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It’s taken me quite a few years to really unders

It’s taken me quite a few years to really understand the different stages I go through in a creative cycle. Even now I can fall into the ‘self-doubt’ or what now’ stage and struggle to pull myself out, forgetting this is a perfectly normal part of the process, and the best thing to do is to stop trying so flipping hard. Hands up who can relate ✋😂
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#creativeprocess #creativecycle #mycreativebiz #selfdoubt #creativerest #creativewellbeing #selfdoubt #ideacloud #creativeflow #creativelife #smallbusinessuk #allowing #wholeheartedliving #stuckforideas #creativeproblemsolving

Flower hug! It’s a beautiful day for some beauti

Flower hug! It’s a beautiful day for some beautiful flowers. Sending everyone a colourful hug this bank holiday Monday xxx
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#colourtherapy #lovecolour #naturelover #mindfulmoment

Waiting for ideas can be like staring at a blank w

Waiting for ideas can be like staring at a blank wall.
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When I complete a creative project, I often go into the ‘what now?’ stage of my creative cycle. I hit a lull, and I seem to have no ideas ahead of me.
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For years, I didn’t understand that this is a perfectly normal part of the creative cycle. And I also didn’t understand that the more I search for ideas, the less likely they are to actually come to me. It used to (and still does sometimes) trigger a fantastic case of believing I had no ideas - or that I wasn’t actually creative.
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I would effectively stare at blank wall, expecting ideas to simply appear if I waited long enough. In recent years I’ve learned that this is just not how creativity rolls. I’ve learned that:
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😌 Creativity craves rest sometimes
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💡Ideas happen when I least expect them
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🤹 Ideas come when I stop trying so hard, and
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🌱 Ideas come when I stop ‘staring at the wall’ and go out and interact with the world instead
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How about you?
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#creativeprocess #waitingforideas #creativelife #mycreativebiz #joyfullife #creativewellbeing #creativeflow #gowithin #creativebusinessowner #bekindtoyourself #creativecycle #creativerest

Mini pavlova anyone? Like so many other people rec

Mini pavlova anyone? Like so many other people recently, I’ve been falling back on baking as a way to support my mental health during lockdown. Over the weekend I made a bunch of these pavlovas, based on a recipe from Kate on the @britishbakeoff website and they are deliiiiicious 👌
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I thought I’d share as it’s #mentalhealthawarenessweek and this is definitely one way I show myself and those around me #kindness
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Often it’s the small things that mean the most to me
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How do you show yourself Kindness?
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#kindnessiseverywhere #bakinglove #thesmallthingsinlife #sweetmoments #bakingforothersmakesmehappy #kindnesstomyself #kindnesstoothers

Just b r e a t h e . I love to take a few moments

Just b r e a t h e
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I love to take a few moments for myself every day to just breathe. Take stock and re-connect. It’s been so helpful for me these past few months as well as fear and anxiety keeps bobbing to the surface.
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Do you take mindful moments to just breathe and be? We’ve added a new free resource to the Dept. of Kindness if you need a hand getting started - you can find it on the website (link in bio) in the Resources page 😌✨
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#breathe #breatheinbreatheout #mindfulmoment #mindfulliving #justthisbreath #clearyourmind #stillness #allowing #kindnessmatters #deptofkindness #kindnessiseverywhere #anxietysupport #antistress #calmness