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Winter Solstice
Late morning mid-winter sunThis is the sun at 11.45 am this morning, low but powerful in a brilliant blue sky. Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice. Some days lately it has been cold and dampLike...
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Give up the conflict with reality
AnnecyWhen you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. - Saint Francis de SalesI'm back from a trip to Europe and I’m switching on...
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Freedom and necessity
A seagull in Millport, West Coast of Scotland. I used to pity seagulls because, although they were free to fly,their world seemed desolate and cold.Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom- Soren...
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Interior Design for the Mind
Less is more - Trip HaenischI was wondering how to make space for the practices I want in my life. Apart from the obvious - avoid getting caught in the world wide web for hours - I decided to tidy my...
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Boundaries and Restrictions
Proportion, scope and scale at Monsalvat,an artists' community...restrictions actually aid creative thought...It turns out that the mind isn’t good at completely open-ended choices. When faced with...
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Where are you and what are you doing?
At the Moulin RougeHappiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude - Denis WaitleyWhile I...
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Buying a cafe
My sister's tableDon't be too timid and squeamish with your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. - Ralph Waldo EmersonI've decided to buy a small soulful cafe...
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Flailing Forward - this girl needs a purpose.
Installation in the Glasgow Art Gallerythat seems to be based on the inside of my head.I spent a lot of my childhood there, inside my head, and inside the Glasgow Art Gallery.You're always a student,...
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The rule of threes
A picture of the famously brown Yarra River. http://youtu.be/erbOnkNn3nkNothing to do with this post.Just happened to be there today.The rule of threes is a writing principle that suggests that things...
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Profound co-operation with reality is the road to change
Can I have some more?The first step towards change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. - Nathaniel BrandenIt was a hot day on Saturday and the state of Victoria was having an election. I...
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'The dogs bark, but the caravan passes on' - Arab ProverbToday I am Atticus Finch. I can't be Elizabeth Bennet because I can't summon up her passionate fortitude at the moment. I am going for the pure,...
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Fear, self-respect and the power of work
Self-respect knows no considerations - Mahatma GandhiWe had a mountain of dirt delivered this morning that we have to take up the hill of our back garden in buckets. That mountain was my salvation for...
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Accelerated Learning
Good morningA mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions - Oliver Wendel HolmesTrying and failing lead to accelerated learning.Ten lessons I learned quickly from the cafe...
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Now what will I do?
...what we really want is to do something that is brave and honest and has impact among people we care about. At any point in time, there are sectors of our society where we are more likely to have...
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The re-imagined life
by Berthe Morisot, 1875Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things - Ray...
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The dog and the crow
A messenger from the UnconsciousThere is a vast realm of intelligence beyond thought...thought is only a tiny aspect of that intelligence. - Eckart TolleI had a moment of complete sanity today. I was...
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Relinquishing Control
Good Morning Life is God's novel. Let him write it. - Isaac Bashevis SingerTo eliminate the creative spark in yourself, prevent the flourishing of your ideas and destroy your peace, make a frantic grab...
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An abundance of small and simple things
It is to our own detriment that we underestimate the might of small and simple things.-Richelle E Goodrich chickensa small napa simple silver teapotthree porcelain gnomessimple squares in a crocheted...
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Gardening
You can't see the plants, but you get the idea.Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. - Edward de BonoWe had a blank canvas of new soil. We bought...
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The truest thing I can say today
Good Morningif you do not trydo not attemptdo not forceand do not pushwill you then be idle?if you renounce all earnestness strenuousnessand frantic fearwill you then be headed for ruin?if you fight no...
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Becoming Micro
Hello! You know, I think I'm more of a micro-person... - Joan CusackThe summer is mellowing and I've been trusting myself. Each morning I get up and do, like a hen, an animal that really knows how to...
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Now
PerfectFineHereBe here now.Be someplace else later.Is that so complicated? (thezensite.com)
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The strange pull again
Strange picture, I knowIt will not lead you astray - RumiI have written before about being alert to what the Persian poet Rumi calls the strange pull of what you really love. But I started to question...
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Your beliefs become your thoughtsYour thoughts become your wordsYour words become your actionsYour actions become your habitsYour habits become your valuesYour values become your destiny- Mahatma...
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Service
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth - Muhammed AliThe instructions that should come with us should say: WARNING. Does not work well in isolation from others. Needs to be...
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