My Cup Runneth Over

🌎 Notes from the Wilderness
Written By Jennifer Axcell

"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for." - Zig Ziglar



One of my latest paintings done for my niece, Mia.

August 11th, 2025

📍Salida, Colorado, USA 🇺🇸

Greetings from the wilderness!

It’s Sunday evening, and I’m sitting on the patio under a heavy blanket, warmed by the fire pit, listening to the Grey Horned Owls converse around me. I can hear other nighttime creatures rustling as I watch a deer eating her dinner.

It's been a week full of activity and chatter. Sitting in this quiet tonight is the sweetest of music to my ears.

My heart is bursting with joy after today’s Forest Church and I can't wait to tell you all about it! But my mind is too tired to write this evening, and I will be in the pool all day Monday doing Janzu at Mt Princeton Hot Springs Resort with one of my fellow Janzu mother trainees that I met in Amatlán, Mexico. 


Rather than striving (aka forcing) myself to be creative for Monday’s letter, I will just leave you with this: my heart is so full of gratitude for your continued Love for me and support for this ministry of rest. Thank you for being an active part of this growing community. God bless you.


With Love,

Jennifer

 

The Tabernacle awaits you

 

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Jennifer Axcell

Jennifer is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, artist, and contemplative who curates sacred spaces for integrative mind-body-soul care, drawing inspiration from her global travels, modern neuroscience, and ancient somatic healing practices to encourage others toward spiritual flourishing.

https://www.instagram.com/axcell_jennifer
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