Morgan Harper Nichols

A little slice of peace...

Hello friends. The talented American artist, Morgan Harper Nichols, made this beautiful image. You can find her work and follow her here.

This morning, while my household sleeps, I’m up with a coffee thinking of you. Around the world there are upsets and worries, injustices and trials. In the midst of it all, I hope today you can stop for a moment and enjoy the life you’ve been so busy building.

If you’re struggling, my favourite quick meditation is this…

Anytime, anywhere, we can breathe, look down at our feet, and bring our awareness and busy brains into the present moment. NOW is where we live. Not in the past, or in the future. Always in NOW.

Today I’m wishing you strength and peace.

Love, Catherine x

PS. The fun stuff…

  • Have you discovered the hidden space or room in your own home? This looks like turning a garden shed into a writing shed, parking the cars outside and making the garage a home office and gym (like we did!), adding shelves to a tall kitchen broom cabinet to store your most-used handbags, or even something simple like this: a little holder for plastic lids stuck on with 3M hangers. It’s a tiny life-changer.

  • Wow, the eye serum at Aldi. All of their beauty products are fabulous, including the lipstick.

  • The best baked spinach-artichoke dip I’ve ever made.

How Are You Today?

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Wondering about you…

And sending love from Sydney.

Today I have simple plans and simple pleasures: a family dinner, a zoom call with girlfriends, coffee in the sun on the patio. I’ll probably make a special dessert.

A little writing. A little worry.

I’m thinking of everyone who is reading this today — about job interruption and finances, about close quarters and strained relationships, about kids and stress and fear. But I’m also trying to remember the other side of this hard time: we are all here now, everyone in the world, together.

We will find out together how this turns out.

If you have any extra time, tell me how you’re doing today. Cheer me up :) I’m thinking of you.

Love Catherine x

PS.

If you don’t already know her, consider following Morgan Harper Nichols on Instagram. Her work is lovely. You can find her here.