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  • True North

    I scroll fairly frequently through Pinterest for things of interest such as positivity quotes that I find, or beautiful scenic scapes and homes, and nice outfits from searching how to put an outfit together. I have recently discovered some quotes and thoughts by artists, which meant I had to start…

  • Who You Are

    I found a YouTube video of an interview with Bob Proctor called ‘Do You Know Who You Are?’ Of course it brings up the age old question of how you identify yourself. I know a lot of women who have struggled with this question when people ask ‘what do you…

  • Beginnings

    My first day of grade 1, I came home crying because I hadn’t learned how to read yet.  I was told grade 1 would be the year I could learn how to read a book by myself.  Just imagine my surprise when I wasn’t an expert the first day.  You…

  • Possibility

    I was reading in ‘The Artist’s Way’ the section on Recovering a Sense of Possibility. Oddly enough, the author Julia Cameron talks about Solitude in this chapter – which was my blog topic last week.  She also relays the importance of solitude for an artist, saying ‘without this period of…

  • Solitude

    “Without great solitude no serious work is possible.”  – Picasso. I really connect with this quote because of how I work.  I very much like my quiet time.  I have stressed in the past and feel guilty if I take some quiet thinking time, as I felt like it meant…