Do you understand what your child creates and why? What do you say and do to encourage him? As Picasso famously said, 'Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up’.

Goals can set us up for success or failure. What about goals that are about working without goals and making mistakes?

Is being creative a gift given only to the select few? What does it do for us and can you choose to be creative?

Decades before the Mindfulness movement, my Gran taught me to pay attention to nature, to see and sense like an artist.

I try to create safety for mistakes with all works in progress, in painting and with people...

My 8 year old daughter recently reminded me how gutsy it is to strive for results and that reaching them isn't the most important outcome.

Do you, like me, sometimes wonder what will inspire you to keep working and following your passions?

My Gran taught me to see the world with the eyes of an artist. Now I feel her loss keenly, as I notice what she taught me.