Risk It...

This weeks blog won't be verbose~our class is about risk, the importance of taking them often and challenging our inner workings in EVERY DAY to embody more life than we know how. Risk it all--for love, for life and for Heavens sake! Click on recorded conference above to get this weeks dose of Inspiration :) Love, blessings and outrageous blade walking....AR

ps this pic is one of those that just feels like a risk to post, so I am doing it :) Halloween 2008 I played Aunt Sam and call this photo~"Who Me?"

Love Your Friends

I am so blessed to have people in various locales that I consider not only friends, but bosom dear ones. There may be ages between visits and months go by without a word, but I know if ever I come around their neck o'the woods, I will be embraced with loving arms, hearts and time. I have spent the last days amongst friends in Northern California, getting to know new ones too and it has blessed my heart boldly and opened up even more authenticity in getting to know people, more deeply every time we meet. I encourage you to be curious, about old friends and new, to ask questions and listen, to be open to seeing the radiance of new faces, of familiars, just as if its the first time you look upon them. I have seen in this visit, my old impressions change into ones of absolute relish and tickle*ment! Get to know your friends all over and love em real good ;)

With Love and Curiousity,

Anna Rose

ps Just the blog this week, no new Recorded Conference~Im busy playing and frolicking and will even spend a day at the hotsprings! (...and I took this pic an hour ago of me and one of my favorite people, darling Michelle-my long time friend, play time companion and sister of all things girly, fabulous and dear! Not to mention our birthdays are perfect neighbors, the 28th and 29th of November :) )

Early Morn and Coy...

I wake up early, anywhere between 4 and 530 in the morning~on purpose mind you and there are a few specific reasons, I relish the:
Pastel moments of daybreak

Crisp fresh air and

Stillness of sound.

I live in the hills, where my morn cacophony includes the call of my sisters rooster, hungry Stellar's Jay and the soothing waterfall of my coy pond. The fish sometimes leap grandly in these hours and I oft sit on my porch, writing and sipping tea, as I am now. It's a relishing time for me and I recognize the days that I don't take this, I feel either a little frenzied or as Ive forgotten something major..In recognition of this, I make it a point to start my day off in a way I know I will appreciate for the rest of my waking hours. I run, write, tea and pray all before 7 am. My encouragement to you is to relish the hours of day that you do, discover a new something just for you in that time~whether it be the wee daybreak or the witching hours and on where late night becomes early morning. Take time for you, away from your household, phone calls, work and listen to the sounds of your own quiet...

Blessings, Anna Rose this weeks pics were both taken in Germany, about 4 years ago~one in appreciation of Gods kiss in the morning and another in appreciation of a good latte...foamed heart and all :)

Boxing My Shadow~K'naan

This weeks class goes out to the struggle, the wrestle within of fear, habit, comfort, illusory ideas of happiness...I have talked with a lot of folk this week, my own personal dialogue included that are coming upon this thing of fear as we embark upon the big*ness of our calling. I got to visit with my Mama a little bit this week and we were discussing how scary it is to follow our passion and drive into the unknown! Its a mystery, but we must uncover it. Let us be explorers who embrace the struggle, bring it on board and recognize it's use as a deck hand at least! I have been listening to K'naan after a lovely woman I know recommended his music my way. So much that he sings of is this struggle to continue, to persevere in the direction we are certain we must-even if it scares us to our bones, shakes our foundation and we kick and scream to avoid its call...the struggle you see, is the struggle within. Let's wrap our arms around it, take it running in the hills and shout to our hearts betterment, whatever we must do to proceed into the grandeur of our lives xxxxx

Blessings and Boxing,

Anna Rose

ps In honor of the struggle itself and using its fuel for furthering my own healing, I've begun training for my first marathon :) Amongst my ipod mix for running my aches and fears out is this song of K'naan...check it, its great! You can listen to this weeks class on RECORDED CONFERENCE above or call (605)475-4899, access code 200564#

Let the beauty you love...

Be what you do~ Rumi

This phrase has been up a lot this week, as I have observed the cowboy that lives across the road from me, spending time with his horses and lasso in the summer morning sun. I like to see him, out there in hat and blue jeans, it brings a rush of endearment to witness he and his horses relationship. Further down the road lives an older gentleman who tends his sheep and nods every time I pass. There is a simple beauty akin to my heart as a lovers sweet kiss to interact with people whom are in love with what they do. It makes me more full just to have them in my day. Even if just in passing or from afar. A few nights ago, I went to the Green Show, which is a nightly performance of varying talent and origin. Playing that night was the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, led by a conductor whom I could not take my eyes off of. His charisma and passion, attention and presence were absolutely magnetic, watching his focus changed me and represented so eloquently, another human being in love with being human. If we can find something so dear to our hearts, that makes our blood pump with a waking fervor and deliciousness, we have indeed found something worthy of our time, our attention and our hearts. Run after it and grab hold, you never know whose life you will heal~sometimes your own, or the girl across the road. My deepest thanks to all the beautiful representations of love I have known in my life xoxo

Blessings to all,

Anna Rosebud

Pics this week are of the Orchestra leader in all his delightful glory and me, in my outdoor kitchen~one of my favorite spots to love what I do...

Streeeeetch It!

This was my GREATEST bus and I called it Mr Goodbus. It's hard to tell in this pic~the van was high centered and the front right tire suspended mid air. I had gotten stuck in deep rocky ground whilst exploring near the Hoover Dam some years ago, I had a friend pushing the van to help get it moving again. He pushed and pushed and finally the van moved! Rather than taking it slow to turn around and get back on the road, I tore as fast as the bus would go through a rocky road (whose end was NOWHERE in sight!) and thought I could definately jump the 2 foot mound of dirt keeping me from safe solid ground...shortly there after I took this photo. It was not a disaster, nor the end of Mr Goodbus, just a learning situation that sometimes the way to freedom is not by going pedal to the metal in reaction, but seeking another route to get there..which in this case, was provided by 2 kind men from Idaho whom had 4 wheel drive and a big tow rope :)

Do you ever look at a situation and say, I could never do that! Well, if I have discovered one thing in my 30 years it would be either:

a) Never say never

OR

b) If its uncomfortable, you're probably on the right track

IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EASY!!!!

I'm sending out a blanket encouragement to take your comfort zone, amplify it twice, see where you'd like to: go, grow, compliment someone, create anew, become more, become less, get in the grit, the fire, talk when you want to stay shut up and be quiet when you wanna talk. The imperative piece here is to look at why we do the things we do and assess if its serving us or hindering us.

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With Wreckless Abandon and Jousting Sticks,

Anna Rose

Who's Your Farmer?

Well how-do friends! Summer is upon us and my garden is growing strong, full of chard, kale, Walla Walla sweet onions, jalepenos, squashes, basil and a glorious array of flowers. I am in deep love with the scarlet begonias outside my window, their brilliance and opening brings music to my spirit. This is the first of 20 weeks I will be getting a Community Supported Agriculture box full of veggies from local farms in my area. I'm pleased as punch! I want to encourage all of you to shop at your growers markets, in your local co-op, learn about farms and farmers in your area~they are great people, going to the old school and driven passionately by what they do. If you never have, take a tour of a farm near you, you are sure to be inspired by their moving way of living life, connected to the seasons, the land and outstandingly, making the most of every day! Blessings and Home Grown Tomatoes, Anna Rose (Thanks to Maud for the veggie pic and for the glorious CSA box!)

Listen To Your Gut!

Hello folks! This weeks class is about tuning in to your own intuitive nature and the importance of listening to those HUNCHES. Take a moment to hear what your deep knowing is trying to tell you, it is a divine gift from our creator right to your body! So often we are faced with situations that in retrospect we say, I KNEW I should have taken the other road/said no/said yes/gone with my first instinct. Why not today, try that lesson on for size? Who knows what 'll come of it!

Bless you well in all things,

Anna Rose

ps you can listen to this weeks class by clicking RECORDED CONFERENCE or call (605)475-4899, access code 200564# and listen to the recording :) Thanks for the support!

Hug Children

In this weeks class, I want to celebrate children, how I love them, delight in them and am softened by their curiosity and cuddles. What a portal they offer into a lighter perspective, reminding us what matters most~spend time doing what you love and with who you love best! This week I'll leave the blogging at that :) You can listen to class by clicking RECORDED CONFERENCE or dialing (605)475-4899, then 200564# Bless you well and keep you young at heart, Anna Rose

Pictured here are my nieces and nephews, inventing, exploring, creating and learning, they are as awesome as can be xoxo

Break Your Own Rules!

Hi friends, let today be one where we step out of our usual rhythm into something wild, something feral, or perhaps something tenderly tame! Whatever be your common way, take an alternate route, inside and out~see what comes of it. This weeks class is about this very thing, changing our paradigm one action at a time. Check it out by clicking above on RECORDED CONFERENCE or call (605)475-4899, access code 200564# Blessings, Anna Rosebud

On Encouragement...

Greetings on a beautiful spring day! This weeks class is on encouragement~the importance of giving it and receiving it, what and who we surround ourselves with and how we uplift our becoming! Are we living a life that encourages us to be all that we know is possible, more than we dreamed possible??? You can listen by clicking on RECORDED CONFERENCE above or by calling (605)475-4899 access code 200564# With Blessings and Cheer, Anna Rose

A few photos of my week: Pretty, my favorite chicken came inside for a visit; the sweet dance of May Day and a heart left in my coffee mug! Some years ago while in New Zealand, I worked on a farm run by big farmer John and his palm reading wife. Her grandmother read tea leaves and coffee grinds and she shared a little of those tales with me, so lo and behold! What a dazzling message left by the Great Creator in my morning mug o' espresso!!! I love hearts, I heart hearts, I encourage hearts :) And so, I find love in the journey of living...

Choosing The Path With Heart

Well, for starters, my apologies, there is a blip on this weeks recording. To be true, I started talking, had a semi-daze and decided to start over... Sometimes a little perseverance goes a long way! That, as it were, is just what I am talking this week about, to choose the path with heart takes determination, it takes dearness, it takes looking at what is deep inside and knowing beyond anything that is what moves us. We must walk, dance, sprint, hop, whatever we can to find that thing which is true to our heart alone. It's not a thing we can be told, but we must discover, all by ourselves :) So this weeks class on Living In Joy and Inspiration is about looking if the path we are on is a path of heart, or not...check it out by clicking on RECORDED CONFERENCE above or calling (605)475-4899, access code 200564# (again, please stick through the first failed attempt of recording!) This weeks pics are of a gnome dwelling just outside my old cottage, the little fellow on the mushroom is all a'ponder...and here I am with my friend Dominique, speaking at our friends wedding on the beautiful New Hampshire coast..

Coming Home to the Body Temple

Greetings friends! May this weeks class be a reminder to honor what is deep within us, to dance our rhythms that get us back into the sweet spot-the solid place, the ground of our roots. When we know ourselves and what returns us home, to our truth, fire and unique expression, we shall not be moved-by anything or anyone...So here's to discovering our bodies, our temple, the sacred truths within each of us! I share a few morsels to get us back in there, every day, so that we can enter the world time and again, in all our power, our fabulous glory-that was planted within our body alone! You can either listen to this weeks talk by clicking above on RECORDED CONFERENCE or calling (605)475-4899, access code: 200564# Bless You Well In All Things, xo Anna Rose This weeks pics are about gettin in the body, in whatever way takes us deep...photographed here are 2 of my favorites-movement and nature

What's Your Baseline?

To follow our deepest values is to live life fully, from our truth and the seed of our spirit! May we blossom with precious reverence into living well, living good and whole heartedly-creating the life we were made to live. This week I talk about distractions, opinions, life scenarios that might potentially pull us out of our truth and the essential fact that we must, beyond anything, stand by what we KNOW is in alignment with who we ultimately are, who we want to become and what we value beyond anything else. Don't let any thing, small or big, pull you away from the garden of your spirit~it was planted long ago and only YOU can tend its soil! You can listen to this weeks talk by clicking on RECORDED CONFERENCE above, or call (605)475-4899, access code 200564#

Bless you well in all things, Anna Rose

This weeks pics were taken at the beach, Space Mountain and the entrance to Disneyland- right in the action and loving every minute of it...ps my family is made up of a BUNCH of hams who are passionate about relationship, life and all that comes with it :)

Reclaiming The Throne

Have you ever felt belittled, squelched, cut at the Achilles (to quote my sister) after a situation and couldn't quite shake it? Well, I had such an experience the last week and by golly, it took me almost 18 hours to figure out what the heck was happening and then, like a wild rain storm moves to reveal the sun, there the answer came--I gave up my power. I handed it over to someone whom I thought knew better than me and THE TRUTH was, they were intimidated by seeing a woman in all her glory and inadvertently (or not) tried to squash it. My talk this week is about stepping into all our power and accepting that sometimes it will threaten the very existence of others worth. That is what happens when people see someone whom is a light, a beacon, an inspiration~when jealousy sets in, they will do their best to try to make it bad. To live in joy and inspiration is an art and not for the faint of heart, or of spirit. We don't throw the baby out with the bathwater either, we see it for what it is, discern and graciously accept its gift...whilst ferociously protecting what WE KNOW IN OUR GUTS to be true. I would love to share more of this thread with you by clicking above where it reads RECORDED CONFERENCE or call (605)475-4899, access code 200564# Bless You Well In All Things xoxo Anna Rose

This weeks pics are a celebration of women in their power-my sister Angie and my sister cousin Emily Valentine, on their thrones and loving every minute of it! You can bet your bottom dollar that come hell or high water these women NEVER let someone else's opinion effect their own worth! This life is to be expressed graciously, fully and with ALL of our unique essence...don't ever let anyone rain on your exquisite parade, it was made inside of YOU and only YOU, go out and let it shine!

Livin From the Inside Out!

Happy Equinox! May we jump into the new season from the inside out! Lets dive right into our innate joy, the childlike stuffs within and share the delights we find. This week, my class on Living In*Joy and Inspiration is focussed on nurturing our hearts and minds from the inside, being in our senses and our TRUTH. When we live that and share it, with deep inspiration, with the raw ingredients of ourselves, we create real joy in more than our own lives! From the inside out, live well xoxo Blessings and Love,

Anna Rose

psst to listen to this weeks class, either click on RECORDED CONFERENCE or call (605)475-4899, access code 200563# Thanks! this weeks pictures are my friend Malika and I on a coffee date and me n my bro having a hoo-rah!

Ripples of Our Action

Blessings upon your day and here's to Living Daily In*Joy and Inspiration! This week in class I talk about the repercussions of our actions and how oft times, they will touch lives and hearts beyond our knowing. A few parables of the week depict delightfully this very thing! When we move from our hearts and minds in inspiration, we can trust the actions that we take will grow into Spring blossoms all over the place! So go out and live your TRUTH, in love and deep joy, and see what bursts forth! To listen to this weeks class, click above on RECORDED CONFERENCE or call (605)475-4899, access code 200564# xoxo Picture by dear Kat Nicholas, at the Capitol Building in California, where we made a human peace chain~a big ol' ripple of action and repercussion!

Seasons Of Us...

Upon the journey, the traveler experiences a cornucopia of Seasons... while some are visable to the naked eye (taking place in nature through the year) others are taking place within us, all the time. This week, during class I talk about all those varied Seasons of Us, the gifts and the trials and the curiousity they allow. We are ever growing, ever changing, ever being presented with new opportunities to see more clearly and become deeply enriched. Just when we get used to the idea of something, POOF! It shifts! We can give thanks in the knowing that if there is something we can trust, its that...This Too Shall Pass
So relish it, roll with it, get torn up about it, feel it deep and keep it real! It wont be forever that the circumstance of your life is this way, it just is for now...
I feel internally, that bizarre and awkward transition of seasons, the marvelous shift from Winters bare bones, to the hope, vibrance & wakeful fragrance of Spring, a reminder that life-in all its forms, is ever changing! To listen to this weeks class On Living In*Joy and Inspiration, either click the words above reading RECORDED CONFERENCE or dial in to (605) 475-4899, access code 200564#
Blessings & Blossoms, Anna Rose
psst...pictured here are some of my seasons and my nature table at present :)

To Honesty! And the living of it...

To honesty! To relationships! To living with honor and integrity in all our dealings~despite the comfortability level! If we arrive to every interaction with heart and the willingness to speak FROM it, we deepen the quality of all our relationships and lives, in every way. We grow to trust ourselves, to honor others and listen, REALLY listen to what life is teaching us! So as the sign tells (as did Vanilla Ice...) alright STOP, Collaborate & Listen...It makes everything all the more rich! You can hear this weeks class by clicking above on RECORDED CONFERENCE or call (605)475-4899, access code 200564#

Blessings, Love & Deep Nourishment To All!!xoxo Anna Rose

I spotted this stop sign outside a Trader Joe's in Ventura, CA...xoxo And below that, my dad and I, our newly enriched relationship...Blessings can come in funny packages!

Little Things Make Up The Bigger Things

In this weeks talk, I focus on creating our days-the little parts of them-to be gearing us in the bigger picture of our lives. Whether it be choosing to up the bar in our interactions OR setting our surroundings to support all of who we want to be, full blooded in our process, pulsing with vision and passion. Sometimes too, it's a matter of taking time to include things that simply delight our heart, that make us laugh and roll around in glee at what fun we can have! So, mix it up, see what's out there, explore your terrain~internal and external and add joy when and where you can...This weekend I took a DELICIOUS 7 mile hike from Angels Rest (near the Columbia River) up to Wahkeena Falls, where I found a plethora of mosses, rock piles, gorgeous scenes and felt a little bigfoot along the way...More than anything, I had FUN! The fresh air and firs help my mind and heart too, in seeing the bigger picture and being grateful for its unfoldment... To listen to this weeks call, you can either click the tab above reading "Recorded Conference" or dial (605)475-4899, access code 200564#
Blessings, Play and Love,
Anna Rose
ps This picture on bottom, was taken a few years back when I got to hike along the Italian Alps with my friends family~taking a moment to soak it all in xoxo No matter the weather of your life, relish it!

Surrender Opens The Heart

Skip ahead from this picture twentyish years and this was me, teary eyed and heartbroken for a good portion of the week...Please note: over 2 decades have passed and I am still absolutely crazy about stripes :)
This week, the listener gets a peek in at my world~the one where story teller of old meets caretaker of new, where life gets turned inside out and takes us to our knees...Or rather, MY KNEES! To live daily In*Joy and Inspiration, with the deepest reverance for life, it's a matter of letting it all fall apart, where there is nothing to do but surrender, to pain-yours and mine, and blossom into all we were born to be...It is after all, nearing spring!
With Love and Blessings,
Anna Rosebud

On The Journey, Follow The Signs...

Life is showing up, providing opportunities for us to grow~ALL THE TIME! So what can we do with them? Are we accepting their challenge to better ourselves? Are we seeing the patterns that no longer serve us and growing beyond them? This week I focus on this very thing, looking at what we are experiencing, straight in the face, as a wild opportunity to stretch beyond what we think we are capable of! So pick up your sword and shield, get ready for the heroes/heroines journey afoot and call in, you'll never know unless you try :)

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Cheers, Blessings and Above All~Love,

Anna Rose

(pictured above are me and a little friend I met between England and Bonnie Scotland a few years back, I fed him plums and stormed a castle about 10 minutes later...seriously)

The Art of Play!

"People where you live,' the little prince said, 'grow five thousand roses in one garden...yet they don't find what they're looking for...and yet what they are looking for could be found in a single rose, or a little water...but eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart." ~The Little Prince, Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Be open with your heart, have fun and PLAY! Dress up, laugh, finger paint, be silly and enjoy your moments, as best you can and oft as you may!

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Blessings, Love and FUN!!!,

Anna Rose

(Pictured above are my gnome buddy Bob~reading a story to all his pals...below that is me, my Mama and my Sis~havin a ball being ridiculous:) and this is my dear nephew Gus, phot courtesy of Melissa Rae Olsen)

Gussie said to me this afternoon while running errands "Aunt Nan, I love you so much~you know why?" I said, Why Goose?

"Because you always take time in the car after we park." I had to then kiss him a whole bunch as I oft do :) He brings monumentous heaps of joy to my heart and is one of the hardest at play I know!!!

Openin On Up To Love

"If we live with open hearts today, tomorrow will take care of itself"~Maryann Williamson

Pictured clockwise from top, my dear ol EasyPickins, brother Eddie, sister Angie and me :)

In this weeks class on Living In*Joy and Inspiration, I focus on choosing Love over cynicism and fear. For one week and one week only, this recording will be available for your listening pleasure...

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In the face of pain, grief and loss, let us not seccumb to negativity, but use our trial for the deepest growth, into the path of love...

Blessings and Love from Anna Rose

Some things I've loved:

Life, newness, adventure, family, chocolate, mountains, time, gnomes, laughter, play, stripes, velvet, dancing, riddles, poetry, art, barns, hugs, friendship made over tea, snails, dressing up...

(lambs, travel and my awesome cousin Ben...when we get to tear up the dance floor...)