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Cultivation Classic 2019: Economic Justice: What’s the Hold-up?

Cultivation Classic 2019: Economic Justice: What’s the Hold-up?

Author Liz GoldPosted on May 28, 2019May 29, 2019Leave a comment

If you missed the discussion about economic justice in the cannabis industry a few weeks ago at Cultivation Classic – here’s a few highlights. Journalist Amanda Chicago Lewis (BuzzFeed/Rolling Stone) was the moderator of the talk, hosting Shanel Lindsay, founder …

Cultivation Classic 2019: Never Been to a Cannabis Dispensary? Here’s What you Need to Know

Cultivation Classic 2019: Never Been to a Cannabis Dispensary? Here’s What you Need to Know

Author Liz GoldPosted on May 23, 2019May 28, 20193 Comments

One of the first questions your budtender should ask you: Are you comfortable with intoxication? From total dude stoner joints (pun intended) to high end cannabis retail shops, going into a dispensary for the first time can kinda be well, …

Cannabis Etiquette – Lessons Learned

Cannabis Etiquette – Lessons Learned

Author Liz GoldPosted on May 16, 2019May 16, 2019Leave a comment

As a long time cannabis smoker, I’ve learned a few things. First of all, not everybody likes cannabis. We used to call it, “pot” or “weed” or “green” – now, that marijuana is becoming a legit industry, we are encouraged …

It’s My Birthday!

It’s My Birthday!

Author Liz GoldPosted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019Leave a comment

Every year I get reflective on my birthday because it’s another year! This year I am 43 and it feels good. I’ve earned my age. As a hot new babe I know likes to say about her experiences, “It’s not …

Your Story is Not Your Only Story

Your Story is Not Your Only Story

Author Liz GoldPosted on April 9, 2019April 9, 2019Leave a comment

I realized this on a date last night. I was telling the story that I tell about my break up and while it is true from my perspective, upon reflection this morning, I realize it’s not the whole truth. I’m …

Please Don’t Take Your Kids to the Dog Park

Please Don’t Take Your Kids to the Dog Park

Author Liz GoldPosted on April 5, 2019April 5, 2019Leave a comment

Here’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Kids who are let loose in the dog park. Whenever I see this, I feel a tear of white heat coming through my chest. I want to run up to those …

On Being a Writer and Struggling to be Seen

On Being a Writer and Struggling to be Seen

Author Liz GoldPosted on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019Leave a comment

I was born with a birthmark, sliced into my left cheek and marked on my right. It’s visible immediately when you meet me. And these days, since I am sans makeup, I guess it could be quite shocking. It varies …

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Came back home to s n o w ! ❄️ #winter #pdx Came back home to s n o w ! ❄️ 

#winter #pdx #dogsofinstagram #rescuedog #snowday
Some shots from Yachats. #oregoncoast #yachatsoreg Some shots from Yachats.
#oregoncoast #yachatsoregon #beachlife #pnw #dogsofinstagram #lou #terriermix #rescuedog #getaway
Took a little jaunt to the beach and the gift was Took a little jaunt to the beach and the gift was this amazing sky.

#manzanita #oregoncoast #divine #skyphotography #beachlife #dogsofinstagram #terriermix
Drawing makes me feel high, especially when I list Drawing makes me feel high, especially when I listen to @awakeningod podcast. Feels good to zone out and listen to how to hack the matrix. 

#awakening #drawing #doodling #introvert #ageofaquarius
Rainy refreshing rejuvenating reflecting New Year’s Day walk around the arboretum. Got drenched but it was worth it.
What’s in store for 2021? Who knows? But 2020 - What’s in store for 2021? Who knows? But 2020 - in all its shittery - had some compelling moments. Here are a few of mine:

1. Started a podcast - and while the goal was to do 12 episodes I actually ended up doing 24. The focus was on sharing stories of strength courage and getting through and all of my guests were honestly stellar. 
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2. Met a new lover online, we begin a hot n erotic correspondence and yes met up in person thru the pandemic and wild fires and while I don’t recommend that, it worked out for me.
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3. Started intermittent fasting, not to lose weight because I like my body just fine but to change my relationship with food. Now I typically fast 16-20 hours a day.  I have a lot more energy.
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4. I realized after 10 years of freelancing and being self employed that I was tired. And not only that, felt out of alignment with the work I had been doing. Call it midlife crisis, Uranus opposition, whatever you want, but sometimes you just gotta realize it’s OK to change your mind and just do something different. Sometimes you just know you’re meant to be doing something else. What that is for me is unknown at the moment but I am currently doing a deep dive to figure it out.
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5. I swam in the Pacific Ocean, went on some beautiful hikes, spent some quality socially distanced times with people I love & wrote a lot. 
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6. Did a ton of personal work. I mean, the pandemic hit and while I’m an introvert border-line hermit, even this was too much. Depression and anxiety come in waves for me and this year wow, I was on a ride. Because of this and repeated messages that would just come to me I did something I thought I never would do...
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7. Quit cannabis! I’ve been puffing down since the age of 18 and I was like, it might be time liz. I can’t tell you how many times I spent in my backyard puffing on a joint, pontificating life while feeling at the same time I just had to quit. To see what it feels like. So, since Oct., no herb for me! (BTW cannabis is plant medicine and helps a ton of people. This is not about that). 
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I’m ready for what’s next on this journey. My question for this next year: What do I want to experience? I’m starting there 💫
Grateful for long walks in the cool air with good Grateful for long walks in the cool air with good friends these days. Saying so long goodbye to 2020 and looking ahead to 2021 with an open heart, a bit of hesitation and a lot of hope. 

#chimneypark #pdx #pdxparks #trees #light #bluesky #longwalks #contemplation #2020
How much came up for you this year? What changed? How much came up for you this year? What changed?

I know for me, 2020 is the great clearing out. Clearing of old dreams I needed to let go of, clearing of expectations hanging around past their expiration date, clearing of generational trauma circulating in my cellular memory, clearing of goals that just didn’t make sense anymore. Now I’m left with space. Lots and lots of space. Despite the challenges and disappointments of this year, I’m fortunate.  I’ve been actively letting go of ideas of how I think things should be and now follow what my body and spirit know to be true: that while the answers to what’s next on this human journey may not be in physical form yet, they are coming. They are present and making its way to me. In the meantime,  during these short days and long nights, I find myself discovering the beauty in both the darkness and the light - both are full of insight and information - that somehow I wasn’t able to see before.
How are things going for you? If we haven’t talked for a while, DM me, I’d love to hear what you’re up to!

(Photos taken at Sauvie Island, Oregon)

#chanukah #2020 #humanjourney #sauviesisland #oregon #columbiariver #pnw #writing #writer #nature #changes #uranusopposition
Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate!! Let there be Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate!! Let there be light for all of us.

#chanukah #menorah #2020 #hanukkah #firstnight
It’s gonna be like this every night from here on It’s gonna be like this every night from here on out at least til Solstice. 

#dogsofinstagram #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #pdxdogs #lou #terriermix #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #couchpotato
Beautiful fall day out on Sauvie Island today. #s Beautiful fall day out on Sauvie Island today.

#sauvieisland #portlandoregon #pdx #columbiariver #nature #outing #fall #oregon
Episode 24 is out!! For this last episode(!) of Episode 24 is out!! 

For this last episode(!) of Conversations with Liz Gold, I talk with Nora Iknadossian all about her family and her new clothing line coming out in early 2021. Listen to Nora talk about how she has been dealing with #covid_19, what it was like growing up as a #queer child of #immigrants who fled from war-torn Beirut and her easy, no-fucks given style as a clothing designer. Link in profile! 

@dossian_nyc @noradossi
This is a huge relief! Big congratulations on this This is a huge relief! Big congratulations on this historic win! Looking forward to seeing what comes next and getting 45 out of the White House FINALLY.
Episode 23 is live! Meet MJ Richardson. She live Episode 23 is live! 

Meet MJ Richardson. She lives in Senior Housing in downtown San Francisco and is currently feeding her homeless neighbors by making masks in a bag. What’s a Mask in a Bag? We all have to wear masks these days and these masks are stylish, functional, entrepreneurial and serving community. Tune in to hear MJ talk about how the idea came, her decade-long career at IBM in sales and why she does what she does. Link in profile!

#sanfrancisco #seniorhousing #masks #covid_19 #feedingthehomeless #communityservice #ibm #entrepreneurlife
Episode 22 is live! Did you know that incumbents Episode 22 is live!

Did you know that incumbents are re-elected 90 percent of the time? In this episode, I’m talking with Maria Yuan, founder of @issuevoter, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to give everyone a voice in our representative democracy. 

Described as “politics for busy people,” IssueVoter helps people become more informed by summarizing hard-to-understand legislative bills and tracking representatives’ activity. Learn how you can become more engaged with what your elected officials are doing between elections and why the nonprofit chooses to be nonpartisan. Link in profile.

#voting #legislation #policy #civicengagement #politics #nonpartisan #election
Sharing this list of Indigenous businesses pulled Sharing this list of Indigenous businesses pulled together by @preezilla for us all to explore. And I agree with the sentiment of #fuckcolumbusday. It’s over. (Check out Preezilla’s post for all slides)

#repost @preezilla with @make_repost
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Share this post and follow these talented folks 🥰 everyone’s handle is listed below bc i was way over the tag limit within the photos. .
Image description: Image 1 reads ‘Indigenous businesses to support (today and everyday)’ with smaller text that reads ‘fuck bitchstopher columbus’, with fall leaf icons in the back round. Image 2 reads JEWELRY: 
* @anouapik
* @boujee.indigenous
* @cosmicbrownkid
* @indigenously.made
* @indigofoxcrafts
* @kiyam_creations
* @live_and_adore_beads
* @makesomething.k
* @nanamomma
* @nativeglam.beading
* @otsitsidesigns
* @pacha_arts
* @paytonrenea_g
* @redwillowbeading
* @redwoodbead 
* @restful_threads
* @rezinbabe
* @rustlingpine
* @wapahkesisbeads
* @whitswickedcreations
This slide and each subsequent one reads: EVEN IF YOU CAN'T BUY THEIR WORK, ENGAGE WITH THEIR ACCOUNTS.
(FOLLOW THEM, SHARE THEIR POSTS, LIKE +COMMENT).

Slide 3 reads beauty/body products: 
* @ahshibeauty
* @arikaclaw
* @billieebeauty
* @bisonstar
* @blendedgirl.cosmetics
* @cheekbonebeauty
* @intertribal_beauty_cosmetics
* @lowannaskincare
* @madebyjustineo
* @mwerre_soaps
* @niawenskin
* @ojibwaynatural
* @quwutsunmade
* @pradosbeauty
* @skwalwenbotanicals
* @sequoiasoaps
* @sisters_sage
* @sistersky_
* @yukonsoapscompany

Slide 4 reads: ARTISTS:

* @arielletwist
* @artbyolympia
* @baileymacabre
* @beampaints
* @bert_whitecrow
* @cabbagetownstomper
* @chiefladybird
* @daynadanger
* @earthboy__
* @kayajoan
* @lwrdsss
* @ms.mist
* @rihkee
* @sentient.pansy
* @teddy_syrette
* @tylerjsloane
* @ty_rushnell
* @waasegiizhik
* @weave_and_mend

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Hi, I’m Liz Gold and this is my personal blog.

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