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Back to the start
This is the first time this journal has had a public viewing. But I thought it would be useful to share, as spend a lot of time in...

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Jan 272 min read
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Life needs more commas...
My brain seems to run like a flow of words that never stops for breath. There are no commas, no full stops. It goes on and on. Breathless...

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Nov 29, 20241 min read
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Looking for patterns...
There are days when I feel lost in a maze of circular thinking, the noise, the patterns, overwhelms. Humans are suppposed to find...

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Nov 12, 20241 min read
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Finding sanctuary
I've been putting my learning from this year into practice over the last couple of weeks, and ran two autumn-themed journaling workshops...

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Oct 7, 20241 min read
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The best decision I've ever made
This is the first page of what would become, to date, an 83-book journey. It was a tentative step made in a blank A4, 92-page sketchbook...

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Aug 2, 20241 min read
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The playhouse of your mind
I love this quote, as my mind does feel like a battlefield at the minute, and I can't seem to alight on something that will quieten it....

thwtbd
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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When the juggling never stops
I sometimes find it exhausting having my brain, it's great for creativity, but its constant need for input, and the endless thoughts and...

thwtbd
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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Wise words....
I've been asked to create some artwork for a friend around the theme of the AA serenity prayer, to celebrate her nephew's full year of...

thwtbd
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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The role of self belief...
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. I love...

thwtbd
Jan 17, 20241 min read
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My very busy brain
I've been taking steps to try to keep my endless thoughts and flow of ideas through my brain under control. Before Christmas as soon as...

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Jan 16, 20241 min read
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We all have promise...
I like this time of year, the sky can feel like a grey army blanket sucking all the life and colour from the world, but in my garden, the...

thwtbd
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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My phone isn't always my friend...
Over Christmas I came across the idea of viewing your phone, not as friend, but as potential foe. So as part of my art gap year...

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Jan 10, 20241 min read
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It's raining thoughts....
It's one of those days where I can't seem to stop the flow of thoughts into my brain. A relentless stream of thoughts, ideas, things I...

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Jan 5, 20241 min read
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