Self-Reflection
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Thoughts on…. being fully committed
Can you find and give your yes, if you have yet to speak your no?
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Thoughts on… being a creative solopreneur
What if you just pleased yourself? What if you just created products and offerings that, if you were to see them sitting on a shelf, featured on a website, displayed in a shop, you would want to own? What if you are your ideal client?
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Selfie in Transit
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I Lost My Cards
I usually don’t take my Goddess Oracle cards out of my apartment. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I took them out with me. But Tuesday, I popped them into a bag, met with a friend, gave a goddess reading, and by the time I got home, I discovered that I was sans cards. Emails to Lothian Buses lost property and phone calls to the cafe resulted in nothing, and the emotions began to sweep in. Guilt. Abandonment. Self-recrimination. Betrayal. Embarrassment. And then acceptance. Always last to the party, but all the more welcome for its tardiness. With acceptance, I realised that I hadn’t been abandoned by the…
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Selfies and Me
Last Friday I took a self-portrait. And then I took another on Saturday. And another on Sunday. I’ve taken one every day for the last 6 days and in that time I’ve made some really interesting discoveries about myself. One of those discoveries is just how squeamish I am about taking and sharing these photos. It feels vain and self-indulgent. I feel awkward taking them to begin with, but I find that, the more photos I take, the more relaxed I become, and I stop judging myself. The judgment only returns when I share them. And then the script that runs through my head is what “other people” will think…