Refocusing using my book of days

Listening to lots of my favourite tunes and have some super times planned to keep body n soul together....in fact life has speeded up a little !! Seeing Kate Rusby ( my favourite favourite song is Sungrazer off the new album) in December with mum at the Barbican Centre in York.....
soo feelin the need to refocus a little with gratitude and intention and to clarify how i am going to control the amount of working hours i put into the week as i know i cannot go on at the pace i have been doing at work.....I painted 'a thousand petal lotus' in my book of days and keep pondering over this image i often visualise it and breathe............. will post my page soon Thankyou for all my lessons in life for the reflections that keep me revisiting those patterns that lead to exhaustion...

NVC

A little tired after a two day workshop offering more insight into Non Violent Communication.....really interesting and feeling artful today so have drawn n arted to cope with the slight non togetherness my wee body is feeling.Am committing myself to some practice of 'the steps' technique .... and will set some intention in my art journal with regard to observation.....

Jack Savoretti coming to Leeds.......

My buddy K 'serendipitously' found that Jack Savoretti (our Jack..) is playing in Leeds this November!....soooo excited as she got us tickets. We've a mutual love of his soul flooding songs ....... something amazing to look forward to in a months time yay..xxx

Dark Mornings......

I love mornings and it was soo noticable that this Monday morning was dark and autumnal! in comparison to the bright morning of Friday 21st, mindue the weather is a little differnet too....however I'd snapped a couple of shots to remind me of the energy of the brighter morning as keeping a small part of summer for even the darkest of winter is where i am at in my head in order to continue my morning rituals and stay well throughout the darker season.

..........my big art album...

When I created my canvas covered album I started with a portrait and thought that would be what I would devote the album to...however, I draw every day and a portrait doesn't come every day but other things dooooo and my tree of life was a scrummy inspired by my trip up to Edinburgh at the festival time... ..i'm finding it soul replenishing using using conte crayons and pastel pencils for this album its all that smudging with my fingers I enjoy.....

Book of Days ......catch up

Oh wow what an amazing whirlwind of a few weeks ....all sooooooo full of joy and gratitude for me....sometimes i experience all my blessings at once and August and September have reminded me of that.I am filling my book of days ...but not really posting the pictures very much..For me my Book of days is a rather amazing revelation it coupled with my daily yoga is my tool to get through my stressful days of the week! it has therapeutic value and it isn't a pretty looking journal and sometimes i feel a little shy about bearing it's content ...its a map of how i experience life and being a sensitive soul it can all prove to be quite overwhelming and deep..however its purpose as being part of my weekly setting of intention and staying focused has really been beneficial.I put my self care intentions in my journal for Monday and then this weekI thought i would cover over the intentions as.. symbolic way of say i'd achieved them and i then started to add some pretties....I may not do this ever week but it felt right this week ...I loved these words they settled in my psyche for the week as I made my offering each day of this week in my yoga practice and i will be added it book of days page.."Stay centered in the beauty of the morning to be open for the blessings awaiting you as the day goes by........"

Last  two weeks processing of 'intense and joyful happenings' oh and my poorly week....i'd plans to create a lovely page with a postcard  from Edinburgh and still did my page with the energy i had ...I might go back to it.