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Personal Landscape

Yesterday I mentioned I was musing over the concept of Personal Landscapes and that idea is still exercising my mind today. My work with SoulCollage is one process of mapping my inner selves and my inner landscape. I also work with my inner landscape in dreams, dreamwork, meditation and journeying (although these pursuits are somewhat challenged in my life at this time). But this concept of Personal Landscapes is something more than the inner world, although I think a Personal Landscape is held ... read more

The Creepy Lurker

"But what shall we do with those inner beings who are quite mad and those who carry out destruction without thought? Even these must be given a place, though one in which they can be contained. One entity in particular, the most deceitful and most powerful fugitive in the psyche, requires our immediate consciousness and containment - and that one is the natural predator." ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes Women Who Run With The WolvesI wonder why we often choose to remember the negative things people ... read more

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Blogaversary

I realised this week that I have been blogging for two years - today is my blogaversary. I remember when I first set up my blog I had this sense of writing into a void, of not having a clue what to say. I wasn't even sure what the point of blogging was and whether it was something I really wanted to do. Two years on I have come to accept the ebb and flow of my blog productivity/inconsistency and I try not to feel obligated to produce something - sometimes I just have nothing to post, sometimes ... read more

Ready To Go

Well I didn't get the clays out yesterday. Instead I packed my suitcase and got myself almost totally organised for my trip. Call it productive procrastination, or call it living proof that I have learned some lessons about Being Ready Ahead of Time. I don't leave for my trip until early tomorrow.

The only thing I haven't done is complete the partner for this sock. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending how you look at it, my Mum ... read more

Knitting Therapy

Rainbow FeetSocks by Taexalia for Taexalia:)I'm half amused to be writing this post at all.The idea of knitting being a liminal space, or a way to open gates to the psyche, or a path to Zen (choose your favourite or run screaming for the Old Age now...) was not something I considered when I decided I wanted to be able to knit socks. But I'm finding that it works for me.I suppose, when I think about it, knitting is just like any other creative pursuit - the act of doing is where the magic ... read more

A Bit of This and That

I am motivationally challenged. I am not motivationally challenged. I am motivated... Well according to The Secret I need to be telling myself the latter because either of the first two simply create those realities... It's a concept I agree with even if I don't implement it every single moment. I first saw the film last September and I was left sitting on the fence. I mean the concept itself is wonderful and great, but I was left with this lingering unease and disappointment that the ... read more

Procrastination

I have been noticing my inner dialogue recently is tending towards harsh. I find myself accusing me of procrastination - I even made a SoulCollage card about procrastination. There are a couple of tasks within my business that I am having trouble motivating myself to just do, and I even find myself doing the guilt thing because I don't write here every day. But you can't force it, right? Why do we tend towards the negative? A wise woman told me last year that it's hard to motivate yourself ... read more

Reflections

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Where to begin when you reflect on a whole year? At the beginning I suppose... I started the year with a miscarriage which isn't really the best way to start anything really. Looking back, much of the first half of the year seems shadowed by the aftermath - not just the grief and confusion and emotional side, but the physical rollercoaster my body travelled. I had to learn to ... read more