Sylvia's creative log

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The fruits in my garden, blackberry, red currants, plums and Granny Smith apples #yum https://www.instagram.com/p/CBLdpr3gNsQ/?igshid=qyxixh9g26yg

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This is Sierra, curled up underneath my bedroom altar. ⠀ ⠀ She is loud, forceful, loving, wild and such a great teacher in being joy. ⠀ ⠀ She is such a character, always does things that really make me laugh, like meowing up a storm before jumping on the bed for cuddles. ⠀ ⠀ She is fierce with the laser pointer, and she loves to chase it so much that she howls for it at times. ⠀ ⠀ And she always finds new places to curl up and rest. But when she curls up under the altar, she always looks at me intensely, as if to say, “don’t forget your spirituality, woman!”⠀ ⠀ I love her. My little furry teacher of joy. ⠀ ⠀ #be-joy #smalljoyfulmoments #dontforgetyourspirituality ⠀ https://www.instagram.com/p/CA9k7pqA-hm/?igshid=1v591is2paxjh

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When the itch to change things hits, I don’t change them immediately. Instead, I ponder 🤔. More on this on the blog #leaptojoy #pondering #linkinbio https://www.instagram.com/p/CA03Co7g0vO/?igshid=nzvkkhm0yvik

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Tea tastes so much better from a pretty cup like this one :) #simplejoys https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyCmJoAdkn/?igshid=1cied2mzfb44m

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Spring has dressed the land in so many shades of green 💕 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAcsxjCgsY-/?igshid=18ie5loq4vz2e

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I know I can go to the office and write a poem by the light of the sun, but there is something sacred about using the reading light for writing my morning poetry. #poetry #sacredmornings #morningpoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/CAW9P2FgTbp/?igshid=zw6cqcpsq1kp

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Last year I had an idea for a newsletter, but never acted on it, this year that newsletter is here! ⠀ ⠀ Every Friday I send out a small gift to my subscribers! ⠀ ⠀ Sneak Peak: the gift tomorrow is all about gratitude!⠀ ⠀ You can sign up via the link in my bio!⠀ ⠀ #smalljoyfulthings #newsletter https://www.instagram.com/p/B_4SECEAke9/?igshid=1341i78d9dgty

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Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view. It’s not activity that disturbs people, but false conceptions of things that drive them mad.

Seneca

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More play in my #artjournal https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nO6nbA6Oo/?igshid=15x9gwys3uqsd

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I’m so happy I found my Parker Jotter again. Immediately added it to my #travelersnotebook and now all is right in the world again. #pockettn #journaling #bulletjournal #sketchbook https://www.instagram.com/p/B_k2mIEAJFI/?igshid=16x3gz1pe3kl1

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X is for XX (and yellow roses)

It’s our wedding anniversary today, and as has become traditional in all my A to Z posts over the years, I’m posting about it, also because roman numerals make it so easy to write an X topic 🙂

Today I came downstairs and found a vase filled with yellow roses. My husband is the sweetest!

Yellow roses are my favourite flowers, and they were in my bridal bouquet 20 years ago 🙂

I was so happy to see them, also because they are another simple joy!

I think the reason why yellow roses are my favourite is the curtains I had in my childhood bedroom, and as an adult, until they practically fell apart 🙂

They were gorgeous, chintz curtains with yellow roses scattered all over.

Seeing yellow roses always makes me smile. Aren’t they the perfect embodiment of joy?

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#poetry https://www.instagram.com/p/B_h7pQvgfUl/?igshid=v0p6j6ngf054

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W is for Writing

I’m a writer. I knew I was a writer from early on, a couple of years after I learned to write. 

One of my biggest accolades is having a poem published in a school newspaper, when I was, I think, 9 years old. 

I was a shy and awkward kid, but I did approach my teacher with my poem and he liked it so much he handed it in for the school newspaper. 

Writing poetry has my heart, but there are so many more things I love to write. 

I love to write blog posts, little bursts of energy that usually write themselves in ten minutes when they are ready to be written. 

Writing in a notebook is still a delight!

I love to write journals. That is my newest addiction. I’ve written 2 so far, 30 Days of Joy, and Spring to Joy, which you can get for free here on the website. 

I’m currently working on a new journal focusing on gratitude!

I also love to write fiction. That has been on the backburner ever since I started to work on Leap to Joy, but it has been pulling on me ever since. I really miss writing my short stories most of all!

I don’t think I would be the same person I am now if I didn’t write. 

Every time I do, even when I edit things, I really can’t stop smiling.

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Up until recently, most of my artjournals lay abandoned for more than a year (perhaps even two).⠀ ⠀ This year, I’ve decided to Leap to Joy, and as a part of it, I challenged myself to finish some of the artjournals that gathered dust, and oh my goodness ... ⠀ ⠀ I feel I’ve come alive. ⠀ ⠀ So when I worked on a page today, I was filled with gratitude. ⠀ ⠀ Minutes later, I wrote how grateful I am that my art came back on a page that felt unfinished. ⠀ ⠀ And then I turned the page and continued splattering watercolours. ⠀ ⠀ #Thisisjoy https://www.instagram.com/p/B_X3SZBgDy_/?igshid=132wc9v0tyj7r

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Ive written about tea on my blog today and added this picture. I was drinking tea just now and decided to share this picture to share my joy. ⠀ ⠀ I just love this teacup ☕️ ⠀ ⠀ Makes me feel so fancy drinking from it, too 😌 #tea #teacup https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VHkQPgD4T/?igshid=finhtiy5jysi

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This never fails. If I let it happen :) #poetry #creativity #leaptojoy https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SykYJA-uD/?igshid=1u04k97ijtny8

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More #artjournal play :) tore up a couple of watercolour pages for this one and added others to them. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_QHJ97A83a/?igshid=1ksai2dc60ldi