Author: Creatively Curious

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Rainbows…

Email: Dad’s working 3 jobs. No time for sister & me. We hide & cry. (US)

Hey D, S,

Really touched by your sweet, heartfelt note. Empathetic. Very brave of you to reach out, just 15. Great to know both of you love animals & the NBA, as well. As you’re aware, we’re facing unprecedented times, tough challenges both personally, professionally due to Covid-19. Right now, just trust, support dad’s decisions, go with the flow. Think, he’s trying his best to protect, provide for the family.

Communicate with parents, share thoughts whichever way possible – talk, text, scribble, sing, paint, draw, make a video, write an old-fashioned letter! Alternatively, speak with family members like grand-parents, teachers, school counsellors. Ensures you’re well understood for a joyous outcome. Usually, parents are happy to make simple re-adjustments, re-prioritisations.

Sometimes, it’s absolutely OK to cry, to feel sad. Perfectly natural. I do exactly the same when feeling unhappy! But, when it rains, we look for the rainbows, when it’s dark, we look for the stars! Keep smiling…

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Paintings that inspired music…

Great Wave Off Kanagawa – Katsushika Hokusai 

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

One of the most recognisable pieces of Japanese art, Great Wave Off Kanagawa is part of a series of paintings focused on Japan’s Mt. Fuji. Inspiration for Claude Debussy’s iconic La Mer.

De sterrennacht (The Starry Night) – Vincent Van Gogh

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Cafe Terrace At Night & Starry Night Over The Rhone are most famous Van Gogh paintings. Henri Dutilleux’s orchestral work Timbres, Espace, Movement is subtitled La Nuit Etoile (The Starry Night). Einojuhani Rautavaara wrote an opera on Van Gogh’s life – Vincent. Symphony No. 6, 1st movement is titled Starry Night.

Illustrations – Viktor Hartmann

Illustrations of Viktor Hartmann

Inspired modest Mussorgsky’s magnificent Pictures At An Exhibition. Later, orchestrated by Maurice Ravel.

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Writing…

Email: Keen to start a blog. What kind of initial emotions do bloggers feel? (US)

It’s such a deeply personal experience, quite difficult to put into words or generalise. Usually, the range of emotions vary from feeling not good enough, risking creative criticism or parallel comparisons & failure to measure up to expectations.

However, with a blend of passion, purpose, playfulness we can mostly manage critical self-talk, practice positivity & self-compassion. It’s important to believe that we write because we just can’t not write! A clear ethos for the blog helps. Realistically, it’s essential to find inherent joy, gratitude & inspiration in writing. Worth keeping expectations of the content validation as low as possible. Good writing is simple, sensitive & natural. An intuitive, infinite & incredible way of creative self-expression.

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