“Through the act of writing, a writer learns more about himself than he could ever imagine.” ― Rob Bignell writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

#TuesdayThoughts #TuesdayMotivation #TuesdayTips writingforwellbeing.co.uk

Journalling for a New Year Online Writing workshop A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...

A nativity scene with something of the Far Side about it #Nativity BnF MS Latin 9386; Evangelia quattuor (the Chartres Gospels); 9th c. (second half?); West of France (Brittany/ Loire?); f.64r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Another in my series of images from medieval manuscripts #SomethingBeautiful #MedievalSky Frontispiece of Giltlingen Psalter, more info on this image here: devotion.barber.org.uk/manuscript-c...

And now for something completely different… Lennart Helje 1940-2017 Swedish painter and illustrator was known for his enchanting illustrations of tomtar, gnome-like creatures of Scandinavian folklore, in beautiful forest landscapes Tomte Gnome with Cat

Nothing like a bit of Christmas-themed art

“When I told my teachers I wanted to be a writer, a lot of them encouraged me to lower my expectations and to be more realistic. So I rode away on my magical, winged horse, spraying faerie dust behind me, and laughing manically as I went.” ― M.E. Vaughan writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing

This Christmas Day join us for #JoinIn on Bluesky. Just use or look for the #JoinIn hashtag. Lovely people coming together for chat and cheer - especially for those who may be alone or troubled at Christmas, or just looking for a bit of fellowship. See you there! Please share

#DuvetKnowItsChristmas is also a great hashtag to check out on Christmas Eve/Day for some smiles. Some unlikely and fun sleeping places for people visiting others at Christmas. Here's one of my favourites from last year.

Oh and the other annual reminder that photos of your pets are always very gratefully received by everyone on the #JoinIn feed, love to see them 🐶🐱🐹🐰🐴🦎

‘When I got my library card, that was when my life began.’ — Rita Mae Brown writingforwellbeing.co.uk #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky #books #reading

Another in my series of libraries Personal library of writer Emilia Pardo Bazan, Galicia, Spain #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 71616: If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.

#MondayMotivation #MondayThoughts #writing writingforwellbeing.co.uk

This Christmas Day join us for #JoinIn on Bluesky. Just use or look for the #JoinIn hashtag. Lovely people coming together for chat and cheer - especially for those who may be alone or troubled at Christmas, or just looking for a bit of fellowship. See you there! Please share

‘We need to sit at the rim of the well of darkness and fish for fallen light with patience.’ - Pablo Neruda writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

Another in my series of libraries Library of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

Sadness arrives uninvited. Joy demands more—it requires us to search, to kindle, to protect the flame against every wind. When we choose joy despite everything that argues against it, we don't just save ourselves—we illuminate the way for everyone around us.

Journalling for a New Year Online Writing workshop A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...

Another in my series of images from medieval manuscripts. Giltlingen Missal. V&A #SomethingBeautiful #MedievalSky #MedievalMonday

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” — Mark Twain writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

And here we are! Today there is more daylight than yesterday. And every day there will be a little bit more. We’re walking towards the light.

Another in my series of libraries Kannur Public Library, India #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

This Christmas Day join us for #JoinIn on Bluesky. Just use or look for the #JoinIn hashtag. Lovely people coming together for chat and cheer - especially for those who may be alone or troubled at Christmas, or just looking for a bit of fellowship. See you there! Please share

Love this! #Caturday

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” ― Oscar Wilde writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

Another in my series of images from medieval manuscripts #SomethingBeautiful #MedievalSky

“Remember, every writer, including the most successful, began thinking they were embarking on a hopeless task, that it wouldn’t work, that they couldn’t write, that their style was hopeless, etc. etc. etc. Join the club, sit down and write!” — Bernard Cornwell writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing

Journalling for a New Year Online Writing workshop A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...

Another in my series of libraries Kanazawa Umimirai Library, Japan #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

David Gentleman (British, b.1930) "Primrose Hill under Snow," ca.1968 Watercolor #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Is it Christmas yet? #medievalsky #medievaladvent @camdiglib.bsky.social Dd.5.5, f. 280r

‘I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful — an endless prospect of magic and wonder.’ — Ansel Adams writingforwellbeing.co.uk

Good morning lovely phone family. I hope you're all well. I'm full of festive spirit this year, but I've had many where that wasn't the case. If you're struggling, please remember it's ok to not be joining in. If you need support or someone to talk to, this may help (UK) 🙏 #HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️

Another in my series of images from medieval manuscripts #SomethingBeautiful #MedievalSky

Journalling for a New Year Online Writing workshop A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...

“What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?...Was ever anything so civil?” ― Anthony Trollope writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading

There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortable.

WHISPERS FROM THE MUSE — Inspiration for Word Weavers & Dream Chasers #sherrybriscoe #amwriting #authorlife #books #creativewriting #indieauthors #writer #stories #writingadvice #writinglife #writingtips #bookaholic #bookworms #ilovebooks #ilovereading #goodreads #creativity #bookstagram

This Christmas Day join us for #JoinIn on Bluesky. Just use or look for the #JoinIn hashtag. Lovely people coming together for chat and cheer - especially for those who may be alone or troubled at Christmas, or just looking for a bit of fellowship. See you there! Please share

Another in my series of libraries Iowa Law Library #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”Anne Lamott A gentle reminder at this time of year. Not everything needs fixing or improving. Sometimes slowing things down is enough. 🧡 #kindness #positivity #SelfCare Picture by Simply Anxious

Journalling for the New Year Online writing workshop A new year, new writing! Journalling to find your own personal wisdom and explore paths to feeling good through creative writing activities. Sunday 18 Jan, 2-4pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...

Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscopic slide. 🫧🐻🧪

I saw no unicorns on the way to work today, but I knew they were there. What did you see none of today?

Another in my series of libraries House of Scientists library, Vladimir Alexandrovich Palace, St Petersburg #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

‘The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous thing in my life was the arrival in it of poetry itself—as a vocation and an elevation almost.’ — Seamus Heaney writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #poetry

‘There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That’s what happens to me every day. My thoughts get off my chest, down my sleeves and onto my pad.’ – Garson Kanin writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity