Dear friend, The time between Christmas and New Year is a strange one. Routine goes out the window and I don’t feel like doing much at all – which is unfortunate seeing as I worked during that period. The feeling has me all the more motivated to start the year well. (Only, a week late.) … Continue reading Newsletter: beginnings
Dear friend, We’re back to December, the time of year when I drive home from work with the aircon blasting while I listen to songs about glistening snow and the fireplace. My favourite time of year. This year feels even more exciting because I have a home to decorate; I bought my first proper Christmas … Continue reading Newsletter: a simple Christmas
Dear reader, Someone recently asked me how I ended up where I am now. I stumbled through the here’s and there’s of the last seven years, and they responded with it sounds like you were searching for something. Ordinarily, this kind of comment would embarrass me. The admission of trying to find something, of trying … Continue reading Newsletter: searching for something
Dear friend, Spring is always a welcome time, and this year is no exception. It feels even more light due to the fact I have moved! The warm weather has brought about the motivation and inspiration to organise, clean, and decorate, and I have loved every second. I am humbled by the experience, too. I … Continue reading Newsletter: joys of spring
Dear reader, I mentioned on my blog recently that I have been rereading Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen). I am in the mood for stories that feel cosy and restful, and all the better if they are familiar. Picking up a novel that we used to know and love offers a sigh of relief from … Continue reading Newsletter: the way forward
Dear friend, I have had many practical tasks keeping me busy in the last two weeks. Going through everything I own, throwing away and donating and organising. Cleaning a shelf once everything has been taken off, never to be placed there again. I enjoy this kind of work. It is not too difficult. Maybe some … Continue reading Newsletter: taking steps
Dear friend, Two weeks ago I read something that changed my perspective. In any creative pursuit, it does not have to be great. (Now I’ve written that out, it seems really obvious. Did you all know this? Where was I when you were told this?) Something about giving myself permission to write an average sentence, … Continue reading Newsletter: average creativity
Dear friend, I used to think my relationship with God was like a train on a track. I would gain speed, then stop, over and over. Only some sort of dramatic prayer would let me go on again, as though I had to find special words to allow me to continue. I used to think … Continue reading Newsletter: the ongoing trek
Dear friend,There is something inspirational about nature. Vivid imagery and many metaphors come from what we experience of the outside world. Growing, dying. Blooming, wilting. The change of seasons, an oncoming storm. It has all been used to represent the human heart, the coming and going of relationships, what it feels like to lose or … Continue reading Newsletter: writing and living
Dear friend,I don’t know if others feel this way, but I’m constantly re-evaluating how much I want to share online.On one hand, I want to be authentic. I want to draw upon what is vulnerable; even if a blog post does not seem personal, it grew from the heart. I never want to seem like … Continue reading Newsletter: holding back
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