Author: Cheryl

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This Week

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Just to say – this past week has been busier than usual for me, so not as many blog posts. Hope to be back to more next week. Sometimes life gets in the way of art, and of blog posts. Hope that everyone has a lovely weekend! 
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High on Wonder

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I’m one of those people who never stops being amazed by rainbows – and a lot of other wonderful things. Some people seem to imply that it’s childish of me, but I’ve never felt ashamed of this aspect of who I am. Now experiments have shown that people who experience awe are more likely to be empathetic. So, here’s hoping that you get a dose of wonder today and replenish that kindness in you that the world needs. (If you would like to read more about this, here is the article: High on Wonder – People Who Experience Awe are Nicer Better People. ) 
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Perception

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I’ve been pondering, just a little, the fact that we each live our lives inside our own head. Being human means that we are very limited in our understanding. Most of us have learned some things in some areas of life in order to be able to function. I’m not going so far down this path as to say we are not really here. I think we are really here, we just are not able to know what ‘here’ means. When I paint a painting, chances are that you don’t even perceive the colours in the same way that I do. And that’s a fairly basic type of knowing that depends on the rods and cones in our eyes. When we get into more complex issues – we are into a vast deep ocean of unknowing. So I think I’ll just take some time to enjoy the sunshine on the shore, and you are welcome to join me.