The Indie Experience
New brand name, new logo! Click here
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January 8, 2007
A Publication of The Indie Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 | Volume 8, Issue 1
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1. Welcome to the Indie Experience: Are You an Indie
or an Outie?
2. Lifestyle CEO Report: Are You
Ambitious?
3. Indie Candy: Judy Marcellot of Seven Arrows Farm: Hey! We Can Do That!
Pamper Yourself This Week: Nothing Fancy Sugar Scrub
Welcome to the Indie Experience: Are You an Indie or an Outie?
It's a new year and after months of strategy sessions and late nights, I am pleased to unveil our new brand name, logo and website. It's always nerve wracking to launch a new website, especially when so many people are looking. I have my fingers crossed that you have fun exploring the site and find it easy and fun to use. I invite you to take a moment to share your thoughts with me by email.
While there's a new name and logo, nothing else has changed and the strength of this organization continues to be its members in the United States and 7 other countries. It's hard to believe that there are now over 500 of them attracting thousands of people from around the globe to this website every month. Special thanks to one member in particular, Kim Baron of Fallen Muse WebWorks whose technological abilities and creative talents gave life to my vision of what we could accomplish together. I am also grateful to graphics designer Nadia Zadniprianska for translating my ideas into tangible colors, fonts and graphics.
When this
organization started in January 2000 as the Handmade Toiletries Network
(HTN), it
brought together dozens of people from across the United States who were
turning cosmetics making hobbies into profitable ventures. Our first
logo was designed by Sabrina Evans-Laurence, a Maryland based artist whom I
met when I was running my aromatherapy shop and who I am proud to say
remains my friend. Red was chosen because it was bold and bright, and also
the color of most lip sticks. Green leaf features added color, and an oval
shape was selected because it fit nicely with a variety of different print
and Internet applications. While the number of HTN members was small, the
tenacity of the entrepreneurs who were a part during the early years carried
their ventures, this organization and a growing industry from obscurity to
solid respectability. Not only did consumers begin to take notice, but so
did the business and media world, which began documenting members'
extraordinary success in countless stories, both on and offline.
As
time passed, it became clear that the word "toiletries" in the
name confused many people. While everyone knew what toiletries were, the
word sounded very old fashioned. It also made for a few funny moments when
people asked me to spell it. I'd begin spelling, T-O-I-L-E-T, and once I got
that far, they'd say, "Oh, like a toilet with 'r-i-e-s' on the end."
Wasn't very funny back then. In January 2003, the name officially changed to
the Handmade Beauty Network. The blue logo, designed
by Lyndon Perry of suburban Chicago (with whom I have since lost touch)
served the organization well by making the name of the organization stand
out more and incorporating blue, the traditional color of respectability and trust.
Today,
the new logo combines the best attributes of the first two logos. Blue
still signifies strength and reliability while a green leaf motif is
reminiscent of the greenery in the first logo. The special 'I' is fun and can be used on its
own in a variety of applications. The lovely green leaf with its splendid
curved lines and attractive color represent three things that mean a lot to
our members: freshness, simplicity and nature.
The word Indie is the biggest and most exciting change. Many of us have enjoyed indie films and indie rock bands over the years. In fact, until recently the term had been used almost exclusively by independent film makers and musicians to identify their work as unique and special. Indeed, the dictionary defines indie as "an independently owned business," and also as "a person who is self-employed" or a business that is "privately owned" and not affiliated with a large company. How could one not notice that this describes all of this organization's membership?! Like always, many of the products made by members are indeed "handmade."
Indie describes both the product and the person behind it, and that is the heart of the matter and the chief reason for the change. Indie reflects the unique interplay between the products and the people who make them. Indie is an experience, and Indie Exerience is the new name of our online newsletter which has been published weekly without fail for 7 years. If you are reading this newsletter, you are definitely an Indie. Please send your outie friends this link so they can join the fun!
Let me introduce you to the Indies who joined us or renewed their membership during the holiday season. They are all Indie, here to bring you product offerings that are not only useful and beneficial, but which also embody their commitment to use their God given talents and gifts to pursue their passions, earn a fair profit and make the world a better place.
Welcome Renewing Members!
Essential Wholesale | Dennis Fioravanti | Oregon
* Member since September 2000; Essential Wholesale has some 60 plus
different natural sourced unscented bases. Items like Lotions, Creams,
Shampoos, Shower Gels, Conditioners, Melt & Pour Deodorant, Melt &
Pour Lip Balm and Melt & Pour Glycerin Soap, Bath Milk, Rubbing Salts
and Spa Care Products to name a few. Sizes start at half gallon to as high
as multiple drums. We also offer private labeling and custom formulating
services for small to large businesses. We also carry some stock PET Clear
Bottles and Jars, Deodorant Tubes, Lip Balm Tubes, Raw Ingredients and
Essential Oils, Soapmaking Supplies and more. Check our website for complete
listing or to print our online catalog.
Fallen Muse WebWorks | Kim Baron | New York
* Member since January 2001; Supreme web designer of the universe
specializing in custom designed websites for small businesses.
Earth Maiden Soap & Sundries | Mary Ernst | South Carolina
* Member since December 2001; Our cottage soapworks in Charleston, SC offer
a wide variety of vegan and vegetarian soaps, lotions and handbuilt pottery
soap dishes, each one unique and signed by the artist. Our soaps, made from
natural plant oils, embedded with gently abrasive organic oats and natural
plant materials, feel smooth and creamy in your hands, offer rich luxurious
lather and leave your skin exceptionally soft. Choose from essential oil
aromatherapy blends, quality fragrance blends or fragrance-free varieties.
Feel the difference!
Woodsong Herbals | Julie Manchester | Vermont
* Member since December 2003; Play in a garden of herbal delights from the
heart of Vermont! Indulge yourself with the Emerald Spa, an all natural skin
care line, sip amazing teas, soothe on healing salves. Add herbal heat
packs, organic buckwheat hull pillows, children's sleep products and a line
of perfumed products for our long time customers.
Holly Woods 'N Vines | Luci Weston | New Jersey
* Member since December 2004; HWNV pure and natural products are
individually hand processed using only the finest natural and organic
ingredients available. Our creations are 100% free of chemical
preservatives, synthetics, colorants, and dyes; and are never tested on
animals.
Dragonfly Dreams | Pamela Guest | Texas
* Member since August 2005; Dragonfly Dreams has been a home-based business
in Plano, Texas since August 29, 1997. Specializing in luxury handcrafted
products for your bath and body. Using only the finest ingredients to pamper
and soothe your body and senses. Client favorites include herbal tub teas
and Spa Shea Scrub. Retail & wholesale.
KLEAN Bath and Body | Jennifer Hardaway | California
* Member since December 2005; Our goal at KLEAN Bath & Body, is to give
our customer products that are pleasing to the nose and spirit as well as to
procure the finest ingredients we can get our hands on. Join us on our
journey across the world as we dip into exotic oils, butters and fragrances,
for products that will delight you (and your skin)!
Beau Savon | Jane Kern Brooks | Illinois
* Member since February 2003; Beau Savon is a 12-year old cottage industry
that prides itself in the formulation of beautiful, luxurious products for
the skin. Our soaps are made the old-fashioned way, one batch at a time,
utilizing the cold process method. We promise to continue the never-ending
process of researching new ingredients, refining quality and adding the
finest products to our line. Experience the wonders of our natural handmade
products and new gift boutique items we know you will love.
Barcelona Bath & Body | Rachel Lane | Texas
* Member since January 2004; Barcelona Bath & Body is a premium line of
soaps, room sprays and candles. Handcrafted in Grapevine, Texas, each
ingredient is carefully selected for the specific benefits it contributes to
the product. In the Mediterranean tradition, olive oil is a key ingredient
in each of the body products. Hand-poured 100% soy wax candles with
lead-free wicks support American farmers, help reduce dependency on crude
oil and burn longer and cleaner than paraffin wax.
Terra Mater Blends | Jeanne Hinke | Wisconsin
* Member since February 2006; Terra Mater Blends goat milk soaps and lotions
are handcrafted in limited quantities. Infused with farm grown herbs and
flowers, our soaps contain the finest of olive, coconut, palm and essential
oils. Our key ingredient, goat milk, is known for its moisturizing
qualities. Our signature soap, Wisconsin Cranberry, contains cranberries
from Wisconsin bogs. Retail/Wholesale. Ask about our hand made Furniture
Feeder.
Blooming Lotus | Jennifer Denslow | Missouri
* Member since May 2002; Blooming Lotus offers a yummy collection of
primarily organic bodycare. We provide high vibration, healthy and
sustainable alternatives to a chemical based society. Each herbal and
aromatherapy preparation is handcrafted in the Wise Woman tradition
incorporating healing intentions and unconditional love. No paraben
preservatives, petroleum products, artificial colors, synthetic fragrances,
or animal testing! Retail and wholesale.
Herbs of Grace | Vanessa Nixon Klein | Washington
* Member since January 2000; Our goal is to provide superior quality mineral
cosmetics, using the finest, natural ingredients available, chosen
especially for their purity. We offer a full line of all natural mineral
makeup. Our Natural Look Mineral Makeup includes loose powder foundations,
vegan lip balm, and a versatile line of mineral colors that can be used as
eyeshadow, blush, lipstick and more. There are no artificial ingredients,
preservatives or chemical dyes in these products. We do not test on animals
and never will. We welcome all who are looking for beauty products with a
conscience. Now also supplying superior quality unblended micas, titanium
dioxide and iron oxides free of synthetic dyes or artificial coatings, as
well as bulk blended mineral foundations and colors.
Natural Selection Bath and Body | Jean Vavra | California
* Member since April 2003; Luxurious handmade soap made with silk fibers. We
specialize in silk. Our lotions, lip balm, bath salts and salt scrub are all
made with silk. Indulge yourself and your little one. Our line also includes
a baby line. Pamper that special little one from the start with our Zen Baby
line. Products made with chamomile, comfrey, and rosemary extracts. All
natural powder that is talc-free. So much for moms, dads, and babies.
Bloomworks Natural Soap Co | Kelly Bloom | Virginia
* Member since January 2006; BloomWorks Natural Soap Company specializes in
luxury handcrafted cold process soaps. We offer both Purely Natural Herbal
soaps and a wide selection of Seasonal fragranced soaps. BloomWorks soaps
are formulated with luxury grade oils and butters. Pure botanicals,
extracts, & essential oils add their unique benefits to our products.
Our range also includes bath, body, and spa products that often coordinate
with our soaps. Every soap we sell is handmade in small batches using the
finest ingredients.
Elysian Dream | Trisha Kernan | Washington
* Member since May 2002; We use the highest quality ingredients combined
with no artificial substances. All of our emulsifiers, fragrances, oils,
colorants and waters are made of a natural source. Our products are designed
to give you everything you need in the product and nothing that you don't.
With the population becoming increasingly sensitive to unnatural substances,
it is no wonder that the back to basics attitude to health and skin care is
so much on the rise.
Na Praia | Michelle Gorman | Texas
* Member since January 2003; Na Praia manufactures matching lines of all
natural, handmade soaps, salt scrubs and bath salts. Gift baskets and
personalized blends are also available for any occasion.
Casco Bay Gardens | Ghislaine Berube | Maine
* Member since November 2004; These are our most popular handmade products:
Lobsterman's Balm: Coastal-strength moisturizing skin therapy in a big
twist-up tube. This is a pure, all-natural product, perfect for cracked skin
on hands, elbows and feet. Lobsterman's CoolKiss: Glides on lips, cool and
smooth - Refreshing and pure. Made with all-natural oils, butters and
essential oils. Lobsterman's 3-in-1 Clean combines our pure Lobsterman's
ingredients in a rich three-in-one body wash, hand wash and shampoo. Vegan
and USDA certified organic.
Melsadis | Barbara Schiller | California
* Member since July 2005; Brown Sugar Body Scrub is a sensual treat for your
skin. It smells good enough to eat. But don't! Because it is made of pure
turbinado sugar and essential oils, it won't burn like salt based scrubs and
it will make your skin feel like silk. Enjoy the luxury of smooth sweet
lightly fragranced skin. Ummmm...
Parisian's Pure Indulgence | Kelly Parisian | California
* Member since May 2004; Manufacturer of natural skin care treatments that
encourage health & well being by providing safe and effective treatments
that combine the latest in anti-aging elements with pure natural botanicals.
Welcome New Members!
Two Sisters Soap Co | RosaMaria Geonnotti | Arizona
* TwoSisters Soap Company is a small family owned business. Members of 4
generations create and produce handmade soaps, lotions, salts and other bath
products. We use only the finest oils and botanicals in our products.
Wholesale and retail available.
San Diego Soap Co | Katherine Nelson | California
* San Diego Natural Soap Co. manufactures a fresh, innovative collection of
natural bath, body & home care products. Our products are expertly
formulated and handcrafted with pure, natural and organic ingredients.
Just Right Candle Co | Amanda Kennerly | Arizona
* Quality hand made Shea Butter products at reasonable pricing.
Premium Minerals | Deb Karr | Iowa
* Retail and Wholesale mineral makeup, skin care products, accessories,
packaging.
AromaHaven & Rustic Escentuals | Amy Pascoe | South Carolina
* Quality ingredients for a quality finished product! Fragrance oils,
packaging, and misc. supplies for soap, bath/body, and candle making.
Urban Essence Salon & Spa | Theresa Peoples | Pennsylvania
* Urban Essence Salon & Spa makes Hand Crafted bath & body products.
Unlike the leading brands our products are skin friendly and our fragrances
are long lasting. Our products do not start with a base containing mineral
oil, petroleum or alcohol which does not absorb into the skin. Our products
are enriched with natural ingredients such as shea butter, cocoa butter,
herbal extracts and Vitamin E. Our products are free of harsh detergents and
additives.
Yoli Enterprises | Yvonne Suber | New Jersey
* Yoli offers handcrafted lotions, scrubs, body butters and balms to nourish
and feed the skin. Our products are made with the best botanical herbs,
flowers, natural oils, butters and essentials oils.
Reflections of You | Marilynn Audain-Liddell | Missouri
* Handcrafted bath products to pamper your skin and sooth your soul. We use
only the finest of ingredients and offer exceptional customer service.
Absolutely Organic | Ro Cazenave | Texas
Aroma*head Products | Norma Swiderski | Iowa
* Providing custom blended aromatherapy products for hair, body and spirit.
Natural, plant based shampoo and conditioners and body products. Designed by
a hair colorist to reduce color fading, protecting your hair color
investment.
Benedetta | Julia Faller | California
* An artisan line of premiums skin & bodycare preparation. Handcrafted
in small batches using certified organic & biodynamic ingredients. Our
commitment is to produce holistic, vibrant products.
Lymari Brands | Lymari Hughes | Hawaii
* Lymari Brands, LLC is a family owned and operated business that
manufactures beauty and personal care products on site in Honolulu, Hawaii.
We are passionate about natural beauty and our inspiration comes from the
tropical islands we've made our home, from the Caribbean Antilles to
Polynesia. Our first brand, Mama Coco's, is a line of certified organic,
handmade lip balms made with exquisite extra virgin coconut oil. Aloha!
Blue Sage Naturals | Janine Phariss | Arizona
* Salves used for eczema, rosacea, sea buckthorn soap. From Snuggle Kisses
Massage and body oils, to sea buckthorn shampoo that encourages hair growth,
Blue Sage Naturals uses quality ingredients with no chemicals other than the
necessary preservatives in the lotions and shampoos. Using cGMP we
manufacture skin care for aging and problematic skin. Our integrity is
intact and we go the extra mile.
Graduation Leis | Daniel Marquardt | California
* Beautiful handmade leis made with fresh flowers.
IndulgeInScents | Renee Sherman | California
* We pride our selves on using Organic and fair trade materials available.
We offer a complete line of hand crafted soaps, butters, massage
oils,lotions, powder, candles and other indulgent body care products.
Ellen Lange, Inc. | Ellen Lange | New Jersey
* Medi-spa and at home skin solutions.
Kemado Body Opulence and Cosmetics | Keya Jones | California
* Kemado Body Opulence and Cosmetics' mission is to create head to toe
beauty products. Skin preservation is our purpose. Kemado incorporates
advanced technology of the beauty industry, while maintaining holistic
concepts. we at Kemado Body Opulence and Cosmetics have set out to create
superior natural handmade products. Check out our Glowing Opulence line of
body products.
Moon Sisters Studio | Nikki Knowlton | Alaska
* High quality, handmade candles, bath salts using Dead Sea Salts and
artistically molded moisturizing soap. We invite you to treat yourself or
someone you care about!
Lifestyle CEO Update: Are You Ambitious?!
\Life.Style CEO\n. A person who owns and manages a business, not solely for financial gain, but also to enjoy the personal rewards of entrepreneurship, independence, flexibility and fun.
Have you been conditioned to think that ambition is a vice and not a
virtue? A lot of people have, especially women. Why is it that we can't be
nice, respectable, caring and ambitious? Psychologist and author Dr. Debra Condren tells us that we can, and unveils her definition of "ambitchous."
Join us to get a new perspective that could change the course of your life
and your business.
Indie Candy: Judy Marcellot of Seven Arrows Farm: Hey! We Can Do That!
Twenty
seven years ago, Indies Judy (pictured) and Michel Marcellot were quite
content to be living a regular life in New England. One day, they read an
article in Mother
Earth News called "Growing Fragrant Herbs For Profit" by
Phyllis Shaudys. The pair had always loved to garden and felt most at home
surrounded by woods, mountains and plants. But after reading Shaudy's
article, life got kicked up a notch. The couple looked at each other and
said, "Hey! We can do that!" And just like that, they quit their
jobs with nothing but faith in their ability to enjoy their passion and
follow our bliss.
They started by taking about 100 home-grown herb plants to a local flea market to see what happened. They sold a whopping baker's dozen, pronounced themselves a success and proceeded to open a "real" business. Now that's faith! Twenty seven years later, the land on which Seven Arrows Farm now sits was once a sun-baked, dusty horse pasture. Today, it sports a collection of beautiful gardens with lots of hidden nooks and crannies where people can sit and relax and fellowship with nature and each other.
In The Beginning ...
Over the years, Judy and Michel have done it all -- shoveled dirt, hauled rocks, dug ponds, planted trees, built gazebos, raised barns and assembled greenhouses. "We did everything a little bit at a time, as we could afford it," recalls Judy. They had found their bliss. But pretty much everyone who knew them thought they had also lost their minds. " During our early days as entrepreneurs, we looked entirely crazy to our family and friends but we were so darn happy we hardly noticed how poor we were," laughs Judy. Before following her bliss, Judy accumulated an earned credit score as the founder and director of a social service agency that taught English to new adult Rhode Island immigrants. This allowed her to build her business the good old American Way. She charged it. "For a number of years, we lived on credit cards during the winter and spent the rest of the year paying them off with our harvests," says Judy. Of course this only worked if the weather cooperated and over the course of 27 years, you can imagine there were some trying times.
Suddenly Mother
Judy and Michel watched their business grow to the point where they were able to make some of their land available to other people for farming purposes. Among the people who took them up on their offer were The Hmong, people in a hill tribe from Laos that had immigrated to the United States from war torn Indo-china. These families raised beds thick with tomatoes, mustard greens and lots of other vegetables. One day, the father of one of the gardening families asked Judy if she and her husband would be interested in raising one of their daughters. Following a ceremony which included lots of ceremonial libations, orations and the sacrifice of one chicken, Judy and her husband found themselves the proud parents of two little girls, now ages 33 and 32 and living in St. Paul, Minnesota where Judy says many members of The Hmong have resettled. While this "adoption" may seem odd, seems quite common for The Hmong. Says Judy, "Maybe it really does take a village to raise a child. It was an incredible experience, although there are huge parts of the wonderful, shamanistic culture that we will never understand because of the language barrier."
"When the girls were little, we would cart them around at night
to any garden club or church group that would pay our $25 speaking fee.
They would do their homework in the back of the rooms where we spoke
and fall asleep in all sorts of uncomfortable chairs," recalls Judy.
"Oddly enough, they don't hold these as bad memories," she
continues. "Instead, they remember that we sang, told stories and
laughed a lot."
Ten years after Judy and Michel began their Seven Arrows adventure they borrowed on the equity
in their 1790s New England cape and built a post and beam barn which houses a four seasons
Tearoom (pictured, by Michel Marcellot), a shop, classroom and activity space that is
available to anyone in the community at no cost. They also have a research library filled with
books, magazines and video tapes on organic gardening, garden design, herbal
medicine, aromatherapy and more. Everything operates 7 days a week all year,
except during the growing season when they reduce to a 4-day work week.
Judy is blessed to work with the one she loves. "I can't imagine not working with Michel," she says. "When his landscape design and construction business takes him 'off-farm,' I am never not excited to see him walking down the path to the store at the end of the day."
The Tearoom carries a variety of interesting teas and freshly brewed coffees, scones and, says Judy, "peace and harmony." Judy makes a super-emollient, anti-aging, moisturizing cream, serum and toner for maturing skin. She is also just beginning to sell products made by other IBN members. She tells me she's looking for some interesting new soaps, so here's your chance. Judy is proud to support of IBN members, including suppliers like long members Essential Wholesale and From Nature With Love.
In Community
Judy and Michel believe in the power of living and working together in
community with those around you. They offer or host tons of educational
classes and workshops throughout each season. For example, the first annual Northeast Grassroots Community Herbal Convergence
this past October October attracted over 100 participants, most of whom camped out in
their
fields, greenhouses and on the floor of the building housing the
store, tearoom, and community space. The Convergence is a bioregional gathering co-created by herbalists and activists, one of whom is
Seven Arrows' practicing medicinal herbalist, Mary Blue. For example,
the Herbal Education and Training Program (HEAT) will encourage herbal
activism and volunteerism to replant
endangered medicinal plants on a 17 acre walking trail that is contiguous to Seven Arrows
as well as throughout the larger Rhode Island and Massachusetts
communities.
Telling The Story
Judy says she has an incredible staff of dedicated people at Seven Arrows. This really came in handy when they were approached by a publishing house a few years ago to write a book. The working title of the book is "That would be Enough- How Ordinary People Create Places of Peace and Tranquility," and publication is set for Fall 2007 both in the United States and in Europe, by Schiffer Publishing.
"We consider ourselves incredibly blessed to have had a customer/friend recommend us to her publisher. Jesse Turbayne has published seven books on hooked rugs and
over the years, she would periodically call her editor at Schiffer and
suggest contacting Michel and me to write a book on our way of life,"
recalls Judy. "After several years of ignoring both of them, we said okay. They asked us to write a book about
'spiritual gardening' and left it up to us
how to interpret this. If the same source flows through all things, as we think it does, how do you separate the spiritual from the non-spiritual? So we wrote a book about ordinary gardeners and their connection to some larger part of the cosmos, however they named that Great Spirit or whether they named it at all. And we wrote about elements of the sacred, in general. We met some wonderful human beings
and had a great time doing it. We learned that life is supposed to be fun. It is supposed to be lived with joy."
Getting Out Of Our Own Way
Judy says that her biggest challenge as a small business owner is her own
limited thinking. "We continually remind ourselves to reach for the next best
thought," she says. "This doesn't mean we go directly from anger
or frustration to joy, but it's a matter of simply looking for one small thing that makes us feel better. Take the dogs over to the neighbors, collect their dogs and go for a walk. Sit with
some potbellied pigs -- they always make us laugh. Sit in the garden, no matter what the season. Little things
can always turn your boat around," she says.
Advice, From Judy
"When people ask Michel and I for advice about starting any business (and they often do) we usually say
that you
can have anything you want so long as you focus on your passion, try to take worry out of the equation, and be thankful. How you 'fee'" is everything. Start with where you are. No matter where
you are, or what is happening in your life, you can always find something to make yourself feel good, or at least better than where you are if you are experiencing a challenging moment, day, etc. Pet your cat. Play with the dog, the kids.
Admire the sunset. These seemingly small moments add up and eventually you'll find yourself stringing together
one wonderful moment after another. It takes practice to reach for the next best feeling thought but as you do so, it becomes a habit and the "right" next step always materializes.
After many years of believing struggling and suffering were virtues we have discovered, at least for us, that the next step in any venture is always the easy one, the one that just seems to be the next, logical one which just "happens" effortlessly. And suffering, like the Buddhists say, really is optional. As we continued to practice reaching for the next best thought we found that our positive thoughts would draw to us positive outcomes. Our positive thoughts go out to the universe and and attract the raw materials of our next dream. We are constantly amazed at the wonderful things that find their way into our experience!"
Advice, From Pooh
Says Judy, "The best part is getting up in the morning and wondering, like Winnie the Pooh, what wonderful things the day will bring. Is there any other way to live?
*Judy and Michel are a great example of Joseph Campbell's advice to
"Follow your bliss" and live the life you love. So when people
come to Seven Arrows Farm expressing dissatisfaction with a job or a
situation, Judy and Michel always say (and really believe): "Life
is too short to do something you don't want to be doing for whatever reason
- health insurance, a pension, the kids need to go to college, etc. Put your
focus where your passion is and you can't help but be successful! Follow
your bliss!
You can learn more about Seven Arrows Farm and perhaps, like me, wish you lived nearby so you could stick your toes in the pond in which sits this lovely pink water lily (photo by Michel Marcellot), at their website.
Best & Success!!
Donna Maria
Editor, The Indie Experience
The Indie Beauty Network | www.indiebeauty.com
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