Memory – a word that packs a powerful punch. Nostalgic, bittersweet, or simply happy and unclouded, or painful, or dark, or everyday, or even drifting out of your grasp. Memory can desert us after all. Memory can become as fragile as a dandelion “clock” – one gust of wind and the seeds float away andContinue reading “Down Memory Lane”
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Open Hands
What is the best way to respond to the negatives? I see-saw in what I think. Sometimes I think confronting thoughts and emotions is better – talking or journaling or using art to explore and express. At other times I feel that can be damaging, fuelling a cycle of overthinking for many people, and thatContinue reading “Open Hands”
Space For Solitude
When I hear the word “solitude”, I picture a quiet room with sunlight streaming through the windows and with a chair, and table covered with art materials and a notebook and pen. Everyone’s ideal of a place to spend some time in solitude will be different – but each one will be a space whereContinue reading “Space For Solitude”
Time For Art
Making space for art in your daily life has to be one of the most positive, creative and practical small things you can do to change your routine. When something is known to have so beneficial an impact on wellbeing, it makes sense to weave it in to your day to day living. And toContinue reading “Time For Art”
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