“Check This Stuff Out!” is a monthly(ish) feature brimming with inspiring, beautiful and interesting things I’ve found on my wanderings around the web. I hope you enjoy.
The above TED talk is from a 13 year old who is homeschooled/unschooled and it is amazing and you need to watch it, now.
“Being art should be the easiest thing you do, instead of something you have to learn how to do in the studio. “ LOVE this: Don’t Worry About Being the Next Picasso…Just Create.
The lovely GG Renne wrote a post about body acceptance and it really resonated with me. My body is covered in stretch marks from many different things over the years and I hide in mens t-shirts and feel scared to wear a tank top and I need to learn to accept this part of me. “Whatever your physical insecurities are, it’s time to feel pretty without comparisons and conditions.”
“Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I speak and observe more than you know.” – Michaela Chung
“I felt like I was missing the proverbial ‘self-love’ train because how I take care of myself? It’s not particularly luxurious or sexy or the things that popular blog posts are made of.” I’m guilty of creating lists of luxurious sounding “self care” butSarah makes a great point.
I’m kind of out of wall space to hang things right now, but I absolutely adore this artwork of a breastfeeding mama.
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I’ve been all over the place, guest posting for the release of Dear Self. Check out my posts:
All Your Goals Can Fit, Just Go For It
“I’ve learned, over the last few months as I create this book, birth this project into being, that just me being an artist wasn’t part of the plan but it fits. ”
2 Tips on Using a Journal to Improve Your Wellness
“1-Show up often. To be effective it needs to become a habit, a weekly (if not daily) practice. It doesn’t have to take up a lot of time or energy. I work in my journal about 3 times a week for 30 minutes tops.”
Your Journal Is Your Own Personal Therapist
“Instead of keeping your emotions pent up, let them bubble out in a productive manner. Let them out onto the page, with your ink or paint. Let your emotions and thoughts free.”
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