Tag: dreams

The Wee Drawing That Changed My Course

The Wee Drawing That Changed My Course

Earlier this year I experienced a turning point in my art. I’m not sure I was aware of it at the time. Perhaps I had an inkling that something had shifted, but it’s not till now that I see when it happened. I was on 

Reflecting On Happiness

Reflecting On Happiness

How do we really know what we want and what makes us happy until we experience it? How can we know what we love, what works for us, what we need? We can make lists upon lists of what we like and don’t like, the 

The Gift Of Resistance

The Gift Of Resistance

I must be honest with you and say that I regularly feel resistance to being creative. Recently, for example, I felt it big time when I’d signed up to the art courses I did in July this year (see A Month Of Learning Through Play). 

Winged Wildlife Drawings: The Story Behind The Range

Winged Wildlife Drawings: The Story Behind The Range

As some of you may have seen on my social media channels, I have a range of pen and ink wildlife drawings that I call the Winged Wildlife range. from left to right: White swan, small owl, eider duck, tawny owl, robin balancing on a 

My Guest Post On Energised Performance

My Guest Post On Energised Performance

Today I’d like to share with you my guest blog post on Energised Performance’s blog that went live on Sunday. My lovely friend Kim Ingleby runs Energised Performance in Bristol, UK and she asked me to share my story of my recent successes – please 

Dreams Come True

Dreams Come True

As some of you who follow me on Facebook will know, I recently moved to Edinburgh, Scotland. And a handful of you will know that I’ve been thinking about and talking about moving to Scotland, one of my favourite places in the world, for a 

Start Where You Are

Start Where You Are

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~ Arthur Ashe I was thinking about this quote again. I noticed I’d been procrastinating and falling into the “When I…” syndrome. You know, the way we like to postpone doing something about 

Festive Wishes

Festive Wishes

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy 2014! May all your wishes and dreams come true. May you find inner peace, love and happiness. All the best, Carrie