Ocean Oracle

03/21/2026

Once again, I had the privilege of appearing on the Ric Bratton show. This was my 5th interview, and this time it resembled the old show "This is your life" using testimonials to trace the history of my journey with seashell partners from childhood to present day. What a challenge to select a handful of testimonials out of hundreds over the years. Reading all of these again left me feeling extremely grateful! Here is the link to this new interview.

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01/22/2026

Hi everyone,
I had another opportunity to chat with Ric Bratton on This Week in America. Since this was our 4th interview, Ric was very kind to indulge me in an unconventional approach this time. I wanted to demonstrate how easy it is to use Ocean Oracle to eliminate any concerns that there are 200 shells. I had so much fun during our conversation 🙂 Next up is representation at the international book fair in Taipei in February and Beijing in June.

Here is the link to our interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUl7K8vcGIA

12/16/2025

Hi everyone,
I am getting spoiled. On December 11th, I had the opportunity for another wonderful conversation with Ric Bratton. This same date was the anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. As it happens, three of the shells on the cover of Ocean Wisdom are shells the Wright Brothers had in their home. It seemed fitting to discuss this on the anniversary of their historical flight. I hope you enjoy this story as well as some of the other master teachings from the seashell kingdom :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqcq9RyfTpI

12/07/2025

Hi everyone,
Happy Holidays! Once again, my amazing marketing team made it possible for me to have a billboard running in Time Square throughout the day yesterday. Below are scenes from morning and evening at the billboard location.
Here is a link to the full billboard video as well. It is similar to the one that ran last summer, only it has been "decorated" for visitors during the holiday season. In the bottom picture, you can see there were quite a few 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT6bkmeRESs

11/19/2025

Hi everyone, My adventure continues! My marketing company arranged for me to have the pleasure to be invited back for a second interview on This Week in America with Ric Bratton. This time I was granted an hour to share more wisdom from the seashell kingdom. It was fun to relive some of the magic that happened working with my seashell partners :-) Sending Seashell Blessings to all!
Shelley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEKwJ-_WkTM

10/23/2025

Hi everyone, I appreciate your enthusiasm about the billboard in Time Square, and wanted to give you an update. I am very grateful to my marketing team for arranging an interview with Ric Bratton last week. I just received the video link on youtube. The time flew by, and I have been invited back for a second interview to share even more. This picture is from talking about the Harp using strategy to turn the tables. So clever! 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mXeOiJuxaw

08/29/2025

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Heinz Waelchli, the host of The Plentiful Show, and as he said...."this is not your average beach story." Apologies in advance that I wanted to be sure to show the shells to the camera, so I sat way too close. However, his insightful questions and enthusiasm for the information was such a joyful experience, and I hope you discover a few tidbits that might surprise you 😃

✎ Discover the hidden language of seashells in this fascinating episode. Learn how these ocean treasures can reveal your deepest beliefs, uncover hidden patt...

08/08/2025

This is a picture of a Moon Snail in its shell. Notice that the animal inflates its body by absorbing water. It is so out of proportion that it can't retreat into its shell until it expels all that water. Let's see what wisdom it has to share.
https://images.app.goo.gl/fBTSJtjiE9gQxfBs7

We have an expression "Misery loves company." That means we literally socialize around misery. We don't say love loves company, or joy loves company. We acquire attention through misery. When people receive compassion or comfort from their distress, they feel love. The problem is in order to stand out to gain the attention, the misery has to be worse than others. Have you ever heard someone say, "If you think that's bad, wait until you hear what happened to me." That is a Moon Snail statement,. If everyone broke their arm, this person would have to break both legs. The level of distress has to be blown out of proportion so that it is more than everyone else's. They are invested in making mountains out of molehills. They need the "mountain" in order to be noticed. I once had a friend tell me that to get me to spend time with her on the phone, she had to be wounded in some way. To my horror, she was right. Unwittingly, I had prioritized who most needed my attention by their level of physical illness or disasters.

Now for the wisdom of Moon Snail.
As I was teaching about this during a seminar, a student picked up the Moon Snail and said, "It's all your fault!" But Moon Snail doesn't judge what we inflate. If we equate attention with love, that is not a problem. It is the method we choose to achieve the attention. You could get attention through growing the light. If everyone gets a 90 on a test, get a 95. I decided to try an experiment with my friends. I began telling them about the amazing things that happened to others. As they processed the fact that I was paying attention to the great things in peoples' lives, I found there were more examples to share. Amazing things also occurred in my own life. But the real sign of success with this experiment was when I actually heard one friend say, "If you think that is great, wait until you hear this!" Who would like to apply Moon Snail wisdom and try this Growing The Light experiment? The world could use more light right now.

Found on Google from backtothebays.org

07/27/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B7QbSNXH7/
I would like to contribute a little more joy to the world through my work with seashell partners. First, let me speak about clams. Many people express their joy with the comment, ' I'm as happy as a clam." I am all for increasing joy in the world, but what does that even mean? How are clams happy? You might have more success if you realize that half of that expression is missing. The original comment was "Happy as a clam at high tide." Clams are hunted during low tide when they are exposed. At high tide, clams are safe. With the protection of all that water covering them during high tide, you can imagine that would produce conditions to create one happy clam 🙂 Just saying., the next time we want to express our joy, lets do it in a way that reflects the full potential for that joy. We can be happy as a clam at high tide 🙂
For more wisdom from the seashell kingdom, please visit:
https://oceanoracle.com/ for FREE classes.

07/25/2025

I used to think of Ocean Oracle as a tool to decode the wisdom in the seashell kingdom. But that sounds like it was a secret. The shells are eager to assist us in navigating through life; all we need is a way to translate their messages. Ocean Oracle is more like a dictionary to help understand the master teachings from the seashell kingdom. With a few pointers, anyone can speak shell :-) Check out the free classes at https://oceanoracle.com/

07/19/2025

Hi everyone, Thanks to my marketing firm, I was on a billboard in Time Square today! That's a sentence I never expected to say :-) Although the crowd could see everything clearly, the video taken there was at an angle with a flagpole interfering so you may not be able to see the details. To remedy this, I am including a behind-the-scenes video for you to see the complete billboard. I am grateful to Authors Perspective Press for their passionate support making this opportunity to share the wisdom from the seashell kingdom possible. What do you think? Please feel free to comment or share.