tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38744580708431544922024-03-18T20:18:03.038+10:30Sojournerplay, explore, create, imagine, live!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1586125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-90731308307687888232024-03-16T14:54:00.003+10:302024-03-16T14:54:52.568+10:30The small things<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBsUj-xdANDPKybfyUbRpLNbwN-zmLUu1wRFVY9YG3dq39hu8pCNtJtSqQyNsKjJyi1yScc4GHStIBUCDZ0C5SaeCrcDp38JfMp8hiqtDmqnlb_090GpzptyWe-9xaMNroMfZoXzCYidotGFgkZlcKow9oepk7e_vfyb4agJYXCj-7RCkvA9kUtPxsf4D/s3945/IMG_6659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3945" data-original-width="2668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBsUj-xdANDPKybfyUbRpLNbwN-zmLUu1wRFVY9YG3dq39hu8pCNtJtSqQyNsKjJyi1yScc4GHStIBUCDZ0C5SaeCrcDp38JfMp8hiqtDmqnlb_090GpzptyWe-9xaMNroMfZoXzCYidotGFgkZlcKow9oepk7e_vfyb4agJYXCj-7RCkvA9kUtPxsf4D/w432-h640/IMG_6659.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><p>The smallest acts can make the biggest impact. </p><p>When someone needs some help, a little kindness, just to know that they are seen, the smallest things can have a big impact. Don't think that the tiny act you can do, that thought that occurs to you, are too small. Small deeds are often the most thoughtful. </p><p>So when someone you know is moving house, they may not need help with moving boxes, but you could take them some food. You can drop it off and then get out of their way, because let's face it, sometimes you just need the space when you're doing a big job. </p><p>That new mum you know - take her some bath salts, because everyone buys for the baby, but mum and dad need caring for, too. Someone did that for me, and I remember it all these years later, but I can't remember most of the gifts that were given for the baby. </p><p>That couple who are going through a tough time financially - drop off a gift card for the supermarket. It's quick and easy to do, they get to make their own choices, and it avoids the discomfort that can sometimes come from receiving a food parcel. </p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX08Z-PauP6O1X1HyCq7opl5ruDcMOhxCAzj1xTRdkTr7pyk1ZfTavQWlvzb9j54gj59b3SC1aBoMtvi3xU4SYiLoPEHvaFbHDlEp1BSicO4Q7m4PDJnxziah-VtemwOmH-fnILaUSlFmcBimXdcyEabTEmASyaYe_8Nzmi7h9okyjjsQzSoKNZSTDRKse/s4032/IMG_6661.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX08Z-PauP6O1X1HyCq7opl5ruDcMOhxCAzj1xTRdkTr7pyk1ZfTavQWlvzb9j54gj59b3SC1aBoMtvi3xU4SYiLoPEHvaFbHDlEp1BSicO4Q7m4PDJnxziah-VtemwOmH-fnILaUSlFmcBimXdcyEabTEmASyaYe_8Nzmi7h9okyjjsQzSoKNZSTDRKse/w480-h640/IMG_6661.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ap2q9UD0XW7bjFxFGZkDruHfvNXiXMqC8DMTRyJ-47KF6QJ8V7ZlYjLbdnc2WLoCGERg7RT0QI6x6pdCdT8EsEG-wsRJjGpSjqIJk8HjPy17g0NRvY6NjVqnus242ausNevkQNuJ6PoPYmLUbQDk3d-yZIZPGe1o7vnnjWChB7-qwItX9BvbhqDVkcw5/s4032/IMG_6660.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ap2q9UD0XW7bjFxFGZkDruHfvNXiXMqC8DMTRyJ-47KF6QJ8V7ZlYjLbdnc2WLoCGERg7RT0QI6x6pdCdT8EsEG-wsRJjGpSjqIJk8HjPy17g0NRvY6NjVqnus242ausNevkQNuJ6PoPYmLUbQDk3d-yZIZPGe1o7vnnjWChB7-qwItX9BvbhqDVkcw5/w480-h640/IMG_6660.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-35589561895536109002024-03-11T19:57:00.003+10:302024-03-11T19:57:21.427+10:30Failure<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhuOQ6HITBukKwlmQM4YryI_kih3KYyssevVl74_1Vo-p8qD1oLd4If97l464ARBwJPZW7KDsPr9o1genJFnbIzGeq4Id-GaC-hTOn1aMRE2QnRoUUhFsdZ_bOKkKAyFqyV0_Z69fv9dCgE3zcpga77lHFLwFAcPI6FIb0SiUkcr9HR_FpDdpB6HmLCgp/s3779/IMG_6654.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3779" data-original-width="2557" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhuOQ6HITBukKwlmQM4YryI_kih3KYyssevVl74_1Vo-p8qD1oLd4If97l464ARBwJPZW7KDsPr9o1genJFnbIzGeq4Id-GaC-hTOn1aMRE2QnRoUUhFsdZ_bOKkKAyFqyV0_Z69fv9dCgE3zcpga77lHFLwFAcPI6FIb0SiUkcr9HR_FpDdpB6HmLCgp/w434-h640/IMG_6654.jpeg" width="434" /></a></div><p>'Failure can mess with your head. That's primarily because it is only ever in your head.' Questlove.</p><p>I have now finished reading <i>Creative Quest.</i> I liked this quote because it is so true. How do you measure success? What do you count as a failure? </p><p>How often do you carry a 'failure' round in your head for ages, whereas a 'success' is quickly forgotten? We tend to dwell on things we consider as failures, and that's when it messes with your head. How about instead of dwelling on it, we look for the lesson to be learned. If we learn something, is it really a failure?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAlm9fcIa9LKh4l7cHJcltbALwAw6Ozlo-HRftcYirOthAnxkFO21M84tvjb1pbkE41YAu4FXCG0Qpl_TumcJM1U0VXSBKrTQGb7wHLfy-A8h_cUYecO9zmMxUZExZu8Nk-Lj3CgzYbRkHgaGNiXjZCmye8yvxDsPtV8tgpBEbPyar_Y2bniZOoas-yQK/s4032/IMG_6656.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAlm9fcIa9LKh4l7cHJcltbALwAw6Ozlo-HRftcYirOthAnxkFO21M84tvjb1pbkE41YAu4FXCG0Qpl_TumcJM1U0VXSBKrTQGb7wHLfy-A8h_cUYecO9zmMxUZExZu8Nk-Lj3CgzYbRkHgaGNiXjZCmye8yvxDsPtV8tgpBEbPyar_Y2bniZOoas-yQK/w480-h640/IMG_6656.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3xWpnc_3g8PaD1Qf_Ja-Df_nu8KmJg5LcWvoJJ1bfT52kLyLi-QsxDxgP4j6ajGaJIT88l4O2NNqrxNjB-woMYOjTjprBBW1QoyZyiBNWt1ISlvfH0JoSPj8b_PLgWfsUAffM_AoTeoVcZ1s8m4TJMW8acPw5TvtutVZ5-IQZujy9sQrozM-Yqr4JmWj/s4032/IMG_6655.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3xWpnc_3g8PaD1Qf_Ja-Df_nu8KmJg5LcWvoJJ1bfT52kLyLi-QsxDxgP4j6ajGaJIT88l4O2NNqrxNjB-woMYOjTjprBBW1QoyZyiBNWt1ISlvfH0JoSPj8b_PLgWfsUAffM_AoTeoVcZ1s8m4TJMW8acPw5TvtutVZ5-IQZujy9sQrozM-Yqr4JmWj/w480-h640/IMG_6655.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-34129568695043895002024-03-06T06:00:00.001+10:302024-03-06T06:00:00.131+10:30What you're not<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih9sThqGiB1YPs07lxcxj2wm2jj6P4PdTBsL_hz1a9atxDbzUou12hdQfGEpmAIuZ9huncR5DdaqSUw_dJkNPcVG6dqVFBmEBRnUnlkvuCnYiTuvZ6L6ok1dK-c_Y5ylB4rvqX7YsHOUoqc-SAV2YHrf6Z4Pni0QOw7UH32Tsk24SUI5FsPJaPyYyIfr1/s4032/IMG_6649.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2752" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih9sThqGiB1YPs07lxcxj2wm2jj6P4PdTBsL_hz1a9atxDbzUou12hdQfGEpmAIuZ9huncR5DdaqSUw_dJkNPcVG6dqVFBmEBRnUnlkvuCnYiTuvZ6L6ok1dK-c_Y5ylB4rvqX7YsHOUoqc-SAV2YHrf6Z4Pni0QOw7UH32Tsk24SUI5FsPJaPyYyIfr1/w436-h640/IMG_6649.jpeg" width="436" /></a></div><p>Knowing what you're not as well as what you are. </p><p>Still working my way through Questlove's <i>Creative Quest</i>. One of the things he talks about is knowing what you're not - as an artist - as well as what you are (inspired by David Byrne). Knowing that I am not an oil painter or a sculptor or a watercolourist helps me to focus in on what I <i>am</i> which is a mixed-media artist. I've tried those other things, but they're not for me. They don't spark excitement and pleasure and contentment in me like mixed-media does. </p><p>In general life it's good to know what you're for just as much as what you're against. It's easy for people to tell me, as a Christian, what (they say) I am against. I prefer to define myself more by what I am for: I am <i>for</i> love. I am <i>for</i> caring for people and understanding that they are individuals. I am <i>for</i> giving dignity and respect, even if I don't fully understand. I am <i>for</i> including rather than excluding. I am <i>for</i> forgiving and giving second chances where appropriate. </p><p>Know what you are and what you're not.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhLBQj_cDImoiX2n4fPF6OhS1oJRE8yuZb4RThsDsNN1NtvN_e7Xpb7Wo_oyPFTxaSRnD_ERHKHxFegph9Cm0v11Vse7jbBXMmMi6jiB2hO2Oa9cENpnLkvsKB7bKQuKW9Dt9V2lIOTAsHosw_MbbPElopCTnNgsYHLL3ld1VfGte8ncAjzAX8UYsUwBe/s4032/IMG_6652.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhLBQj_cDImoiX2n4fPF6OhS1oJRE8yuZb4RThsDsNN1NtvN_e7Xpb7Wo_oyPFTxaSRnD_ERHKHxFegph9Cm0v11Vse7jbBXMmMi6jiB2hO2Oa9cENpnLkvsKB7bKQuKW9Dt9V2lIOTAsHosw_MbbPElopCTnNgsYHLL3ld1VfGte8ncAjzAX8UYsUwBe/w480-h640/IMG_6652.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq1ovQJ-u4b-Q_tPnKEN28eNjfZwZPES9g5-swLgoXu4jWsjofPlSjPshBktJRqmtcyxqyZjjjo0xWEm3pBTt29SVIdL6wqBLvwp7zYJfweBukDMNDkhD6ke1beHBE0kIknQUNbR9hVdmnwS84AwEW-HB6AwcWReR9NSYoDLBwB_IUsdG6KDwjJUZZlxC/s4032/IMG_6651.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq1ovQJ-u4b-Q_tPnKEN28eNjfZwZPES9g5-swLgoXu4jWsjofPlSjPshBktJRqmtcyxqyZjjjo0xWEm3pBTt29SVIdL6wqBLvwp7zYJfweBukDMNDkhD6ke1beHBE0kIknQUNbR9hVdmnwS84AwEW-HB6AwcWReR9NSYoDLBwB_IUsdG6KDwjJUZZlxC/w480-h640/IMG_6651.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQ3BBLeKFUhxgpyGm9W0Rhp-HgaHgqJFNLT7qmA1klvQEPqbF_1PmehRexTVJUfx359BTymwKXBeLl0yrn38VJkpdjbT5LBsPSrkR6yxvQEupAq0-P7_dJndwin8GbPAghLnm2e8LJ9PbJGhFjij6QKpfs6OfyXOPXb-H0sfU_LqyT7mjMgGnZlbrXJBc/s4032/IMG_6650.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQ3BBLeKFUhxgpyGm9W0Rhp-HgaHgqJFNLT7qmA1klvQEPqbF_1PmehRexTVJUfx359BTymwKXBeLl0yrn38VJkpdjbT5LBsPSrkR6yxvQEupAq0-P7_dJndwin8GbPAghLnm2e8LJ9PbJGhFjij6QKpfs6OfyXOPXb-H0sfU_LqyT7mjMgGnZlbrXJBc/w480-h640/IMG_6650.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-30606730296545095732024-03-04T06:00:00.001+10:302024-03-04T06:00:00.138+10:30Suggestions<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbo195B0_Kdrjz5ZvLnIbbwgRZBoGRwfbSXIQWyMv1IWxb2jvv2CG7BOlAaMJoifHlRqG0JIZYnSQlXAz5ze5GB_9CRmeAQXZRUjriPcWJaT0G_E-z_fsJQIO0Vk2kRNYk5wqteP2dQbdJYVVCXqkpZjpytFgxZIYaDGFeQ6DHFJyQSPKUTyzkqp6JUbJ/s3983/IMG_6646.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3983" data-original-width="2610" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbo195B0_Kdrjz5ZvLnIbbwgRZBoGRwfbSXIQWyMv1IWxb2jvv2CG7BOlAaMJoifHlRqG0JIZYnSQlXAz5ze5GB_9CRmeAQXZRUjriPcWJaT0G_E-z_fsJQIO0Vk2kRNYk5wqteP2dQbdJYVVCXqkpZjpytFgxZIYaDGFeQ6DHFJyQSPKUTyzkqp6JUbJ/w420-h640/IMG_6646.jpeg" width="420" /></a></div><p>Suggestions can lead to whole stories. </p><p>This page suggests a landscape to me, even though it is nothing like a realistic landscape. The colours aren't even correct. But my brain takes a few shapes and the composition and says, 'landscape'. </p><p>It can be the same when we only have a few of the facts in a situation. We take them and make a whole story out of it. For example, my husband is a vicar and he has a lot of ear piercings. When he turned up at church without any of his earrings in for a couple of weeks, stories started to go around that 'someone' had told him to take them out. The 'someone' changed, depending on who was airing the opinion. For the few who actually asked rather than putting together their own story, he had an X-ray at the dentist's and needed to take out his earrings. He just hadn't got round to putting them back in. </p><p>This is a fairly innocent example, but the result isn't always so innocent. Reputations can be harmed by gossip, so let's not take a few scraps and make a whole garment out of them.</p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ThVoDQv45-_yxMchOntl-rVa4Bl_EoeuaHMHcf4ZYdlBB8g6tyBYWbbOKQxjU1kxK7nZpLY0GO_FzsTJdvWoihX8Nj8vFecTjdBVyt6h6ztRy-H6sCkHqAzDiIXAE1sTnXgwoMqKC1DYGuMpG6TB8-ILI_uUZXxc98b8nKrENdOFVU32BFbpYPxVhNrJ/s4032/IMG_6648.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ThVoDQv45-_yxMchOntl-rVa4Bl_EoeuaHMHcf4ZYdlBB8g6tyBYWbbOKQxjU1kxK7nZpLY0GO_FzsTJdvWoihX8Nj8vFecTjdBVyt6h6ztRy-H6sCkHqAzDiIXAE1sTnXgwoMqKC1DYGuMpG6TB8-ILI_uUZXxc98b8nKrENdOFVU32BFbpYPxVhNrJ/w480-h640/IMG_6648.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwyfSl-PorNPBkyIIh4jABk4tQkmYU5tCN2rkRo4dC5tkfDFJxfT8WCwbBARAYX4cXMUC34ZX5NkIjJiJNix7MPOdzqAS1JMyMmBaGLsx6i2tASeK04v8c3WQo5H3TmfeUUlxaXkmf5H7C5ZVsJoQ1uvz9EUx45JlqxJ2TNXq4SuAWa3rbRkUIQDeYAcs/s4032/IMG_6647.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwyfSl-PorNPBkyIIh4jABk4tQkmYU5tCN2rkRo4dC5tkfDFJxfT8WCwbBARAYX4cXMUC34ZX5NkIjJiJNix7MPOdzqAS1JMyMmBaGLsx6i2tASeK04v8c3WQo5H3TmfeUUlxaXkmf5H7C5ZVsJoQ1uvz9EUx45JlqxJ2TNXq4SuAWa3rbRkUIQDeYAcs/w480-h640/IMG_6647.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-553733758635528792024-03-01T06:00:00.001+10:302024-03-01T06:00:00.133+10:30Patchwork<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1ssMaXGrydjG_pSPEABIKVd8BQZTQcZtSJSYXWL4viAt3N0FXhltUsnWTVpgNjKb3ukXyAsmbFeJFDtV4XJycFiNmLkmI_7oM2abdVQPDWjpHuWgJOlV7LyrEikyL03W9AxSeWt4Z-ias31j2kYlnC6M2JQrGZaseLDFNXN0Vd7OZ-6uZhAWxYuCthR8/s3980/IMG_6638.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3980" data-original-width="2688" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1ssMaXGrydjG_pSPEABIKVd8BQZTQcZtSJSYXWL4viAt3N0FXhltUsnWTVpgNjKb3ukXyAsmbFeJFDtV4XJycFiNmLkmI_7oM2abdVQPDWjpHuWgJOlV7LyrEikyL03W9AxSeWt4Z-ias31j2kYlnC6M2JQrGZaseLDFNXN0Vd7OZ-6uZhAWxYuCthR8/w432-h640/IMG_6638.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><p>The patchwork of life. </p><p>A few of the marks on this page made me think of stitching, which led me to think of patchwork. All our lives are a patchwork of pieces. Although our life fabric may contain some pieces with the same pattern - when we have some similar experiences - the size and shape and the way they are put together is unique to us. There might be parts of your life that you wish didn't happen, but each piece adds to the overall cloth, and the dark parts only serve to contrast with the light parts. When you look at a piece of art, it is the play of contrasts that brings interest, so don't regret those dark parts, but also remember to celebrate the light.</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsgzxzlJyymyQ7EZE0g3QmixZ_8E2YndVk_cpaL8T4S7J60YAEq72UFpJ-SPZMzZ2n6PP6ieC1iDXQMHVocnrKATTzH2JJ7vHPHZ2a5bqojx7KZCGKJJH13aB-Q7jNl_AFDEMNnvqIRjWcU4_VVXMTZxu1-EjFMYToTtPN3ezGibAzSeZJr2aG_J5NEX5/s4032/IMG_6640.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsgzxzlJyymyQ7EZE0g3QmixZ_8E2YndVk_cpaL8T4S7J60YAEq72UFpJ-SPZMzZ2n6PP6ieC1iDXQMHVocnrKATTzH2JJ7vHPHZ2a5bqojx7KZCGKJJH13aB-Q7jNl_AFDEMNnvqIRjWcU4_VVXMTZxu1-EjFMYToTtPN3ezGibAzSeZJr2aG_J5NEX5/w453-h604/IMG_6640.jpeg" width="453" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgKYbSJORnW-XVG3PN-GSfnPjTeqzgUV7K3mpXNnEcU9-l4AnyKZqSCmtpiWJsjffAJR-HcyIfZjl9d62HyoBsJrb9LCTW8vsjnu-NVT2ej8Jjxa6IektYppPRoLuBauH_gzA5qgDU7SfTg_mg-fuS8Tk5keIcgnuGuF7db6YgVUKarWmPad4xiRPRo3c/s4032/IMG_6641.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgKYbSJORnW-XVG3PN-GSfnPjTeqzgUV7K3mpXNnEcU9-l4AnyKZqSCmtpiWJsjffAJR-HcyIfZjl9d62HyoBsJrb9LCTW8vsjnu-NVT2ej8Jjxa6IektYppPRoLuBauH_gzA5qgDU7SfTg_mg-fuS8Tk5keIcgnuGuF7db6YgVUKarWmPad4xiRPRo3c/w480-h640/IMG_6641.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDxChuP1ws8SQgs2rRCiUaTP2ZQ_i5ydmsfHPXXL87sHj-aXE7lB3vxe9nPnp4V-f2nWfRzT5Bm3J2rpQIs_VXjqMH39AjRD1Uw-sR2NUKJiQXv2hMezqb1ttNcJzf7Q-i09jQYAUZklc_EGRZWG9wwMapNwHmU_PAQQqMsTjVK6G79zEuSE_YMTGm0me/s4032/IMG_6639.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDxChuP1ws8SQgs2rRCiUaTP2ZQ_i5ydmsfHPXXL87sHj-aXE7lB3vxe9nPnp4V-f2nWfRzT5Bm3J2rpQIs_VXjqMH39AjRD1Uw-sR2NUKJiQXv2hMezqb1ttNcJzf7Q-i09jQYAUZklc_EGRZWG9wwMapNwHmU_PAQQqMsTjVK6G79zEuSE_YMTGm0me/w480-h640/IMG_6639.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-51893911982543479772024-02-28T06:00:00.001+10:302024-02-28T06:00:00.142+10:30Glimpses of light<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9uK-Mr_NKQWRWbPENvYRcf-XGEEyoM_yJt9BtNhJ-v030DN_N-yzRK9boXx2xvLIrslfQiqH3cBfDhx3DDZcCJ6rj2h41HG9Kgwf74l5ycIyxnojgk6RoqAZz8mWe2khgYIyvGQ1ZcE29WIc3YjEF0lAWvlbYChtiI_wtcoqNQkJf8WNQ0VFNyOhTxA8/s4032/IMG_6642.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9uK-Mr_NKQWRWbPENvYRcf-XGEEyoM_yJt9BtNhJ-v030DN_N-yzRK9boXx2xvLIrslfQiqH3cBfDhx3DDZcCJ6rj2h41HG9Kgwf74l5ycIyxnojgk6RoqAZz8mWe2khgYIyvGQ1ZcE29WIc3YjEF0lAWvlbYChtiI_wtcoqNQkJf8WNQ0VFNyOhTxA8/w432-h640/IMG_6642.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><p>This page started out with lots of colour, not that you would believe that now. Everything I put on there only made it worse. So I covered it up and went for monotone instead. Sometimes you have to go outside of your usual pattern to get back into the groove. The glimpses of light on this page are the patterns - circles, squiggles, dots, and the high contrast between black and white. Reminding myself what elements make me happy, ready to use on my next page. </p><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-86627583083147330632024-02-26T11:47:00.003+10:302024-02-26T11:47:39.541+10:30Knowing where you're going<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-26MpaPudypZtB1_ZItPl8xWr6FRt_yXBCmZiy7LvQ5Yttgs_VYhviTU88GuQoWsA6MPfDMEfzR2xi6UsbE370-3_YR4TRcHSKYjIRe8VycxQqGrc4AJyueZmeNV8FmmlaRJQgVgE3GVR4mVl0Tk5D6a5UOGv2aHH0EhTgBKiyKnzd4DFueOo8T6wA32/s3884/IMG_6643.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3884" data-original-width="2569" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-26MpaPudypZtB1_ZItPl8xWr6FRt_yXBCmZiy7LvQ5Yttgs_VYhviTU88GuQoWsA6MPfDMEfzR2xi6UsbE370-3_YR4TRcHSKYjIRe8VycxQqGrc4AJyueZmeNV8FmmlaRJQgVgE3GVR4mVl0Tk5D6a5UOGv2aHH0EhTgBKiyKnzd4DFueOo8T6wA32/w424-h640/IMG_6643.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><p>It's okay to not know where you're going. </p><p>Sometimes you just have a direction to head in, and it takes a bit of faith to just keep going. It's okay to not have a step-by-step plan for achieving a goal - the way you get there may not be the same as the path as someone else takes. The thing is to keep going, even if the steps are small. </p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3rKEV6TwfkUQrc9wXANqKob_JKU3zANcbH29GTExICQRa8mCqUpqM2MTHMdbdVMjB_xwkMdZVT3LRuw40it3s7sxYJIBTvrLPgiJj1HpScZx6nXnoYF3R2xjpK4acW8v8SEmF3UGhEVLp90z3lmLqy4FNA8dOD89-hrRZs2xiYVCBDnnoB1fm3r8y5c3/s4032/IMG_6645.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3rKEV6TwfkUQrc9wXANqKob_JKU3zANcbH29GTExICQRa8mCqUpqM2MTHMdbdVMjB_xwkMdZVT3LRuw40it3s7sxYJIBTvrLPgiJj1HpScZx6nXnoYF3R2xjpK4acW8v8SEmF3UGhEVLp90z3lmLqy4FNA8dOD89-hrRZs2xiYVCBDnnoB1fm3r8y5c3/w420-h559/IMG_6645.jpeg" width="420" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPk_Ff-IowM-uUOzNtOK-RdY9Igr7_XNQVeF8RixbLx_EStQwMJgiC9h78qDm6nhJYvcxfCP0SyKc3kirevB4HcjH9C2JiS59CegfIle0Old6FhhqwzFMeGcmLq8GsLm-k-OZLb2iLh0C1V3ExuXs84m1B7piAiFiFHmJeD04lq9StHB4f_KmxBw2cIEN/s4032/IMG_6644.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPk_Ff-IowM-uUOzNtOK-RdY9Igr7_XNQVeF8RixbLx_EStQwMJgiC9h78qDm6nhJYvcxfCP0SyKc3kirevB4HcjH9C2JiS59CegfIle0Old6FhhqwzFMeGcmLq8GsLm-k-OZLb2iLh0C1V3ExuXs84m1B7piAiFiFHmJeD04lq9StHB4f_KmxBw2cIEN/w480-h640/IMG_6644.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-84979172346997257692024-02-21T14:40:00.000+10:302024-02-21T14:40:36.266+10:30Happiness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDI9zBjrHM2qEu-MhfrEKGaBqBwe9n5uwsUNYG8AiSpcJa2Je-4u6vj2Ru1jJ7SD_jJddr21EhtsLbz51tqW1p-AFPwgTjMKRwvSJGuERN96TSh_k8wYnvYxDw1D_8jCB2LS_CgJgCf8ukpUNl2Tzqsi1MfAbJjWhP-NlBxU8-LylO_37YhyphenhyphenxznOjCbPH/s4032/IMG_6627.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDI9zBjrHM2qEu-MhfrEKGaBqBwe9n5uwsUNYG8AiSpcJa2Je-4u6vj2Ru1jJ7SD_jJddr21EhtsLbz51tqW1p-AFPwgTjMKRwvSJGuERN96TSh_k8wYnvYxDw1D_8jCB2LS_CgJgCf8ukpUNl2Tzqsi1MfAbJjWhP-NlBxU8-LylO_37YhyphenhyphenxznOjCbPH/w480-h640/IMG_6627.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens." Andy Rooney.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Attitude is so important. It doesn't mean that we don't take things seriously, but that we have a mindset that means our joy is not dependent on our circumstances. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jtMp7NSqtp4BYZsfO74cgRdyVgRPNha6nDc34gaN_RsFhe0pjYBNqf7BvDXJ2xdNTa-CQ6fRU-8U3K9bvrV-sw36uowTC2x83JvM1EkfvAX5h2RCPrFlU_UbHNdo0pSLSh1SiKyIMG3Yws7Ekl09ZRmAUJ4Qn0Gdc-40ivZ_nWNU3cItH6aul6VWX3vG/s4032/IMG_6629.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jtMp7NSqtp4BYZsfO74cgRdyVgRPNha6nDc34gaN_RsFhe0pjYBNqf7BvDXJ2xdNTa-CQ6fRU-8U3K9bvrV-sw36uowTC2x83JvM1EkfvAX5h2RCPrFlU_UbHNdo0pSLSh1SiKyIMG3Yws7Ekl09ZRmAUJ4Qn0Gdc-40ivZ_nWNU3cItH6aul6VWX3vG/w480-h640/IMG_6629.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxh5857_xnO75i9132zTxLHw76_3nY9_Z9ncrj9sgW0OTWy1N_IJZ48xV1u39EjJVX2qVAycomEvDGNv8DmqOFjttKIMlxbvpjrjPjNRvsYQJkmbrlqEsv4NyFUST6EG8i8mZjGcp0SDKxbCxo_Jl25eQv2-R2lf9oRyvoFJyQQ3MxHlwgNKilgN-0CNSB/s4032/IMG_6628.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxh5857_xnO75i9132zTxLHw76_3nY9_Z9ncrj9sgW0OTWy1N_IJZ48xV1u39EjJVX2qVAycomEvDGNv8DmqOFjttKIMlxbvpjrjPjNRvsYQJkmbrlqEsv4NyFUST6EG8i8mZjGcp0SDKxbCxo_Jl25eQv2-R2lf9oRyvoFJyQQ3MxHlwgNKilgN-0CNSB/w480-h640/IMG_6628.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-74832032082571012412024-02-15T10:51:00.001+10:302024-02-15T10:51:19.078+10:30Adjusting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSYIEoFQ3kGN46Ev_L4bafdmg6a0PMLRxqwmzgtBnWKe8DzUFVh-9JBCJ6YsNiod6TaF7IzaOdZVW0yaFCmOYOBgF7zVV_tR3fknf9LmsBHXqxzzU4CfkxiEcRsNRtxrOKJ6HFqyNXHJAYG5yq5FaeVE5Lhi0gs6sJHYsthJq31omHwZ9wkMEFmvW-7pT/s4032/IMG_6622.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2716" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSYIEoFQ3kGN46Ev_L4bafdmg6a0PMLRxqwmzgtBnWKe8DzUFVh-9JBCJ6YsNiod6TaF7IzaOdZVW0yaFCmOYOBgF7zVV_tR3fknf9LmsBHXqxzzU4CfkxiEcRsNRtxrOKJ6HFqyNXHJAYG5yq5FaeVE5Lhi0gs6sJHYsthJq31omHwZ9wkMEFmvW-7pT/w432-h640/IMG_6622.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><p>Trying to adjust to the changes.</p><p>When anything in life changes, we have to adjust, and that can be difficult. As a woman, I had to adjust to a 'new' body at puberty, when I was pregnant, as a new mother, and now in menopause. I'm hoping to settle in to the 'new normal' eventually. In the meantime, I'll struggle a bit, just as we all do when we face changes, but I'll also try to be gentle with myself. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidycXwSO7O_jzxDOxwj80jPVk1IqXpePBIl65yfl5DKXuYb3JwBfnwilRC-RWKAe7eHYGhx0yhiRUJWkaVdv46kq7GY5q4FC_ZgYasi0vuwMgezXw3wt1-ZbQ84J-rmPc7Ui0F0KhUPxOtiUGaG1aQuVso7fL8XOZ0o3qC66BJV18ySMUuVh8H49AaBIC/s4032/IMG_6626.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidycXwSO7O_jzxDOxwj80jPVk1IqXpePBIl65yfl5DKXuYb3JwBfnwilRC-RWKAe7eHYGhx0yhiRUJWkaVdv46kq7GY5q4FC_ZgYasi0vuwMgezXw3wt1-ZbQ84J-rmPc7Ui0F0KhUPxOtiUGaG1aQuVso7fL8XOZ0o3qC66BJV18ySMUuVh8H49AaBIC/w480-h640/IMG_6626.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw77qsqgX9oRykK4NmywkRCi1Lhc9lf86tAVF1h8yKaeOpYC_26UCke-VSvTaficPNgKt4fXQzFoGNnnweBHn5gd7qMvLZhQz_KVbwWB6uq6SYjmc_WuHIeMbE-U9Go6hOZZ1Jtl-DjpS-bNOk2xwmi5IaEGRYmpe-PImtbQGOC2g25h7EZpYinJXbiP9/s4032/IMG_6625.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw77qsqgX9oRykK4NmywkRCi1Lhc9lf86tAVF1h8yKaeOpYC_26UCke-VSvTaficPNgKt4fXQzFoGNnnweBHn5gd7qMvLZhQz_KVbwWB6uq6SYjmc_WuHIeMbE-U9Go6hOZZ1Jtl-DjpS-bNOk2xwmi5IaEGRYmpe-PImtbQGOC2g25h7EZpYinJXbiP9/w480-h640/IMG_6625.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildqNYPyD0_jbr4K0-8v5hzecC7iuR3gHY2rS3JIT_3aFBXitKbI03ZEixiti1KivshRKPwymSCSzyjgqvx15N7SPCRqLqJin6xrHAWxHpp86nDu_jdghXFa7mAh3M-yI4VHkX2k9S0-4RvTLK_66kUlDRNWpA4P61sX-1MVUCYaeb6HbjtKJvPnNd5xdf/s4032/IMG_6624.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildqNYPyD0_jbr4K0-8v5hzecC7iuR3gHY2rS3JIT_3aFBXitKbI03ZEixiti1KivshRKPwymSCSzyjgqvx15N7SPCRqLqJin6xrHAWxHpp86nDu_jdghXFa7mAh3M-yI4VHkX2k9S0-4RvTLK_66kUlDRNWpA4P61sX-1MVUCYaeb6HbjtKJvPnNd5xdf/w480-h640/IMG_6624.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-69034245057004735542024-02-12T06:00:00.001+10:302024-02-12T06:00:00.135+10:30Perspectives<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hXqhAXwvHJ_YYthpPi2lBaHPuQpPEeasYW9e1q8Di3AZgCl5XuvX1D43mUzI6Gy1dvkTNQa2XwZ0G6y0G_w1rmoi-1T8dHu4RKXU3tZ2dI8drKq6Pq8VG1i1KYxs7nDvqNC81Nni3e1zdmp-JGI6fvueEPZpnd32gaYkXVsFD-33uw0J0upilyxS4YWh/s3915/IMG_6619.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3915" data-original-width="2724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hXqhAXwvHJ_YYthpPi2lBaHPuQpPEeasYW9e1q8Di3AZgCl5XuvX1D43mUzI6Gy1dvkTNQa2XwZ0G6y0G_w1rmoi-1T8dHu4RKXU3tZ2dI8drKq6Pq8VG1i1KYxs7nDvqNC81Nni3e1zdmp-JGI6fvueEPZpnd32gaYkXVsFD-33uw0J0upilyxS4YWh/w446-h640/IMG_6619.jpeg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Be a tourist in other perspectives." Questlove</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm reading <i>Creative Quest</i> by Questlove at the moment and this line stuck in my head. We can look at perspectives - or opinions - other than our own and try them on for size without packing up all our belongings and moving there. But if we don't 'visit' in them, how will we expand our understanding or change our minds?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, I suggested we might sometimes change our minds. It's not a sign of weakness to change your mind or your thinking. Only fools hold on to views and opinions that have been shown to be on very shaky ground without at least considering a different way. If we 'tourist' in varying perspectives we can round out our thinking and make considered decisions. We may end up back where we started, but at least we've looked at other ways of thinking and made a choice rather than just landing somewhere by default. Plus we grow in empathy if we look at other perspectives. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJkCgMVh7d5OjQSjDsCQxz6Nyhb3smZQl6JG6g4td5R5_QrlyOoOBhnZ8DlsKjvJCZ8NVkpEdLMjmR1XrKFNYfW2Akug6hBwf-J3qDPgyqvqEEcMAPJYxR8dcF2gnjXpXfNfO8JySDw5B5zHeBE3BwCzz8r8yN3ItgRKb8-DHJbZ3TcmS5NTxCqQvprKh/s4032/IMG_6621.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJkCgMVh7d5OjQSjDsCQxz6Nyhb3smZQl6JG6g4td5R5_QrlyOoOBhnZ8DlsKjvJCZ8NVkpEdLMjmR1XrKFNYfW2Akug6hBwf-J3qDPgyqvqEEcMAPJYxR8dcF2gnjXpXfNfO8JySDw5B5zHeBE3BwCzz8r8yN3ItgRKb8-DHJbZ3TcmS5NTxCqQvprKh/w480-h640/IMG_6621.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq9gI4vyuq6ZUybfI9FRDzIBWsJinkV2txAshi5sEnd38mcZ000mSXcO9O3jFSyk8LDN3kBEi70zuK0KqCk1VV4sypexWCyYFtfJoZ-aGswBR9QOqCPgtU4bf1VHTMkoKJzFZYUp-bDfxwvG3Xq6qdiOW8GDy6tMtUjTOzRgjEAZNFw8oNf_YD-9QbQhi/s4032/IMG_6620.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq9gI4vyuq6ZUybfI9FRDzIBWsJinkV2txAshi5sEnd38mcZ000mSXcO9O3jFSyk8LDN3kBEi70zuK0KqCk1VV4sypexWCyYFtfJoZ-aGswBR9QOqCPgtU4bf1VHTMkoKJzFZYUp-bDfxwvG3Xq6qdiOW8GDy6tMtUjTOzRgjEAZNFw8oNf_YD-9QbQhi/w480-h640/IMG_6620.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-73823783034856850212024-02-08T13:07:00.001+10:302024-02-08T13:07:31.489+10:30More play<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6dR0zCuhuUiUmhvy3F-2EUaLQNIDWz5Cp1e4KsQNZNXyK1ZT-rOB_opp7EsETvZPM80U_r3NkC5YVO0YLdtrRYLxo39xhjDxnK-0ZrvWgeTw4-5SS22RSp_c98TrQ15wm_sdy1jP73YSHq8OY90TjEQAYMoOMYcT36g2Tf3sdozurxYcSY0R1L45-V6F/s3580/IMG_6586.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="3580" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6dR0zCuhuUiUmhvy3F-2EUaLQNIDWz5Cp1e4KsQNZNXyK1ZT-rOB_opp7EsETvZPM80U_r3NkC5YVO0YLdtrRYLxo39xhjDxnK-0ZrvWgeTw4-5SS22RSp_c98TrQ15wm_sdy1jP73YSHq8OY90TjEQAYMoOMYcT36g2Tf3sdozurxYcSY0R1L45-V6F/w640-h412/IMG_6586.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm having so much fun playing in this slim hardback altered book. It only has 13 spreads, but I can see myself returning to it when I want inspiration in terms of palette but also composition. I don't love every page, but even if you don't like something, you can learn from it, even if it's 'never put those colours together again!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the simplicity of the heart page above. The layout of nine hearts in a square is so pleasing to me. These are the endpapers, so were black rather than creamy, making the gesso work as one of the colours. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1N1vu8LNpwxxHjyo744Y7RdidfzEZJnQbdpLBGhxJi2uVj2doh7qf5NacwDQHiwdNOoUhFFTHqPLqFvdRQkk_XjN70kUE9QVWsTBqOlVVrZPkRr6bG14wLrGQPRCjLrirwfadIftY857Sr4Uyq0mridpFDuIQj6pSU1iiKaRBdEGhVv13U5DhVWpWT23y/s4032/IMG_6598.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="4032" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1N1vu8LNpwxxHjyo744Y7RdidfzEZJnQbdpLBGhxJi2uVj2doh7qf5NacwDQHiwdNOoUhFFTHqPLqFvdRQkk_XjN70kUE9QVWsTBqOlVVrZPkRr6bG14wLrGQPRCjLrirwfadIftY857Sr4Uyq0mridpFDuIQj6pSU1iiKaRBdEGhVv13U5DhVWpWT23y/w640-h452/IMG_6598.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The colours above are unusual for me in that they are all fairly dull colours, but I'm happy with how they look together. It's fun to try things you wouldn't usually do and opens up new opportunities.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ826k5-fM9rZIbbBtYfsbP7Gp9FGmT8l7io1EXMWH-pfzl2QWnJ1Z3ydDjwPRjxUQvOWEneJeFcxhb1VVKSWyGQV03abqTTP547k6oE3hu4ib6dyXtAZhz0HnVAVg5jexOog8272vsSY0tg8D5QHinc4Ww1IHWZaYzUjqjmmOZ_FURzmjb9SbDqXiOKNA/s4032/IMG_6610.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ826k5-fM9rZIbbBtYfsbP7Gp9FGmT8l7io1EXMWH-pfzl2QWnJ1Z3ydDjwPRjxUQvOWEneJeFcxhb1VVKSWyGQV03abqTTP547k6oE3hu4ib6dyXtAZhz0HnVAVg5jexOog8272vsSY0tg8D5QHinc4Ww1IHWZaYzUjqjmmOZ_FURzmjb9SbDqXiOKNA/w640-h480/IMG_6610.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are more like my usual palette. Both have bits that I like. As you can see, I'm loving doing dots at the moment, especially of different sizes all mixed together. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqvTzf93eBEtFOnf6gxDK6HBRrPYujE9EBt6xQ6Is-aWOHjNvir7s6QtrnOvcFNn4LEi-mdZJKvGgPg5GDK4yDworglxl3LwcQmxViQak-vE6YDSs7rlnqG9QHbz6PRviNYCvuBp09C3ECos0g_EK9_p15Zwr_3S4VNkXs17g6SFFAHYP5_Q5K9fCS4Fe/s4032/IMG_6608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqvTzf93eBEtFOnf6gxDK6HBRrPYujE9EBt6xQ6Is-aWOHjNvir7s6QtrnOvcFNn4LEi-mdZJKvGgPg5GDK4yDworglxl3LwcQmxViQak-vE6YDSs7rlnqG9QHbz6PRviNYCvuBp09C3ECos0g_EK9_p15Zwr_3S4VNkXs17g6SFFAHYP5_Q5K9fCS4Fe/w480-h640/IMG_6608.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's important to know what season you're in.</p><p>I'm not talking about the weather/climate/time of year. I'm talking about your life season. And that's not your age but which part of the undulating timeline of life that you're in. We all go through springs where we seem to sprout up in all directions. Summers, where the growth continues steadily and fruit starts to set. Autumns where we harvest, followed by winters where we rest and prepare for new growth. </p><p>It's important to know what season you're in because if you're expecting to gather fruit, but really you're in winter, it can feel like you're doing something wrong, that you're missing something. You're not. It's just that your expectations are misplaced. If you <i>know</i> that you're in winter then you're not expecting growth, because winter is the time to replenish reserves and prepare.</p><p>So check what season you're in and take stock.</p><p><br /></p><p>And here are some more of my limited colour palette experiments.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlODuhdca-54rmbsB478mTnLvRrdhs0sUnbzR4jH-cA4mIagZmseGWigqWGOhy2IMetSaXan86FpT4AMG5sM75i1w4eQh93ipR2qmnSvR7ZYhXT-CUKnm5zQhkmO4puHG2VLj6XGyoMKQLTn2c-N_GdT6kih8p5rfbw4kQ8Lb-g7G7FzRIMXIbbmE4FVjm/s4032/IMG_6582.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlODuhdca-54rmbsB478mTnLvRrdhs0sUnbzR4jH-cA4mIagZmseGWigqWGOhy2IMetSaXan86FpT4AMG5sM75i1w4eQh93ipR2qmnSvR7ZYhXT-CUKnm5zQhkmO4puHG2VLj6XGyoMKQLTn2c-N_GdT6kih8p5rfbw4kQ8Lb-g7G7FzRIMXIbbmE4FVjm/w640-h480/IMG_6582.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3590" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6P5EnwBtTUFu2Nf3uzBi5URvbQHP3i2lTgp8vcQlHh1aKljY5trCONlURjOx8cRbq6XR32iB3Azd9mBBKLxhzgUAhabMKekQvjxa-i1bC_b3y2DBcOg5qqHxATKf-liisSfBTzIZcpbbM2fbRqnYVhAcbfaUotiQ5oHgCQCCSdOKzTYBGKTjX5NilBuz/w640-h430/IMG_6594.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found this slim A4 size book on my shelf, just ready to be altered. The pages are a bit thin, so I've glued pairs of them together to make them more usable. Now I'm just playing, using a small palette on each pair of pages. This one is Payne's grey, quinacridone magenta, and golden yellow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is no agenda, no idea of outcome, just play. And I'm enjoying it immensely. The left hand page of this pair is my favourite, and I particularly like the black dots. Must do more of that :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWO_Shn43caJcdH6ftBnMv-_ddChBU5n6RcPefh2eDPnBVtQwQ1Hi6PBSXj_u6yxWd0MLDBqjr09gOxaREGmxV7aRUCPdejzavQAD-g1p2YXdwSWeOsso-n7NrIWo86oOBO9pvJQbuy0esxGpGU7fGwMrNxf3qyv9YWTzmCAZ6j2Rrw6bT2i5xa267v_8p/s3421/IMG_6595.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3421" data-original-width="2553" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWO_Shn43caJcdH6ftBnMv-_ddChBU5n6RcPefh2eDPnBVtQwQ1Hi6PBSXj_u6yxWd0MLDBqjr09gOxaREGmxV7aRUCPdejzavQAD-g1p2YXdwSWeOsso-n7NrIWo86oOBO9pvJQbuy0esxGpGU7fGwMrNxf3qyv9YWTzmCAZ6j2Rrw6bT2i5xa267v_8p/w478-h640/IMG_6595.jpeg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitka864KUKs2O-5eBzEVP9t13VXL1ft5dMP45yInzkMEkrZXMyfUc37TXJmmFhl10mPNhMnA8wPw9I-wa43rC_tALfyjYlfQMbMoomL7NSLFK_A26VsAcfeBaH9hqeaPXkaiWFL2yld2o0tImAtWZVwmETSVSeNTCxPOV6yMAtzRaN-u7Ifwy6PETzeLEd/s3545/IMG_6596.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3545" data-original-width="2644" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitka864KUKs2O-5eBzEVP9t13VXL1ft5dMP45yInzkMEkrZXMyfUc37TXJmmFhl10mPNhMnA8wPw9I-wa43rC_tALfyjYlfQMbMoomL7NSLFK_A26VsAcfeBaH9hqeaPXkaiWFL2yld2o0tImAtWZVwmETSVSeNTCxPOV6yMAtzRaN-u7Ifwy6PETzeLEd/w478-h640/IMG_6596.jpeg" width="478" /></a></div><br />Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-46336592956196115402024-01-31T06:00:00.012+10:302024-01-31T06:00:00.140+10:30Catacosmesis<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwb_7ZJ56VI5QC58LJaMqbV6WrHFGmqmRFmEukDPIpTLngnWxhtfvRfjwDsPUVwi0RDEBEdS56h67xRcP5OsWs7BZr8SSPs6SXuQ3ympixwA0jH9NsVrSMQV-s-Vn-24_YYLtRTJ2jOZ6fo6B8xmQGdtVjpp4TZWib-HHN4jeRccuq2zy_KmII2uDRk_z6/s4032/IMG_6597.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwb_7ZJ56VI5QC58LJaMqbV6WrHFGmqmRFmEukDPIpTLngnWxhtfvRfjwDsPUVwi0RDEBEdS56h67xRcP5OsWs7BZr8SSPs6SXuQ3ympixwA0jH9NsVrSMQV-s-Vn-24_YYLtRTJ2jOZ6fo6B8xmQGdtVjpp4TZWib-HHN4jeRccuq2zy_KmII2uDRk_z6/w480-h640/IMG_6597.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Catacosmesis - stacking the tasks at hand in whatever order best suits us.</p><p>Originally this word applied to rhetoric, and stacking a speech in such a way that it flows and is easily remembered, a bit like using a mnemonic. But it can be applied to any list of tasks we must work our way through. </p><p>Take a moment to think it through and work out the best order to do things in. Picking off the easy things and leaving the difficult ones until later is not necessarily the best option. Catacosmesis is about organising, and there is more than one way to do that.</p><p>This is my last January 'words' post. Taking a break from doing more complex journal pages has been fun, and helped me to bump up out of a rut - a bit of an expergefactor, perhaps? I am looking forward to getting back to a more colourful way of working.</p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-59089790002833420542024-01-29T06:00:00.001+10:302024-01-29T06:00:00.143+10:30Sockdolager<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlJYpEF8pLkXEx7qBLs_fZqAUgILfdzsiN_BNTfQTiuJr_gdeOnIbTOZbFKrb_YFTGZtSCMpufNfvhSSvSRIOpu67LzsXI7coORYwecPcza3vGMDk_wu_mxNGdWlUq4d1SUdRmTzJG_nPk2MdVyJrCTZWIu062BfFV0GnJLbtQGoTcxQFDOsxoHUcMnmG/s4032/IMG_6585.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlJYpEF8pLkXEx7qBLs_fZqAUgILfdzsiN_BNTfQTiuJr_gdeOnIbTOZbFKrb_YFTGZtSCMpufNfvhSSvSRIOpu67LzsXI7coORYwecPcza3vGMDk_wu_mxNGdWlUq4d1SUdRmTzJG_nPk2MdVyJrCTZWIu062BfFV0GnJLbtQGoTcxQFDOsxoHUcMnmG/w480-h640/IMG_6585.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Sockdolager - the winning point in an argument.</p><p>It can feel good to win the argument, to have the sockdolager. But do you win the argument at the expense of the relationship? </p><p>Sometimes it is better to seek compromise, common ground, and reconciliation, rather than seeking to win.</p><p><br /></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-70762896303451634002024-01-24T11:00:00.005+10:302024-01-24T11:00:43.777+10:30Ultracrepidarianism<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3pJWKXHjRq8ZLxnDHqiXaCUEAwL8_7NAtLsgYy_loHNhjTICVoMjFLFo8Tft-qFBpfaUSIrnaA7x5gMKiNLGfUtv4J5hMdySwmpvS6Cpv7c6_ld5D-ykw_r9g1ZDoyWQhqeqzlRpm0AzNkJc_talTOdDr_amdoKK-wWMMvPKKatuMTqi7VrbqArLlp18/s4032/IMG_6581.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3pJWKXHjRq8ZLxnDHqiXaCUEAwL8_7NAtLsgYy_loHNhjTICVoMjFLFo8Tft-qFBpfaUSIrnaA7x5gMKiNLGfUtv4J5hMdySwmpvS6Cpv7c6_ld5D-ykw_r9g1ZDoyWQhqeqzlRpm0AzNkJc_talTOdDr_amdoKK-wWMMvPKKatuMTqi7VrbqArLlp18/w412-h640/IMG_6581.jpeg" width="412" /></a></div><p></p><p>Ultracrepidarianism - giving opinions on subjects you know nothing about.</p><p>We all know people who are ultracrepidarians. It doesn't matter what the subject under discussion is, they weigh in as if they are an expert. </p><p>The word in more literal translation from the Latin is 'beyond the shoe'. According to Mark Forsyth in <i>The Horologicon,</i> it comes from a story where a painter made a painting and left it on display, hiding so that he could hear opinions on it. A cobbler made comment on the way a shoe had been wrongly painted. The painter took the painting away and corrected the shoe. The cobbler saw that the painter had changed the shoe, and became so proud of it that he started to comment on how the leg wasn't right. The painter jumped out from where he was hiding and yelled that the cobbler should go no further than the shoe. </p><p>We are allowed opinions, but is it wise to voice them? Let us be careful not to go 'beyond the shoe.'</p><p><br /></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-46540716443512766412024-01-22T15:38:00.002+10:302024-01-22T15:38:28.891+10:30Pollicitation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1oyvV9glVrY43VPBtU5Q88T_XOQCH-4bf1BwH0KVeYdnlc2Xnc3y_KgKM9RrctVvJpobFCV53EO8sSzSPzb5RSfkVfldiuSpKsjg30DghpfUfN3Ceti9upV8-9c_nDunF2PsPypGLnK5dsGygCjjsX_yh6Xl21aVGwvL0pKcRbrOTAH93Gn_6Zpoi0P5/s3925/IMG_6580.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3925" data-original-width="2564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1oyvV9glVrY43VPBtU5Q88T_XOQCH-4bf1BwH0KVeYdnlc2Xnc3y_KgKM9RrctVvJpobFCV53EO8sSzSPzb5RSfkVfldiuSpKsjg30DghpfUfN3Ceti9upV8-9c_nDunF2PsPypGLnK5dsGygCjjsX_yh6Xl21aVGwvL0pKcRbrOTAH93Gn_6Zpoi0P5/w418-h640/IMG_6580.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><p>Pollicitation - an as yet unaccepted invitation.</p><p>The unaccepted invitation holds a lot of potential. It could be a wonderful occasion or opportunity, life-changing, fun, educational. </p><p>Or it might be a colossal waste of time, a drain on energy, a trip down a sidetrack that takes you off course.</p><p>The pollicitation 'sits on the mantelpiece' until we decide to accept or send our apologies. </p><p>So how do you decide which invitations to accept? What criteria do you apply? And how often are you prepared to take a risk that this may be something that changes your life?</p><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-32445454882594088142024-01-19T06:00:00.001+10:302024-01-19T06:00:00.142+10:30Expergefactors<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnxJTo1J1LncqzLq5DRkV_NNq1ZQlCKjr6ZeRk5ZSufz2B6rvYUfgzsS6Mg5RpwBduB5asDKPGI-Y2OcJEHUj8gBXu-o1wSkA4L4xxTkSfo1VcyqqCQRHKtv7HSmq0rsOuwWwNi3m28x7OchvUxr-Y_Qml7KCUlUuxjTWhWjIeyJAt9w2KMOYnfefl4vL/s4032/IMG_6579.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnxJTo1J1LncqzLq5DRkV_NNq1ZQlCKjr6ZeRk5ZSufz2B6rvYUfgzsS6Mg5RpwBduB5asDKPGI-Y2OcJEHUj8gBXu-o1wSkA4L4xxTkSfo1VcyqqCQRHKtv7HSmq0rsOuwWwNi3m28x7OchvUxr-Y_Qml7KCUlUuxjTWhWjIeyJAt9w2KMOYnfefl4vL/w450-h640/IMG_6579.jpeg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Expergefactor - something that wakes you up.</p><p>It could be the birds singing, or your alarm clock, or maybe, or anything that jolts you out of sleep. </p><p>If we stretch it further, we could think of something that kicks you out of a rut or a state where you are drifting along unthinkingly as an expergefactor. </p><p>Are there areas in life where you are sleepwalking along? Are you in need of an expergefactor? </p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-41857287829417978432024-01-17T06:00:00.001+10:302024-01-17T06:00:00.144+10:30Scurryfunge<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVCk0cLOltkqeY3MZcZr_fboBsPCSgVNTgUgagWjyVOf9KZX0ygh2b-o9zicoyMNX0eMs3cAQayIlkS4cgKQjAURWKdwQvfDNZI2t2P7cmHaH8oKtUgugVDBkYH5Yjjgn36H8rt6g65EaaE_3gduRrnoWGc-O0NqVxyQQqcz3ZdqS0l8ef49UfdcfnXMI/s3965/IMG_6577.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3965" data-original-width="2778" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVCk0cLOltkqeY3MZcZr_fboBsPCSgVNTgUgagWjyVOf9KZX0ygh2b-o9zicoyMNX0eMs3cAQayIlkS4cgKQjAURWKdwQvfDNZI2t2P7cmHaH8oKtUgugVDBkYH5Yjjgn36H8rt6g65EaaE_3gduRrnoWGc-O0NqVxyQQqcz3ZdqS0l8ef49UfdcfnXMI/w448-h640/IMG_6577.jpeg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've all done it - a quick scurryfunge when we spot that friend coming up the path. It's the tidying you do on the way to open the door. It's an old-fashioned word that I want to reinstate as it sounds just like what it is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Are there any words that have fallen out of favour that you'd like to see make a comeback?</div><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-21344302816543721682024-01-15T06:00:00.001+10:302024-01-15T06:00:00.334+10:30Symmachy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY2BwMtq1CBp3FysqAGDAml1_qY9G2m2JrC642u_VeMHl3YtIlbTf6m-7xuuB0irtyj9BgCPrsLhEwIACcmkArdCntC5tAkSxd1edohwIMotOqSzkiGF_173mzWHlMBYejKjcNQWJrTdahP2B5laQZZ5TV3MpoKILA0mDAPEKNEdBQLM9iQWrEar-88Es/s4032/IMG_6571.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY2BwMtq1CBp3FysqAGDAml1_qY9G2m2JrC642u_VeMHl3YtIlbTf6m-7xuuB0irtyj9BgCPrsLhEwIACcmkArdCntC5tAkSxd1edohwIMotOqSzkiGF_173mzWHlMBYejKjcNQWJrTdahP2B5laQZZ5TV3MpoKILA0mDAPEKNEdBQLM9iQWrEar-88Es/w462-h640/IMG_6571.jpeg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Symmachy - joining together in war against a common enemy.</p><p>We don't have to think only of war here. We can think of symmachy as providing support for anyone going through a tough time. We can stand beside them and offer the help they need, whether that means being there to listen, taking on some household chores to ease the burden, or holding someone's hand as they receive a diagnosis or grieve a loved-one. </p><p>So when you see someone who needs an ally, be in symmachy with them.</p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-58026821866603650832024-01-12T06:00:00.001+10:302024-01-12T06:00:00.250+10:30Cultellation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrEKsX6AvvVexDQD0Uqg9vZXWZpuhr69KTHaguwzyYmcCyuPcF7r32unrDIWYNzIx48kJrl9hyphenhyphen3J2ghhywjel9U7zL_bfSEuX-9WrVBiONav2DrgqBpWe-w0K-KEOMNwX08uAI2ySkwSrVcH3or0Zn7g6EIGzgO3uOM9IKrBOVTtcZuh5S2bSC5yOtc9p/s4032/IMG_6569.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2675" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrEKsX6AvvVexDQD0Uqg9vZXWZpuhr69KTHaguwzyYmcCyuPcF7r32unrDIWYNzIx48kJrl9hyphenhyphen3J2ghhywjel9U7zL_bfSEuX-9WrVBiONav2DrgqBpWe-w0K-KEOMNwX08uAI2ySkwSrVcH3or0Zn7g6EIGzgO3uOM9IKrBOVTtcZuh5S2bSC5yOtc9p/w424-h640/IMG_6569.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Cultellation - the process of cutting something difficult into smaller pieces.</p><p>Originally this word was used to refer to measuring difficult things such as the heights of mountains, or distance over rough terrain, where the distance was measured in small, more manageable chunks. Now it is used for anything that is overwhelming or difficult but that can achieved by being broken down to smaller pieces. </p><p>When you're feeling overwhelmed, either by a big problem or lots of things on your plate, break it down and suddenly it becomes more achievable. </p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-29929796325656322122024-01-10T06:00:00.001+10:302024-01-10T06:00:00.133+10:30Growlery<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysuRSBkqHzaVrVGQIkMhu66JSQqovkurkCh0h24FiLWF2r3gBJEFRhcMZr_3jiQ7GJ_vFE4IHlY2yaDtMC5-Vf66Kvgfr_0JmtdIq2g04nIkb0mq1-NHQJuQ7OEoXqx4acepWfTUglEG553p3gGVjgbNPvDQCcxUTf6Z32-kPTh8XyDw0DkGHv2ApU-lk/s4032/IMG_6568.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2743" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysuRSBkqHzaVrVGQIkMhu66JSQqovkurkCh0h24FiLWF2r3gBJEFRhcMZr_3jiQ7GJ_vFE4IHlY2yaDtMC5-Vf66Kvgfr_0JmtdIq2g04nIkb0mq1-NHQJuQ7OEoXqx4acepWfTUglEG553p3gGVjgbNPvDQCcxUTf6Z32-kPTh8XyDw0DkGHv2ApU-lk/w436-h640/IMG_6568.jpeg" width="436" /></a></div><br /> Growlery - the place you go, or the thing you do, when in a mood, to help you feel better.<p></p><p>This word is used by Dickens in reference to a room that Mr. Jarndyce retreats to in <i>Bleak House</i>. It is a safe place to vent and to work through, ponder, and dissipate a bad mood. It might also be used to refer to something you do if you don't have a room to retreat to, such as going for a walk, or painting it out, or taking a nap. </p><p>What are the things you do or the places you go to work through it when you feel down or out of sorts?</p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-41944973408254338932024-01-08T06:00:00.001+10:302024-01-08T06:00:00.134+10:30Extravagate<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z1F0YqNUHdQ2p5c9MrvhOImVFne-Ucj1JGwxiRqeBIsAB5-dVuWU3GtZnQoc6kUqqY1V0YCHpfosk5rVz1Nf79fL9LI6dhhUlnZyXebmeizr2qMz8sSfWuj7NpeVuEcTzhD8cRhbutbUhATYKs2LdXmkHPUZtDDtslEiI24cd9NNk6XioPXDy58Av-sW/s4032/IMG_6566.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z1F0YqNUHdQ2p5c9MrvhOImVFne-Ucj1JGwxiRqeBIsAB5-dVuWU3GtZnQoc6kUqqY1V0YCHpfosk5rVz1Nf79fL9LI6dhhUlnZyXebmeizr2qMz8sSfWuj7NpeVuEcTzhD8cRhbutbUhATYKs2LdXmkHPUZtDDtslEiI24cd9NNk6XioPXDy58Av-sW/w480-h640/IMG_6566.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Extravagate - pushing beyond that which is ordinary or expected.</p><p>It is the breaking out of routine. When you feel trapped, in a rut, or lacking a challenge, maybe you need to extravagate, to break out of the box. It could be as simple as walking a different way when you go somewhere familiar. Or using a colour you normally avoid in a painting. </p><p>I guess in a way I'm extravagating through January by doing these simpler pages and learning new words :)</p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-7201785988441816252024-01-04T06:00:00.001+10:302024-01-04T06:00:00.127+10:30Allaborate<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouqdhGPmZN_XIHaZ6fGRCVfnSG_MVLm9tkxch-Qw_mrKR2U1GL782l6C1oO0vSc6G_wsvjpDv9AxR5OoeqMlg8G9aF2VOJhGb4McCnMoWNuI8t7b2WaNHbhW5M6tZLUD71kklHbNBkrMlCouwxybC610XVS92pjv6_dWoupub1DZKH3sNuqwCHhmUIJnW/s4032/IMG_6564.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouqdhGPmZN_XIHaZ6fGRCVfnSG_MVLm9tkxch-Qw_mrKR2U1GL782l6C1oO0vSc6G_wsvjpDv9AxR5OoeqMlg8G9aF2VOJhGb4McCnMoWNuI8t7b2WaNHbhW5M6tZLUD71kklHbNBkrMlCouwxybC610XVS92pjv6_dWoupub1DZKH3sNuqwCHhmUIJnW/w480-h640/IMG_6564.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Allaborate - to work hard on something.</p><p>It can be disheartening to work hard at something and not see much progress. But when you keep going at something, you improve, even if it is a little at a time. Yes, there is some natural ability that can give you an advantage at the start, but even the most talented have to keep practicing to improve on their skill. You can feel like you're going round in circles, but really it's a spiral and you are, slowly but surely, improving, so don't lose heart. That hard work will yield results in the end.</p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874458070843154492.post-57490553607179665952024-01-02T15:23:00.001+10:302024-01-02T15:23:45.283+10:30Aphercotropism<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF5KmrC5KOng_pJwjHyrai8Q_AKf_0xCHm_M24RTFx7AGmJhX6JkmIClZcnFuldOAw64hE6zARQgkaY_mESIFofnNjkh8n0LUHnvIP6WwoIBhKvLImZuACRfeCT-zO_rC9MHO3a6DKmyqKt3wuz_l7CeIB7enLYQdoLuyZ4SKhlHc9RWUphn-6YsEz-eX/s4032/IMG_6563.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF5KmrC5KOng_pJwjHyrai8Q_AKf_0xCHm_M24RTFx7AGmJhX6JkmIClZcnFuldOAw64hE6zARQgkaY_mESIFofnNjkh8n0LUHnvIP6WwoIBhKvLImZuACRfeCT-zO_rC9MHO3a6DKmyqKt3wuz_l7CeIB7enLYQdoLuyZ4SKhlHc9RWUphn-6YsEz-eX/w480-h640/IMG_6563.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Aphercotropism - literally 'turning away from an obstruction', it is the movement of a plants roots, shoots, etc. around obstacles such as stones in the soil or fences in the way of new shoots. (From <i>The Cabinet of Calm</i> by Paul Anthony Jones)</p><p>I have decided that I will use January to learn new words and record them in my journal. I want to simplify my pages for this month just to shake things up a little. </p><p>So, aphercotropism. Why is this a useful word? It is good to be reminded that just because we hit an obstacle doesn't mean that we have to give up or give in. There is a way round it, even if it takes a long time. If we hit a wall, we can go around, or over, or under, or make a door through it. When you meet roadblocks this year remember that the roots and shoots of the smallest plants find a way, and so can you.</p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.com2