The Wealth Issue
Transform Traveling with
Tsh Oxenreider
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE (14) • GET CREATIVE (48) • KEEP GOING (90)
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We believe in choosing, embracing, unleashing, and celebrating who you've always been – who you already are – who you want to be.
Be YOU...the Perpetual You.
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L ET T ER from our ED I T O R
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everal years ago, I released the old adage, “Change is hard.” Change is hard means someone
else has the control. Change is hard means I have to struggle to survive. No thanks.
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Transformation—on the other hand— can be personal. No one dictates that we transform (go ahead, stay
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stuck forever and see if the world complains!). Rather, we choose to transform because we’re ready. While transformation can affect external change, it’s inherently
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internal, coming about when we you get real, sit in the shit, and shut out anyone
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intentions. You trust your own wisdom. Transformation, because it’s personal, is also emotional, in a momentous sort of way. In fact, it happens only at the exact right moment: when we are both completely at peace
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with who we are and ready to welcome the new. Transformation is a paradox, then—both predestined and singular to this place and time. Transformation is glorious (think butterfly) and meaningful (think growing pains) and alluring (think wealth).
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Is transformation hard? Not if you’re ready for it. Not if you’ve chosen it. Not if you give yourself the time it takes, however long that might be. In an intentional life, transformation IS inevitable, though. For we are always choosing, ever expanding our consciousness. Relentless in the desire to become who we are, we perpetually transform.
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Be water. Flowing, flexible, and soft. Subtly powerful and open. Wild and serene. Able to accept all changes, yet still led by the pull of steady tides.
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P H O T O by @ L I F E U N S T I L L
– VICTORIA ERICKSON
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IN THIS ISSUE
Create Wealth by Embracing Transformation M O N T H LY M US I C
Ground yourself with this month's "Growth Mindset" playlist on Spotify at bit.ly/TPYplaylists.. T h e PE R PE T UAL YOU
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Embrace a new way of living to discover what you loved about yourself all along. With Tsh Oxenreider, Author/Mom/Traveler. WITH PHOTOGR APHER SIMI SHONOWO
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Ease into new routines that come with Transformation and stay open to all the abundance that growth brings along.
Lifestyle Living the Process........................................... 14 Going Green................................................... 30 Getting Comfy................................................ 34
TPY Faves Books.............................................................. 17 Home Cooked Food ...................................... 18
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a Healthy Cocktail ......................................... 20 YOGA.............................................................. 22 Products......................................................... 24 Self-Care......................................................... 32
Plus photos of Puerto Rico by @beccabliss_
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Dwell Elevate your living space to meet your minute-by-minute needs and conform to your ideal lifestyle.
Design Lingering at the Coffee Bar.............................. 42 Creating Space in the Closet............................. 44 Believing in the Process.................................... 48
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Live Eschew the familiar and choose to forge your own path instead—mindfully, positively, and uniquely YOU.
Mindset Personalizing Transformation........................ 80 Believing in Yourself ..................................... 84 Realizing the Dream ..................................... 90
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T H E MA K ERS
Our makers consistently share their time & talents. We'd love to introduce you to the lovely ladies who contributed to this month's issue.
Simi
Markie
Cover Photography
Dwell Feature Photographer
@uchephotography uchephotography.com
@markiejonesphotographyllc markielynne.com
As the owner of Uche Photography, Simi considers it
Markie is a PNW Wedding photographer and mother
her privilege to capture life's moments, to tell unique stories through her photography. She recognizes photography as a medium that records the ordinary and preserves life's moments. A fine-art wedding and lifestyle portrait photographer, Simi loves what she does; photography is her calling and her passion. This is Simi's first cover story shoot for The Perpetual You.
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to two adorable little fireball girls and two rather overactive dogs who loves to find new adventures around the Bonney Lake area. She enjoys photographing intimate engagement sessions and weddings throughout the Greater Seattle Area.This is Markie's second dwell feature shoot for The Perpetual You.
Lee Lee Creative Director & Managing Editor
Jessie
P.K.
Art Director
Proofreader
@leeleeinp
@littlelegendsdesign littlelegends.com
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Liann
Micayla
Kelly
Content Editor
Books Editor
Collaborating Photographer
@hilodaisy
@uggly_mugg zucchiniontheceiling.com
@kfpphotography kellyfpeterson.com
Amanda Luisa
Kay
Krystal
Collaborating Photographer
Collaborating Photographer
Mantra Siren
@amandaluisaart amandaluisa.com
@walkerstudiosllc walkerstudiosllc.com
@krystalbrandt krystalbrandt.com
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Meaghan
Dana
Contributing Artist
Collaborating Artist
Collaborating Artist
@danutzi danadesignillustration.com
@thisdelightfuldesign katieclarkk.com
@meaghanpelderkin meaghanelderkin.com
Katie
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Branding & Graphic Design for Passionate Business Owners.
Values-Based Copywriting for Cause-Based Businesses.
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