What is this publication about?

It is about a way of life we are choosing to share together

Where like gentle butterflies that land on your hand,
soft words will land in your heart for healing, simplicity and stillness.
This is Soft. Simple. Still.

Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash

I have been writing newsletters for many years now.

Sometimes weekly.
Sometimes fortnightly.
Sometimes randomly.

Then about 18 months ago I began writing here on Substack under the name of

I chose those three words as my publication name because I felt that they represented both myself and the way I choose to live my life.

I am a very gentle and sensitive soul,
I believe that it is through Softness that great change can occur.
I believe that through Softness, an inner strength can rise and this can open doors to beautiful relationships, connection and beauty.
I believe that through Softness we can interact in a way that can/will melt icy walls and facilitate deep healing.

I believe that when I live a Simple life I am free.
However living a Simple life in a busy world is a challenge.
It is a constant consideration in a world that likes to complicate, that likes to be too loud, too bright, too overwhelming.
I believe that living a Simple life is calmer for my nervous system and softer for the earth.

It is through Stillness that I try to make the complicated Simple.
It is through Stillness that I can listen to the voice beyond my thoughts.
It is through Stillness that I can hear the call of the Silent.

It is through being Soft Simple and Still I can become more of me
and, maybe,
you
can become more
of you.

Living a soft, simple, still life does not mean that we are weak.
It is actually a life that incorporates strength and resilience,
honour and integrity;
it is a life that offers balance and awareness,
mindfulness and joy.

It is a life that honours the thresholds of being human
and holds those thresholds in a way that respects change
- the change that comes from death, rebirth and life.

It is a life that invites the whole of us to be heard
and felt
and honoured,
by the one that can do this best -
Ourselves.

“Sam's poetic writing is a mediation with nature and life. A refreshing breath of fresh air. ”

Julie Schmidt, Liminal Walker Musings

I have been a healer for over 20 years. I am recognised for my innate softness and gentleness, for my innate simplicity and silence, and for my innate ability to facilitate profound positive change in peoples lives, and it is through this that I offer my services to you in this publication.

is a place where I weave all the teachings I have learnt - shamanic, earth-based, spiritual and, my life in general - into simple living and self healing for you now and for the 7th generation to come.

It is a place where healing words and stories are shared and woven
- like magic -
to land in your heart
in ways that replenish your soul
nourish your mind
and soothe your pain.

Each word that is written/said, has been chosen for the healing energy that it can bring to the story/meditation that I choose to write/say,

Each word becomes woven in a basket of light and hope,
gentleness and peace,
healing and softness,

gently opening doors
for awareness and inspiration,
stillness and change

so that when you read the words
or listen to the meditations
you will receive a gentle healing.

Right now.

And later.
When you sleep.
When you pause.
When you just live your life.

“This is a beautiful invitation to explore your inner knowing through words, ritual and ceremony. To pause and take sanctuary in a place where you can breathe, connect and allow the healing energy to wash over you.”

Louise Hallam, The Wisdom Path

• is a place where, every Wednesday, you can come for healing words and mindful ways of being in the world

• it is a place where, every Sunday, you can come for a weekly meditation - Meditations with Sam

• and it is a place where you can come to be replenished, nurtured and held.

“I am so glad that I connected with Sam. During a time of transition in my life, Sam reminded me to slow down and take my time through the beautiful and nourishing words that she shares.”

Emma Campbell, Uncomfortably, Beautifully Human

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Thank you for sharing Soft. Simple. Still with me,
and thank you for choosing to live a soft simple still life.

I look forward to growing this publication with you.
In blessings,