I can be easily derailed where writing is concerned. I usually have a million excuses for not writing, how I feel being at the top of the list. This year I decided to change things up and let my values drive my creativity rather than my feelings.
I have allowed myself to be held back by a lot of things over the years. Usually a lack of one thing and another. You know how it is. Not enough money, lack of confidence, poor self esteem or self belief. Is that the same thing? There are too many to mention. I could play … Continue reading It’s never too late
I sat down to type up my notes about creativity. Then I remembered the date and sat here thinking about my dad.
Every intention I used to make New Year resolutions. Lose forty kilos, save a million dollars, write a Nobel prize winning novel. Then I would feel guilty for failing. Cue my inner critic: 'Well derr.' I have a habit of setting the bar too high. In school I aimed for A+. I was never happy … Continue reading Every Intention
Human beings are amazing. How we are wired up is endlessly fascinating to me. I studied horse psychology for a few years. How and why horses do what they do and how they think. With horses, when the flight/fight response is triggered the horse will want to move its feet and run away or will … Continue reading Flight or fight
Even though I can say I am an official Australian, today I am Welsh.
Reflection on my childhood often helps me understand how creativity has ebbed and flowed in my life. It helps me understand how I am wired and what influences my thinking, positively or negatively.
We see it every day in social media. Those people who can’t help it, they have to correct typos, grammar or misinformation.
How we think has a big impact on who we are.
To say my writing has been influenced by my Welsh heritage is an understatement. Which is not necessarily a good thing.
Rhiannon Dowding - Writer 