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.

January

This January I've been on a kind of survival mode, unable to process everything that came on my path. The last couple of days I realized that this may not be the best mode to be in. It costs less energy, but at the same time you close the door for light and beauty and new energy.When I was in my teens the drama of life inspired me way more than the happy days, they seemed superficial to me. Now it's completely the other way around. I don't want to cut myself off of the power of spending time on creating. So the question is: how to stay creative in stormy days? A challenge I would love to explore untill the storms have passed me by..

Ps. Thank you for your comments on the last posts, I can't tell how much they encourage me!

Reflections

I found these reflections in my archive.

I am a very reflective person. I reflect on everything (myself, life, people, future) all the time. My notebooks (one for my thoughts, one for quotes, one for drawings and ideas and one for poetry) prevent me from overflowing. As does this place.

How about you?

1. me & my pregnant sis, little nephew and his little girlfriend 2. christmas 2010 3. Going to an art museum by myself (I love that)4. earphone-mirror

This week I saw..

My bag content here, you can join too! just send them an email.

I had recently cleaned it out, normally there is even more in it.

x

PS. Hope you have a great weekend, mine started with a haircut. The last time I went to a real hairdresser was last april, so it was about time :)

School of Life

'Direction, not intention, determines destination'* is the first note I made in my new notebook.

In stead of going over and over things in my mind, I will research what other inspiring people have to say about it and take notes like I am back in school. I'm excited to see where this journey will take me!

vv

*Andy Stanly

Corner View: Me

This weeks corner view theme comes from Soisses and is: 'me'. It's making me a bit shy so I'll hide behind these beautiful Poppies :)
Amelia (who's writing a lot of interesting practical things about creativity) invited me to make a list of 30 things I like. I'll combine those today. Can't wait to see your 'me's'!


30 things I like:
The beach, when it’s hot and when it’s cold /Black coffee in the morning/Making the most of every day/Walking on bare feet/Watching cooking programmes/To have my camera with me all the time/Walking through the pouring rain/To realize an image that is in my head/Magazines about house decorating /Buying and making gifts/Making imagery wish lists /Getting haircuts
Learning new things /Wandering around in bookstores/Wandering through foreign supermarkets/Summer evenings outside with friends /Secretly drawing people/
Making little books/Being somewhere where nobody knows me /Finding the exact right word for something/Learning new words in foreign languages/Make, make, making things/
Talking about places where I want to go/Motivating people/Cheese/Reading biographies/Listening to talkshows on the radio while working/Train stations & airports
A bit of craziness/And last but not least a BIG one, where I am thinking about a lot how to achieve that in my life: Freedom.

Relieffff..............

I don't even have words for the relieve I'm feeling. After two weeks of emotions, of waking up with a stone on my stomache, of trying to focus on positive things, of praying...

good reports!!! I had to walk it into my system.

(& just found out that sweet youngest siss managed to graduate despite the stress!!)

All is gonna be okay.

Tonight it's time to CELEBRATE!