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Soil to Soul Solutions 🌱 join a creative tribe of artists, authors, musicians, and entrepreneurs collaborating to launch soulful ideas, projects, and SOULutions that nurture people, restore the planet, and inspire a thriving future.

11/05/2026

CHANGE SUCKS‼️ OR DOES IT? 🌿

My recent knee replacement has given me a crash course in change. Would I have chosen this experience? HELL NO!

But here I am, finding ways to transform some of that pain into purpose.

We don’t have to embrace every change with a smile. Some changes deserve grief, resistance, or a courageous stand for something better.

A positive attitude doesn’t mean accepting everything. It means believing we still have choices.

One breath. One choice. One small step toward a SOULution. 💚

What change are you navigating right now? I’d love to hear your story.

🥬 Speaking of transformation, discover Nature’s delicious alchemy in my book, Get Cultured! Find it through the link in my bio.

Big Love and Aloha, ❤️🌺
Mama Donna

10/28/2026

🎃 CHANGE IS IN THE AIR… AND SO ARE THE GOBLINS! 👻

As the leaves change, the seasons shift, and the world around us keeps evolving, one thing remains constant in Nature: CHANGE! 🍂

With Halloween around the corner and plenty of scary headlines to go around, sometimes the real world feels spookier than any haunted house!
Remember Halloween as kids? Dressing up as witches, goblins, superheroes, or whatever our imaginations dreamed up? 🍬 Trick-or-treating, bobbing for apples, and collecting enough candy to keep us bouncing until Thanksgiving?

More than 60 years ago, I often came home with full-size candy bars, gum, apples, and even money! My favorite? Tootsie Rolls! ❤️

My father was a dentist, so you can imagine how thrilled he was about my annual sugar harvest. 😂 Let's just say that didn't stop me from eating half my loot before I got home!

Those were the days! And while candy bars seem to be shrinking along with our purchasing power, the sweetest memories never lose their flavor.

🌿 Here's my Halloween SOULution: Life brings plenty of real scares. Why not make room for laughter, connection, and a little silliness along the way?
Nature reminds us that change is inevitable. Sometimes it's uncomfortable, sometimes it's frightening, but it can also open the door to something wonderful.

🌎 Think about it: just as a garden needs tending, our communities and democracy need our participation, care, and attention.

As elections approach, remember that every informed vote is an opportunity to help shape the future. And every small act of kindness can make the world a little brighter.

🍭 Now it's your turn!
👻 What's your favorite Halloween memory?
🍫 Which candy did you always hope to find in your trick-or-treat bag?
🌱 What's one positive change you'd love to see in the world?

Share your memories below. Let's spread a little sweetness, laughter, and hope!

Happy Halloween! 🎃🧡

Keep celebrating life, embracing change, and finding the sweetness along the way.

Big Love and Aloha! ❤️🌺

10/22/2026

Coming home to my beloved Hawaiʻi, I’m carrying more than luggage. A brand-new knee, a healing body, and a heart bruised by weeks of physical pain and emotional trauma navigating a healthcare system that too often forgets the human behind the medical chart.

But I’m also carrying something far more powerful.

JOY. GRATITUDE. LOVE. And a renewed appreciation for LIFE!

Today is especially meaningful. My sweet mama would have turned 90. I lost her when she was only 50, far too young, with so much love and living left to share.

At 69, I joke that every time I lose another original body part, whether it’s a molar or part of my knee, I’m getting a little closer to Mama! 😜❤️

Not that I’m rushing our reunion! There’s still plenty of living, loving, laughing, writing, gardening, and troublemaking ahead!
This healing journey has reminded me of something profound.

Positivity isn’t pretending everything is wonderful. It’s discovering that joy and pain can coexist without allowing pain to steal the beauty of living.

I’ve cried, felt frightened, angry, and vulnerable. But I’ve also laughed, soaked up sunshine, embraced the love of family and friends, and found healing through nature and writing.

Trauma doesn’t disappear with positive thinking. Healing takes time, compassion, and support. But joy gives us something beautiful to hold on to along the way.

And today, that joy is coming HOME! 🌺

Back to my beloved island, the ocean, my gardens, my animals, and the healing embrace of Mother Nature.

There will be time to tell the whole story, advocate for change, and turn painful experiences into meaningful SOULUTIONS.

For now, I’m celebrating LIFE and the extraordinary gift my mama gave me.

My life.

So, dear gentle readers, whatever pain you’re carrying today, find one little pocket of joy.

A sunrise, a warm embrace, a favorite memory, or simply the miracle of another day.

Nurture it. Share it. Let it shine.

Joy may not erase our scars, but it can illuminate the beauty growing around them.

Happy heavenly 90th birthday, sweet Mama! I’ll carry your love across the Pacific and all the way home.

10/17/2026

🌿 Healing, like nature, isn’t a straight line.

Ten days after my partial knee replacement, I’m finding comfort and inspiration in a beautiful garden. Watching a shrub thrive despite California’s long drought reminds me that resilience isn’t about being untouched by hardship—it’s about continuing to grow through it.

My journey has included unexpected complications, intense pain, and emotional distress. Some days bring progress, others setbacks. But I’m learning to honor every part of the healing process and remember that rest is part of growth, too.

Nature reminds us that even through struggle, beauty and new possibilities can emerge. 💚

Have you experienced medical trauma or struggled to regain trust in a healthcare system? I’d love to hear what helped you heal and your ideas for creating more compassionate, accountable care.

Together, one voice, one story, and one act of compassion at a time, we can make a difference.

Keep growing, keep loving, and keep believing in the beauty of what’s possible.

Big Love and Aloha ❤️🌺

10/06/2026

🙌 YOUR DOSE OF POSITIVITY
Nourished by Nature. Carried by Love. ❤️

Today, October 6, is the day. A new knee, a grateful heart, and a whole lot of love coming with me into surgery.

Kevin and I spent four beautiful days in Mendocino County enjoying family, laughter, and incredible scenery. What a gift to carry those memories with me.

And look at these colors! 🌿💜 Homemade sauerkraut begins with cabbage from my sister-in-law’s garden, fresh thyme, oregano, and basil. A little salt, some patience—and Nature gets to work.

We can all get cultured: in our kitchens, our relationships, and how we care for one another.

Thirty-three years ago, I was told I needed a knee replacement. I’m grateful for all the movement and adventures since then. Now it’s time for a new knee—and the patience and care healing asks of me.

Thank you for every prayer, message, phone call, and story. I’m carrying your kindness with me today. 🙏❤️

My assistant Daniel will likely post while I rest. I’ll be in California for about two weeks before returning to our Farmstead Retreat to continue healing.

Thank you for welcoming my ebook, Get Cultured! The Soil to Soul Alchemy Approach to Vegetable Fermentation. It’s $2.99 for a limited time. Your honest feedback and Amazon reviews mean so much as I prepare the print edition. 🌱

Find it on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0HKVBZ969

Tell me how you’re doing, too. I may reply slowly, but I always love hearing from you.

If you’re facing something painful or uncertain, my heart is with you. We can be frightened and hopeful at the same time.

We’ve got this. One loving, imperfect step at a time. 🤗

Big Love and Aloha,
Donna Maltz ❤️

09/28/2026

🌈 Motivational Monday: What Is Quietly Calling You?

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.”
— Rumi

Aloha, Beautiful Soul,

What is quietly calling to you lately?

For me, the kitchen has always been one of those places. I love the simple act of putting fresh vegetables in a jar, tending them with care, and sharing what grows from that patience with someone else.

There is a particular joy in giving someone a jar you made yourself. It carries your time, your attention, and a little bit of your heart.

This Motivational Monday, I hope you’ll listen to that quiet pull toward whatever you love. Make a little space for it, even if all you can give it today is a few minutes. Wonderful things can begin in small ways.

I’d love to welcome you into my kitchen through Get Cultured and share some of the living food, stories, and joy that have kept me coming back for more than 45 years.

We’re still celebrating Get Cultured launch week! The Kindle ebook is available for $2.99. Come into my kitchen through its pages and discover the joy of living food, one jar at a time.

Get the Kindle ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKVBZ969

Happy Motivational Monday. 💚

Big Love & Aloha,
Mama Donna

Always be growing. Always be effervescent.

09/26/2026

🌱 Every small act of care and consciousness is a vote for a more flavorful, intentional, and resilient future.

Aloha, dear one,

To be completely honest, it’s hard for me to ask for things. By nature, I’m much better at giving than receiving.

Your Daily Dose of Positivity is one way I love to give—to share my love of words, Nature, food, and the little things that remind us how good it is to be alive.

But as *Get Cultured* makes its way into the world, there is one small favor that would mean so much to me:

If you read and enjoy the book, please consider leaving an honest review on Amazon.

Here’s a passage from *Get Cultured* that captures why something so small can matter:

“We often think that massive shifts are required to change our lives. But a Soulutionist knows that the condiments of our character—the small habits, the daily kindnesses, and the tiny dashes of patience—define the flavor of our existence.”

A review is one of those small, condiment-sized acts. It takes only a few minutes, yet your honest words can help another reader discover *Get Cultured* and perhaps begin their own journey into fermentation, healthier food, and a deeper relationship with the living world.

If you haven’t picked up the book yet, you can find it here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKVBZ969

If you’ve read it, I’d be grateful for your honest review:
https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=B0HKVBZ969

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for helping *Get Cultured* grow from Soil to Soul. 💚

Always be growing. Always be effervescent.

Big Love and Aloha,
Mama Donna

09/24/2026

🌱 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🌱

Get Cultured for just $2.99 during launch week!

Your most delicious and vibrant chapter is not behind you. It is waiting to be cultured.

Aloha, Beautiful Souls! After lots of love, patience, bubbling, brewing—and a few unexpected detours—Get Cultured, 2nd Edition is officially out in the world as an ebook! 💚

In many ways, bringing this book to life has been a lot like fermentation itself.

Timing changes. Conditions shift. Sometimes things take longer than expected. And that’s okay.

This was never about a launch number or sales chart for me. Like all my books, Get Cultured is a labor of love—created to help us reconnect with real food, our health, each other, and this beautiful planet we share.

As I prepare for my knee replacement on October 6, I’m especially grateful for all of you cheering me on. I truly believe my own most delicious and vibrant chapters are still waiting to be cultured, too. 🌿

If Get Cultured has been on your radar, today is a wonderful day to bring it into your kitchen.

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKVBZ969

Thank you for being part of this journey and helping me welcome this book into the world—from my kitchen to yours.

Big Love & Aloha,
Mama Donna 💚

Always be growing. Always be effervescent.

09/22/2026

🌈 TRUST THE SPIRAL

“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke

Beautiful Soul,

Today’s dose is tender, and it comes from one of the most personal chapters of Get Cultured!:

“Nobody warned me that healing wouldn’t be a straight line. I expected it to work the way we’re taught most things work—identify the problem, apply the fix, move forward. Instead, healing moved the way a ferment moves: in spirals. Circling back to the same tender places, but each time from a slightly higher vantage point. Each time, it was with a little more wisdom, a little more gentleness, a little less fear.”

I wrote that after years of my own healing journey—a journey that started with a doctor’s scale, a broken heart, and a jar of sauerkraut I almost didn’t make.

If you are in the middle of your own spiral right now, circling back to a place you thought you had already left behind, please hear me: that is not failure. That is the actual shape of healing.

Be patient with yourself the way you would be patient with a jar on your counter. Trust the process even when you cannot see it working—especially then.

Trust the spiral, friend. The straight line was never real anyway.

Big Love and Aloha,
Mama Donna

I’d be honored to have you visit www.donnamaltz.com and see where this path might lead you next.

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