This episode features the High Leverage Practice of Possibility with Eliza Blue. From being a singer and songwriter in big cities to falling in love with a man and the land in rural America, Eliza’s story reveals one possibility after another. She epitomizes being a “possibilist” always asking “What can we do if this is where we want to get? How could we do a version of what could be?” Eliza brings sparkle to this podcast through her engaging story-telling about “listening to the small voice inside that says something has to change” and knowing that is a clue to your authentic self and how possibilities will find you. And for Eliza, living in a place where there are 3 people per square mile, that has even included making music with a famous ex-rocker!
Eliza Blue is a shepherd, writer and folk-singer. In addition to her weekly column “Little Pasture on the Prairie,” which is carried by twelve different publications, she is a regular contributor to South Dakota Public Radio and Prairie Public Radio with her monthly series: Postcards from the Prairie.
Her first book, Accidental Rancher, a collection of essays about her transition from urbanite to ranch hand, came out in 2020. Other writing credits include a recent New York Times Op/Ed about ranch life. Her New television show for SDPB, Wish You Were Here, a traveling concert series celebrating rural life, debuted in January 2021. Her creative work and story can be found at http://www.elizablue.net
Eliza, her rancher husband and two children live in rural northwest South Dakota along with the lambs, chickens and a donkey.
