First, Know Thyself
Versions of this aphorism have been credited to numerous men of stature through the ages. Women, not so much. It seems to me that even now, almost 20 years into the 21st century, women are still rarely encouraged to truly get to know themselves. Our knowledge of ourselves is, more often than not, received and […]
Food Memories – Why Are They So Evocative?
What’s your earliest food memory? What triggers it to come up to the surface – is it a smell? A flavour? A texture? How does it make you feel? Does it envelope you in a warm, fuzzy haze of memory, whisking you back to a time and place long since gone? Or does it make […]
Poetic Problem Solving with Collage
Back in 2014 a friend reintroduced me to the joys of collage via the medium of vision pages. The premise is along the lines of a dreamboard,but using cut out words, not just images. This was an enlightening moment for me because, even though I’m a very visual thinker, vision boards had always left me […]
The Power of Story
What is the power of story? Let me take you on a little journey to explore some of the ways it shows itself. Who doesn’t love a good story? Our world is built on them; countless billions have been poured into creating stories on screen, with actors as the modern day bards, casting a spell […]
The Violet Earthquake – What African Violets Can Teach Us About Blossoming
African violets are a plant that will forever remind me of my grandmother-in-law. She always had them filling her windowsills, in various stages of propagation. When she died, almost 20 years ago, the only things we wanted of Nan’s were: A little red plastic foot stool that she used to reach up into her cupboards, […]
Yawn Power
We all know, at least theoretically, how powerful our beliefs are. We’ve probably all had the experience of trying to break a habit, so have direct experience of how incredibly hard that can be. We all carry a set of internal beliefs about ourselves, most likely planted in childhood, that we find impossible to free […]
