CREATIVE LIFE
Journal Archive
‘If you’re passionate about something, you are more likely to step away from what’s familiar and take risks.’
Steve Parish
Posts exploring the pursuit of creative life purpose through nature connection.
Creative Life: Determination
Creative Life:Determination“If the goal is achievable,the desire remains unquenched.The inspiration undimmed.The determination to succeed alive.The dream can be realised.” — Steve ParishAny creative endeavour requires determination. It is easy to give up during the...
Creative Life: Finding the Time
Creative Life:Finding the Time‘We never did take timeuntil it was too lateIt passed awayeven while we lay on grassand every plan we madewas an assumption it would wait…’Heather Farmer, poet from the book ‘Of Dreams and Discoveries’ with Steve Parish Time can be a...
Creative Life: Dare to Fly
Dare to Fly‘Unique creative expressions evolve when we step outside our comfort zone.’ Steve ParishIn order to feel deeply, to explore new creative expressions, sometimes we must unshackle ourselves from self-imposed restraints. Stepping outside our comfort zones and...
Creative Life: The Struggle
Creative Life:The Struggle“The nice thing about ageing is thatyou can look back on your life and see life’sbiggest struggles were the bits that made you. Steve Parish Part of the challenge of creating something just for you is permitting yourself to do it. Depending...
Creative Life: Anxiety a Story of The Mind
Creative Life:Anxiety, A Story of the Mind “Anxiety is often a sustained emotion producedby a story that the mind has concocted.It is often the result of a fear ofsomething that has not happened,an attachment to someimagined negative outcome.”Steve Parish For many...
Creative Life: Awakening the Inner Child
Awakening Your Inner Child‘All children are born artistsand then they grow out of it.’Pablo PicassoOur creativity is birthed the moment we’re conceived in our mother’s womb. As we start playing, everything we touch, we see, we hear, and we smell is driven by an...
Creative Life: The Production
Creative Life:The Production'Every process involved in producing an artistic work should be an expression of your soul.'Steve ParishThe culmination of the inspiration, the quest and the struggle leads to the most enthralling phase of all – the production. Problems of...
Creative Life: The Quest
Creative Life:The Quest“Choice, challenge and change, ingredients of the creative processthat are best found when journeying well away from the familiar”.Steve Parish Goals may change as the search for a path progresses – indeed, goal posts may be moved by...
Creative Life: Marine Life – A Pathway to Purpose
Science and Photography: A Pathway to PurposeYou never know where your first project may lead: Projects may be born in many ways, but for me, most projects begin with a casual interest in some new, visually appealing content. As my images are catalogued, I see a...
Creative Life: Embrace Your Fears
Creative Life:Embrace Your FearsWhen we look at the contribution our innate fears can play to as we follow our creative life purpose, we need to perhaps look at fear through a different lens. So what are the fears we harbour? No time, no money, no real talent,...
Dare to Fly
‘We can choose to follow the paths of others.
Or we can inspire our own creative life purpose and truly feel the wind beneath our wings.’
Steve Parish
