"Combined with learning the art of photography, blogging has helped me delve deeper into my creative self and find beauty, inspiration, and imagination in new places. Dublin -- the city I live in -- has revealed itself to be a vibrant, rewarding space. Where once my inner country-girl despaired at living so far from the countryside where she grew up, now she revels in discovering new facets of the urban landscape and sharing them on
City of Blackbirds." ~ from
Blogging For The Soul by Eadaoin Conneally, in
Artful Blogging, Summer 2012
I've just about finished my three little wooden blocks -- the ones that will be going up on the wall in my "inspiration corner", next to these two pieces:
The first block, pictured above, is about loving
where you are, even if it's not the place of your dreams. Yes, I know. I do actually live in the place I always dreamt of, and that is the view from my porch pictured on that block.
But, it took me more than fifty years, and about twenty other homes, before I finally made it here. Know what? I had a
great time in every single one of those homes! So what's the trick to learning to love a place you don't really want to be?
- Be an explorer -- make an adventure out of it
- Be a detective -- learn everything you can about it
- Learn to appreciate what's good about it, do what you can to improve what isn't
- Sketch it, photograph it, write about it, blog about it
- Leave your mark on it
- Find a way to connect to others
- Be there, wherever it may be, instead of wasting all that time wishing you were somewhere else
- Bloom where you are planted
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1 comment:
This is a wonderful reminder to us all! Your wood blocks are so cool! Cheers, Jenni
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