I recently went on an amazing art retreat in rural Devon in the UK. The grounding premise for the art retreat was "attention" - the art of attention to be precise. I had no idea what to expect. I went with the intention of being aware and curious, "Attentional Aperture" (see this post for more about … Continue reading Paying Attention to Attention
Unanticipated sleep problems! Really???!
Have you ever read a book that you come back to again and again? "Simple Abundance: A daybook of comfort and joy" by Sarah Ban Breathnach (pronounced âBon Brannockâ) is the non-fiction book that I return to over and over again. Read about my relationship to this comforting book.
Whilst having lunch with a friend from Australia, I apologised for not eating the tomatoes in my salsa. She remarked, "you know, you don't need to do that anymore". "What do you mean?", I asked, laughing. "Apologise for not wanting to eat something." "Iâm 60. I donât need to do that anymoreâ She went on … Continue reading I don’t need to do that anymore
Reblog of Vision boarding: everyday dilemmas and joys
“Iâm not the kind of person who wants lots of material things. Donât get me wrong, I do like to drive a decent car, I love a comfortable home and have many collections which I love adding to, but at this point in my life I am desperately trying to de-clutter and scale down in preparation for a big overseas move. So I knew that images of shiny things like cars, electronics and household appliances would not feature on my board.”Â
When I posted this back in February, my vision board was only half-finished. It has developed quite nicely as the year has progressed. I wanted tactile: I attached a piece decorative rope and small pegs, some long-abandoned scrapbooking bits, fabric pockets to hold fresh herbs (I adore lavender!) and collected some natural goodies from the garden like feathers and leaves.
I rescued some transparent wrapping from a bunch of flowers and wrote out a Rumi quote. I thought the quote would be good to share for today’s Thursday Thort.
“Very little grows on jagged rock.
Be ground. Be crumbled.
So wild flowers will come up where you are.
You have been stony for too many years.
Try something different. Surrender.” Â [Rumi]Yes, I have been stony for too many years, I want to be softer (less judgemental) especially to myself, more open, less sharp. The quote appealed to my sense of wanting to change the way I have been for too long.
I also thought an updated photo would be good so you can see how the board has come along. Like my life, my board is a work in progress…
From this…
To this…
I would love the hear your thoughts! Have you ever done a vision board, or had one that changed as the year progressed?
I belong to a womenâs group that meets once a month. This month, we were invited to look for and prep images and words to create Vision Boards for 2018 for our February meeting, as a way to set our intentions for the rest of the year.
I immediately thought âhow coolâ! Partly because these were not intentions being set on the 1st January, so there is no hint of ânew year resolutionsâ to it. And because it has to be at least 10 years since I last did a vision board. Time to get creative.
I decided I wanted to do a âphysicalâ board rather than a digital one, as it is much more engaging and hands-on â and it would get me away from my computer for a few hours. The next thing was to find pictures. Normally sourced from magazines⊠But I donât have any physical/hard copy magazinesâŠ
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Thursday Thort: making the days count
A Rudyard Kipling quote got me thinking about my favourite colour, purple.
I look beyond the obvious and into the spaces to find my photograph opportunities. If I am attentive, I will see them.Â
You have to be in it to win it!
I don't mind old buildings, in fact, I have a ''thing" for them, especially doors and windows - photographically of course! They have so much character and could tell so many stories if only they were able to talk.
