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The blossom opened early…
Did the tree know something I didn’t, had it heard the starting pistol, received the signal, been slipped the secret cue that something big was underway; something that could contain itself no longer but must “out” into the light? Or had it simply felt it must take that leap of faith, be the one to demonstrate, through actions, that it dared to be all today that it had hoped to be tomorrow so that others would also believe this was possible and much more so than just through the endless repeating of words? No more waiting. No more striving. No more hoping and trekking and aiming and intending and visualising but BEING it. Did it want to manifest what it already knew to be so in its heart’s potential, to bring it out of hiding and into that light, however cautious and conditional these times still urged it to be, however much of a mixed blessing the sheer intensity of that light it was reaching out into could sometimes feel? Had it decided there was no more time left for slumbering underground, its tenderness tucked away inside dry woody branches? Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Consciousness & evolution, Divine feminine, Gardens & gardening, Life journey, Nature, Personal Development, Photography, Seasons, Spirituality, Symbolic journeys
Tagged audacity, awakening, being first, birdsong, blooming, blossom, daring, daring to be, doing it now, evolution, letting go of hesitation, light, nature waking early, new beginnings, no more fear, no more waiting, of the light, opening, optimism, ready, rebirth, seasons, seasons coming early, shining your light, spring, start, transformation, trees, vulnerability and pain
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In search of hygge
Going back to what innately draws us as the winter season plays out its pantomime of darkness and severity, we find ourselves recognising the light of ourselves shining back at us across the cosy darkness of our most intimate living spaces, delivered straight out of the eyes of others we hold dear as we embrace the darkness to forge times of warmer glow in communion with family and friends, even strangers that have spontaneously gathered upon these terms of hospitality, conviviality and generally good vibe. The ability to create, cultivate and and sustain the spirit of hygge through the darkest of times is a skill-set we could all use, regardless of our seasonal light-quota. So, what is hygge? Here’s what it is (and I think you’ll like it)… Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art in the living space, Art transformation tool, Christmas, Craft & design, Culture, Health & wellbeing, Holiday destinations, Life choices, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Photography, Shopping, Travel
Tagged candles, celebration, coping with winter, cosy, darkness, Denmark, fireplace, happiness, heart-warming, hygge, joining with others, koselig, light, magical, Norway, shortest day, winter, winter birdsong
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For the love of them
When I first started to produce art for a living, sheep were my chosen subject so often that I became known in some circles as ‘the sheep painter’. All my life, I’ve had a special place in my heart for … Continue reading
Posted in Animal welfare, Consciousness & evolution, Culture, Health & wellbeing, Life choices, Life journey, Nature, Personal Development, Photography, Spirituality, Vegetarianism
Tagged awareness, conscious choice, knowing where meat comes from, lambing, lambs, love of animals, Richard Bach, sheep, transparency, vegetarianism, why become a vegetarian, why eat animals?
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