garden at my bungalow in Amed, Bali overlooking the Java Sea | “Slowly… slowly.” They tell me this in Bahasa with careful caring eyes as I “jalan jalan”–journey. It is significantly more work to cultivate and practice simplicity than it is to “acquire and fill...

26 Nov

Relocation

By Carmell Clark
In Adventure, Adventurous Self, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Location Independence, Minimalist, Reinvention, Relocation, Retreats, Strong Women
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| LOCATION: Lying on a bench in the Starbuck’s in Chiangi Singapore Airport waiting for 7 am | As I prepared to be out of the country again for several months with the loosest of plans, I kept feeling the pull to stay home. “Your bed is SO comfortable…...

20 Oct

A Year That Answered

By Carmell Clark
In Forgiveness, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Location Independence, Minimalist, Reinvention, Relocation, Retreats, Simplicity, Strong Women
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| LOCATION: Alive and happy on the corner of 3rd and N Street | Six years ago. Moments like this saved my life. It’s a simple picture with the biggest loss of my life happening like a raging underground river barely beneath a very thin surface. We think we...

26 Nov

A Sort of Balinese, Zen-Buddhist, American Thanks-Giving Prayer…

By Carmell Clark
In Adventurous Self, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Location Independence, Minimalist, Reinvention, Relocation, Simplicity, Strong Women
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| LOCATION: Relaxing at Menari Coffee on the side of the road amidst rice paddies in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia | “May you laugh, even with your tears. May you be loved. May your smiles be returned, and the goodness of others flow to you. May your abundance bless even those...

25 Nov

Guilt Kills Gratitude and Self Respect

By Carmell Clark
In Emotional Blackmail, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Minimalist, Reinvention, Relocation, Retreats, Simplicity, Strong Women
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| LOCATION: My cozy flat in the Lower Avenues, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | I had an incredible session with a dear client this morning (the eve of Thanksgiving) and we spoke about her amazing Respect List: a list of personal statements that deeply affirmed and empowered her respect...

24 Jul

Hummingirl Jane

By Carmell Clark
In Adventure, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Minimalist, Reinvention, Relocation, Retreats, Simplicity, Strong Women
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| LOCATION: …relocated | I told the universe, “I’m DONE.” And I meant it. I had had an unexpected and painful parting of ways with a new love interest who was also an old friend. My 3-year relationship before that had ended only a few months earlier like the last...

05 Mar

Meaning of Life

By Carmell Clark
In 1 Clear Thing, Adventure, Adventurous Self, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Location Independence, Minimalist, Reinvention, Relocation, Retreats, Simplicity, Strong Women
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| LOCATION: At the counter in the Kitchen of My Life, asking “What’s for dinner?” | When people talk about answering the question of why they’re here, it always sounds like we expect it to be one thing. Like, “I’m here to have dinner. Once I decide on, prepare, and...

31 Oct

Adventures Are Not For the Faint of Heart

By Carmell Clark
In Adventure, Adventurous Self, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Location Independence, Minimalist, Reinvention, Relocation, Retreats, Strong Women
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| LOCATION: On a cliff terrace facing the night storm over the Mediterranean, Vernazza, Italy | I sat out on the quay today writing in the sun, for hours. I knew the storm was coming. The town was only half open–half alive, as though it knew to prepare for something...

16 Jun

Fake Outrage

By Carmell Clark
In 1 Clear Thing, Adventurous Self, Emotional Blackmail, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Independence, LifeArtist™, Location Independence, Minimalist, Simplicity, Strong Women
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| LOCATION: Tulie ~ French Bakery off of 9th, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | How will you feel in 30 years about the stuff you’re posting/commenting now? 🙂 Have any of you suffered from Fake Outrage*? Years ago in my 20s I had an epiphany one night as I...