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Exploring Living Your Healthiest Life from a contemplative perspective.

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The LYHL Newsletter with Elle Bottrell

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adventure

Feb 5, 2025

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3 min read

New Newsletter! ("Becoming Divergent")

I'm branching out! One newsletter just won't suffice. Please come along to my personal newsletter - Becoming Divergent!

Elle Bottrell

queer

Jan 24, 2025

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7 min read

The Queerness of Love

Love is inherently queer because it is inherently unique.

Elle Bottrell

community

"Becoming Divergent" - Project Announcement

Jan 20, 2025

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3 min read

"Becoming Divergent" - Project Announcement

Our lives are our greatest works of art. I'm inviting you to join me on my journey (and to share yours).

Elle Bottrell

true

Dec 22, 2024

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3 min read

Truer Face

It is these seasons, that afford begrudging people the blessed opportunity to unravel into the deepest layers of themselves...

Elle Bottrell

purpose

Dec 4, 2024

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5 min read

Play on Purpose

My theme for the year is play. I am manifesting, prayers are being answered, the universe is responding.

Elle Bottrell

fred rogers

+10

Nov 7, 2024

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5 min read

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

They say "hurt people hurt." But the truth is not all hurt people hurt.

Elle Bottrell

Why LYHL?

What does it meant to LYHL and why does it even matter?

Elle Bottrell

self-love

Jun 3, 2026

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2 min read

Grief & Gratitude with Rob Bell

Punching ourselves in the face and looking for fists!

Elle Bottrell

miracles

May 19, 2026

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3 min read

Baby Grasshopper

Noticing small things and being surprised by wonder.

Elle Bottrell

self-love

May 5, 2026

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2 min read

Letters to Self

Thoughts on the lost art of letter-writing.

Elle Bottrell

work

Mar 18, 2026

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3 min read

92

How and when do we do our best work?

Elle Bottrell

art

Mar 3, 2026

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3 min read

Belief, Life, & Art

Do you believe we need your art?

Elle Bottrell

passion

Dec 15, 2025

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3 min read

Milestones and Good People

When passion meets perseverance with a camera and mic and good people...

Elle Bottrell

blessing

Oct 22, 2025

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5 min read

May You Always See the Blessing: Fall 2025 Edition

When I think of a well-lived life, I think of gratitude.

Elle Bottrell

strangers

Oct 13, 2025

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4 min read

Oh The People You Meet: Hugging Strangers at Gas Stations

We embraced and I could feel her tentativeness.

Elle Bottrell

Featured Posts

New Newsletter! ("Becoming Divergent")

The Queerness of Love

"Becoming Divergent" - Project Announcement

Truer Face

Play on Purpose

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Archive

Why LYHL?

Grief & Gratitude with Rob Bell

Baby Grasshopper

Letters to Self

92

Belief, Life, & Art

Milestones and Good People

May You Always See the Blessing: Fall 2025 Edition

Oh The People You Meet: Hugging Strangers at Gas Stations

The LYHL Newsletter