by Cami Ostman | Feb 5, 2023 | Advice, Conversations, Little Trailer on a Mountain, Reflections
Saturday, I took a little trip over to my property. I wanted to see if the county plowed the road and if the trailer was holding up under the snow. And I wanted to BE there, on that plot of land that feels like sanctuary to me. The older I get, it seems, the more... 
by Cami Ostman | Nov 4, 2022 | Advice
I just attended the DMB concert in Vancouver, BC on Wednesday and was telling a friend about it. My friend asked me yesterday if I ONLY listen to the Dave Matthews Band or if I listen to other music as well. Since I’m such an avid fan of DMB, I’ve been asked... 
by Cami Ostman | Oct 3, 2022 | Advice
Dear one, This comes to you as a specific invitation to a sacred weekend of Phoenix Lessons. You may or may or may not know that in 2015 my life became a pile of ashes. I left a marriage and faced a remaking of my entire life at age 48. Following the demise of... 
by Cami Ostman | Feb 9, 2021 | Advice
By now you know, every year I choose a subject to focus on for my personal growth and read (at least) one book a month on that topic. In previous years I’ve chosen issues like “fear” and “courage” and “money.” In 2020, a year that by any standard turned out to be a... 
by Cami Ostman | Oct 9, 2020 | Advice
Let’s be honest friends, we’re tired. Between Covid 19, devastating racial violence, a bizarre presidential election, and (here where I live on the west coast) smoke and fires, we are taxed and weary. First, we were told we couldn’t see each other INSIDE because of... 
by Cami Ostman | Aug 17, 2020 | Advice
Friends, the pandemic has really transformed our lives, hasn’t it? For me, I’ve felt pent up, trapped, and stilted—not to mention a little depressed. I’ve missed running races and traveling and going to coffee shops (where I do most of my work and my writing). Throw...
