Reflective morning reading Wintering by Kathleen May \u2013 pondering on value of stopping and assessing and feeling. It is very helpful to be able to refer to another\u2019s beautiful prose to validate one\u2019s own actions. Although why I should need external validation to listen to my body, attune to the season and prepare for a shift in the year, is the subject of a thesis on its own.<\/p>\n
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A gratifying afternoon in the community thrift shop allowed me to ground my thoughts within the buzzing of people in the village and to remember that whatever I am wishing to communicate there are many, many people who share my sentiments but will not look at artwork \u2013 again another thesis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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