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Happy 2014!

I started the year with breakfast at my newly wed babysister's (and husband of course) place.
Wish you all a happy year full of hope, love, faith and new inspiration!

(I'll be posting my new years resolutions coming week)

Feet

My mind and feet are having a discussion, my mind wants to stay where things feel stable and secure, my feet want to go wherever the road takes them. Not an uncommon discussion, but this time my feet seem to be winning.

1. An illustration from my archive, I miss those moments
2. The first glimpses of spring

Small Pleasures

 Black coffee on cold mornings (and every other morning :))/ The room suddenly bathing in sunlight/Books that make you look differently at life

Leaf

The trees are dropping their leafs. I'm doing the same. Learning to 'let go'. Making room for new things to grow.

(autumn is also the time of...creating! more about that tomorrow)

Countdown (from 10.000)

Today I walked pass a house where someone was practicing what appeared to be one of his first saxophone lessons. A somewhat unstable do-re-mi was repeated over and over. It made me think how we all know you can't just pick up an instrument and play like a star right away, but somehow expect to be able to do things perfect immediately in most areas of our lives. The only thing that makes perfect is practice. According to Ericsson you need 10.000 hours to master something. I say let's start the countdown!

pics: Apperently I already liked Roger Hargreaves

when I was a kid, I found this drawing in one of my primary school boxes

SUN

Sitting in the sun and thinking about the balance between thankfullness and discontentment. Trying to be thankfull enough to be happy and positive about the things to come and dissatified enough to make the changes that need to be made.

(pics made with instagram)

On the ground

With my head in the clouds & my feet on the ground, that's my style of walking

Mama

Mothersday was made for moms like my mom. It's hard to see all the challenges she has to face, but I know she will conquer them all, she always does.

(pics from my mom & me)

Self-Portrait

doing a self-portrait was suggested here. This is a photo of my sister and me last monday afternoon in the park near to my house. Lately we are told we look alike more and more. The book on my lap is (translated) 'the question for creativity'. I used it in a thesis several years ago. Now I'm reading it with new eyes.

In Hindsight..

..I've been running on reserves the passed months (due to bad news reports concerning people I care about) more than I realised. Doing the same things, but not with the same fire. To me that is the scariest thing, it's not having times where inspiration comes slow - I learned that to be part of the game, it's just a matter of trusting that it will return- but not noticing that the something put the fire down. Today the fire is back and my head is overflowing with ideas again. It feels good, really good.

Reset

1. morning light 2. unbeatable Tove Jansson 3. thoughts

This weekend I plan to do some resetting; time to shed some light on a couple of things. Fortunately there seems to be plenty of that this morning.

Last week I really enjoyed this animation (bedankt :) this song and this radiolab podcast

Yesterday..

was a perfect day to get lost in the woods. Hi spring, I've missed you without realizing it.

Doubleminded

Struggeling between two thoughts. But I'll figure it out. One way.. or the other.

(playing with shuttertime)

Sunday Walk

Sometimes you see the world as though you see it for the first time. It's the best feeling in the world.

(bit sad though that they chopped down my favorite tree, under which we picknicked on my birthday last summer)

Your Eyes

Say what your mounth can't say. We all cope things in our own way.

(my sisters eyes)

Cure for Spinning Thougts

Write it down, Walk it off.

Hey there!

Remember me ;)? I wish you all a very blessed & inspriring and creative 2012!

The storm that is raging outside at the moment is very suiting for the storms I have been experiencing in my own life the last couple of weeks. But I won't let rain and wind discourage me. A blank page lies in front of me, ready to be filled with good things. Welcome 2012!

I wonder

..where that Star will take me.

Silliness

Paper work & Decisions & More Paper work..my head is spinning, I need a bit of Pippi to restore my silliness balance.