tips and tricks

recently i came across these three 

inspiring and encouraging blog posts:

here, here and here

"the Art of Chasing a Dream" by Alisa Burke,

9 short videos loaded with good advice and encouragement.

by Alisa Burke 

"from stuck to feelin'it" by Flora Bowley

by Flora Bowley 

"catch-23" by Melinda Cootsona

by Melinda Cootsona

learning so much, loving each step... 

tiny miracles

i loved my birthday... 

i had a super special day,

got totally spoilt and felt SO loved!

amongst many other fabulous goodies 

i received this little guys, 

olloclip lenses for my iphone,

  they are AH-MAZING! 

i clip them on my phone and i've got 4 options

(wide angle, fish eye and two marco) 

yesterday i could put them to use

 as this little miracle unfolded in front of my lens...

tiny praying mantis hatching from their "strawy" cocoon

a very "alien" like sight. 

at this stage they are called mantis nymphs, 

they are the size of a small ant, 

captured here with my x10 macro lens.

a tiny miracle i was truly humbled to witness. 

tree making

ink on paper and collage...

making marks, playing.

this beautiful world we live in

stripy african sunset

birthday week

it's my birthday today, 

i am turning 45... oh dear... 

this is how i desire to feel at this stage of my life:

my Core Desired Feelings.

i came up with those 3 feelings after working through 

the Desire Map, fabulous book by Danielle Laporte.

i'm learning to work with them. 

i used to get confused in making decisions from a 

right or wrong point of view. 

now i try to run my decisions this way:  

does it make me feel Succulent, Immersed, Deep Trust? 

when i remember to do so, 

life seem a little gentler, 

touches of magic appear in unexpected situations,

 and i get a glimpse of the spaciousness of simply being.

see you in a few days :) 

shelf life

still life vignettes in my sketchbook

expectations

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