Posts by Emily

Friday Faves: Be Curious

Friday Faves: Be Curious

“Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.” If you’ve clicked around online, you’ve surely stumbled across this image or others like it with the simple, profound phrase: replace fear of the unknown with curiosity. When I first saw it, I printed it out and it’s tacked onto the board above my desk. So is this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: “Do one thing every...

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Friday Faves: Finding Just What You Need

Friday Faves: Finding Just What You Need

Whether you’re on the hunt for solace and some face time with nature or planning a dinner with friends, cheers to finding just what you need this weekend. Happy...

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Give a Dam: New Video from Rios Libres + Take Action to Protect Patagonia’s Wild Rivers

Give a Dam: New Video from Rios Libres + Take Action to Protect Patagonia’s Wild Rivers

Chris Kassar taking the time to say a prayer at the proposed dam site of the Baker River. Patagonia, Chile. Photo: James Q Martin by Chris Kassar via The Cleanest Line Every time I kneel down next to a river – even if just for a moment – I swear I can hear it speak to me. I know this probably sounds crazy, but I also know I’m not the only one who hears wise murmurs rising from the ripples...

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Friday Faves: Mashups, Free-Flowing Rivers, Dancing, Wild Places + Really Good Friends

Friday Faves: Mashups, Free-Flowing Rivers, Dancing, Wild Places + Really Good Friends

We’ve been shooting out and catching a lot of love this week, so we’re going to go ahead and shout it out loud… Anna Brones. You get big high fives for quite a few reasons this week, but especially for becoming my go-to music maven, especially for mashups like this, and this… and this. Jenny Nichols. Umm… Wild Love is hitting full steam because of you, hot stuff....

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Friday Faves: Get Out And Play

Friday Faves: Get Out And Play

As long as this Oregon sun keeps shining (and even after it stops), Friday always gets us in the mood to get outside and play! Happy...

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Friday Faves: Do Trust in the Things You Love

Friday Faves: Do Trust in the Things You Love

“If I can only scrape a living, at least it will be a living worth scraping.” I was fortunate to meet Mickey Smith this spring when he traveled to 5Point Film Festival with his beautiful film Darkside of the Lens. He’s charming, humble, creative and passionate. And amazingly forgiving. Several of us — you know who you are — decided to get rowdy until 5 a.m. Mickey, jet-lagged and...

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