Guanacos Archives - A Fiber Life

Episode 8: Learning How to Shear Guanacos (& Spin Their Fiber)

Lisa Mitchell — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:39:31 +0000

Pride is a tricky thing for many of us. We’ve been taught to dismiss compliments to keep us from attracting too much attention or getting a big head. We’ve been warned that focussing too much on accomplishments can suck the meaning out of living. But there are times in life when we do something really…

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Episode 5: Guanacos in Love? (What BREEDING Taught Us)

Lisa Mitchell — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:20:38 +0000

Breeding animals is like sowing seeds. They are both acts of hope. And when you perform acts of hope, you are not only doing something for your future, but you are enriching your present. This episode is a love story within a love story. Lisa and Greg will explain how and why they established…

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Episode 4: The Great Guanaco Escape

Lisa Mitchell — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:11:26 +0000

Trust builds connection, and over time, connection builds bonds. So, how you show up–every day, over time, matters. It’s a practice. It doesn’t happen because you just want it to, it happens because you are consistent and trustworthy. My friend Shelley, who is a wonderful therapist, boils it down to this. She says, “You can…

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Episode 3: How Manure Management Brought Us Peace

Lisa Mitchell — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:41:43 +0000

As it turns out the key to being a successful farmer is having a crap management plan. (Yes, this episode is about poop.) Learning about “waste management” taught us about the importance of managing all the crap in our lives. The more pressure we put on ourselves to get better and be better, the more…

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Episode 2: The Darker Side of our Guanaco Adventure

Lisa Mitchell — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 21:40:41 +0000

In this episode, I want to take you to the darker side of our guanaco adventure. I’m going to tell you how we faced poor animal conditions and injury, even the tragic death of someone very important. It was hard, but we were changed by it. For the better.

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Episode 1: How it Started

Lisa Mitchell — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 20:42:46 +0000

In this episode of A Fiber Life, I want to take you with me to the YES moments that started off our guanaco adventure. We are going to start at the river in Sacramento, attend a fiber festival and then go back in time, 33 years ago, to one of the sweetest Yes moments ever. I also want to challenge you listeners to tune into that nagging part of your brain that tells you to say “YES” to crazy ideas….. and how this may actually be the sanest thing you can do

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Season 1 Trailer

Lisa Mitchell — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:36:53 +0000

Our hope is that this podcast, A Fiber Life, will do for you, what it has for us…inspire you to live with every FIBER of your being. Join us as we share the sounds and stories of our first podcast season, Our Guanaco Adventure! We will be releasing new episodes beginning January 1, 2022!!

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