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I believe that curiosity is intertwined with creativity. ⁠ ⁠ Being curious with a beginners mind and a love of learning can lead to small and big moments of creativity. ⁠ .⁠ #curiosity⁠ #creativity⁠ #beginnersmind⁠ #butterfly
On the water. It's been so long since I was on a boat of any kind. This shot, taken from a ferry, reminded me of how hauntingly beautiful the ocean and clouds can be. ⁠ .⁠ #godrays⁠ #clouds⁠ #DibzZen
Never be afraid to shoot into the sun - just to see what happens! That's what I say. You get great shadows and sun bursts when you do!⁠ .⁠ #shadows⁠ #iloveshadows⁠ #shadowhunters⁠ #gate⁠ #sunbursts⁠ #IsleOfWight⁠ #DibzZen
The benefits of being open and curious - seeing something I have walked passed so many times. I guess this stile was used once, but now the gate to the heath land walk is always open. The ivy is the only living thing using it!⁠ .⁠ #ivy⁠ #plant⁠ #stile⁠ #DibzZen
Do you savour and anticipate a road trip before you take it? I do!⁠ ⁠ Putting together a travel journal for a planned trip or holiday is rapidly becoming part of the anticipation of the upcoming trip. ⁠ I started the practice of travel journalling last year by preparing a journal in advance with pages that were reminders and prompts to keep observing, to keep noticing, to jot down my thoughts at least once a day - to *intentionally* capture the moment and experience.⁠ ____________________________⁠ Dabelle has been helping me to prepare my journal for our Scottish road trip. Read more about it - click on the link to the post in my bio⁠ ____________________________⁠ .⁠ #Dabelle⁠ #roadtrip⁠ #Scotland⁠ #journal⁠ #traveljournal⁠ #anticipation
“Beginners mind”. ⁠ This is a tool I am desperately trying to use everyday. I was so good at this in my academic work yet I'm completely rubbish at it in my personal learning. ⁠ ⁠ I’ve never considered taking what I know from my working life and applying it to my personal life - as far as I was concerned the two things exist separately. ⁠ ⁠ It's grafually becoming obvious to me that I could take my academic knowledge and skills and use both in my personal life, where they fit, of course. Having read extensively for both my doctorate, academic writing and personal growth, it is starting to make sense to embrace all of it rather than compartmentalising my knowledge into ‘academic’ and ‘personal’. ⁠ ⁠ It's scary to think how I have ignored large parts of myself in the past - I can no longer do that if I am to be whole. So, it means that in my personal growth, I’m learning how to approach new ideas with an open mind, wonder, curiosity and no preconceived notions - new learning everyday. ⁠ _______________________________⁠ Do you agree?⁠ Do you find that you are good at one thing at work and useless at it in your personal life? Or maybe you are better at integrating your skills.⁠ I'd love to hear your views of this.⁠ _________________________________⁠ .⁠ #beginnersmind⁠ #wonder⁠ #curiosity⁠ #personalgrowth⁠ #postivemindset
“Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear” by Elizabeth Gilbert⁠ ⁠ This book inspired me to “follow my curiosities” - that trail of breadcrumbs, those little clues that catch our attention and make me say to myself “that’s interesting”. ⁠ ⁠ She says that if we take the time to turn our head and bother to look at a clue, our curiosity may lead nowhere or it just might lead us to exactly where we need to be. ⁠ ⁠ The phrase stuck with me and I’ve followed my curiosities in many small ways since reading the book. It seemed like a good thing to do - I have so many passions and interests, so why not follow them all when I can, right?⁠ @elizabeth_gilbert_writer ⁠ __________________________⁠ Your turn...⁠ Do you follow your curiosities? Where do they lead you?⁠ If you have an interesting story of where your curiosity has lead you, leave me a comment or send me a message!⁠ ___________________________⁠ .⁠ #followyourcuriosity⁠ #curiosity⁠ #light⁠ #shadows⁠ #monochrome
Curiosity is one aspect that needs to be cultivated in order to observe and participate with a "beginners mind"⁠ ⁠ Curiosity is an attitude, an interest in knowing more about something. ⁠ ** It asks that I look at my life with an open, receptive mind. ⁠ ** It asks that I approach new situations and learning with no preconceived ideas, labels or identities. ⁠ ** It asks that I let go of everything that I know, or think I know; that I am OK to sit with the uncertainty of not knowing something, or not knowing a way forward. ⁠ ** It asks that I adopt a growth mindset and believe I can learn and do anything without being born gifted or talented. ⁠ ⁠ It is in this asking that curiosity demands action of some kind. It reminds me of the beginner’s mind. ⁠ ©️Excerpt from my book⁠ .⁠ #curiosity⁠ #cat⁠ #window⁠ #creativity⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
⁠ Finding my Visual Voice⁠ Do my photos represent my approach to life?⁠ ⁠ I'd like to think that my photos are the driving force for slowing me down to appreciate the world around me and to engage more deeply with my environment. ⁠ ⁠ Taking photos has taught me to see the way I do. To appreciate the complexity and beauty of the natural world as well as the ingenuity of human spaces. ⁠ ⁠ It has taught me to look at the wholeness and the details of the world with wonder and curiosity. ⁠ .⁠ #wonder⁠ #curiosity⁠ #holisticphotography⁠ #visualvoice⁠ #window

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