A brief interlude, a slight pivot, a little detour to explore how morning pages and artist dates interact with each other to be generative and life-changing. Here’s my story of how they worked together to end the insomnia that dominated my January. And how they brought me great sleep in a fun and playful way […]
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Morning Pages and Artist Dates: What’s in the pot?
I’m connecting morning pages and artist dates visually and sharing 10 key things to remember about them, as I abridge the Basic Tools, alongside ideas for action. What will you try? Join the discussion: ‘How can atheists traverse The Artist’s Way?’ on Tue, 16 Feb at 17:15 GMT online; just request an invite. ☚ Last […]
The week that started 20th April 2020
Words and writing Not been writing so much, in terms of writing poetry and books. But, I’m journalling more than usual, which is helping and healing. Kinda going back to the quantities of journalling I used to do. So, that’s good. Bought more stationery to support these habits. Last week I encountered some new words […]
The week that started 6th April 2020
What’s in this week: Wellness Writing, including my new & improved writing techniques My artist date this week, mostly enjoying botanical art online Creativity I’m appreciating COVID-19 and inequity reflections Wellness Re-reading what I’ve written before about how to be well and avoiding burnout (Sep 2019). Writing as healing My new writing technique is unstoppable* […]
The week that started 22nd July
Art is the act of structuring time. Julia Cameron: The Artist’s Way, Week 8 – Recovering a Sense of Strength What an expansive week of spaciousness! It opened with some unexpected extra time. Then, I definitely tried to cram too much in… But, I course corrected and finished the week with trees and friends. Lots […]
The week that started Monday, 17th June 2019
🤒 So, I was poorly this week. Which meant battling presenteeism for a little while. I did get to see a friend visiting from overseas tho. Led a workshop on wellbeing I gave a workshop on wellbeing at Margins in Nottingham. 12 people participated and found it useful. (Everyone rated it 5/5 or 4/5.) ➡ […]
The week that started Monday, 10th June 2019
News, just in My main headlines: I’m planning a sabbatical and figuring out what’s important for me in that. I’ve enrolled on an online course about giving advice & guidance. Trees are majestic beings. So, the whole point of weeknotes is to have highlights of the week, but I struggle to write summaries, so we’ll […]