A quick hello from Higgins and me to wish you all the very best for the coming months.
The end of the last decade has not been easy for those of us living in the UK, barraged by a seemingly never ending stream of politics, bad temper and lies. Globally many of us feel vulnerable, both from climate change and those who are in power.
After the election in the UK I made a conscious decision to step back from the stream of news, fake news, opinions and hatred which I was absorbing daily through social media which had tainted my mental well being for months and months. It was affecting my creativity; I felt unable to write blog posts but also utterly helpless to change anything.
So, I can’t change the world, but I can change my world and maybe, possibly make some other peoples’ world just a little bit lighter in the process. I can but try. I want to reconnect with my ‘tribe’, lovely people who have been visiting Planet Penny for for a long time, and to connect with the newcomers too. I feel that for everyone, all over the globe, community is the key.
I’m going to take it slowly, drastic changes are usually doomed to fail. I hope you’ll join me trying out some vegetarian and vegan recipes as I move from ‘Meatless Mondays’ to a Flexitarian way of eating over the next months. Maybe growing a few things to eat as well? And lose weight? Yay…that would be fabulous!
Less spending, more mending…there are ways of making your repairs more beautiful than the original, let’s give it a go.
And losing ourselves in creativity to sooth our troubled minds, I have lots of ideas!
I hope you will come along for the ride, following, here or on Instagram to find out what I, (and my little furry friend) get up to, and do get in touch if you have ideas you would like to share
Lots of love from Higgins and me, we’ll see you soon …x
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I do so enjoy your posts and have been a reader for a long time. I believe that so many of us from both sides of our world are subject to, as you put it so well, “seemingly never ending stream of politics, bad temper and lies. Globally many of us feel vulnerable, both from climate change and those who are in power.”
I am glad you and Higgins are coming back and I will be watching for your posts eagerly.
Thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot.
I’ve learned over the years to basically ignore most politics and just do what I can with what I have. I do enjoy your posts and have for a long time even if I don’t comment much. New Years day was a bit of an eye opener for many here because although our summer has been cold, we got enveloped by smoke from Australia burning….very creepy!
Good luck with the new posts
Viv
Hi Vivien, Thanks for getting touch. Yes, things like smoke and ash make you realise that you might think you are way from certain things but ultimately we are all in the same world under the same sky. We have had dust from the Sahara desert covering us in the past. My heart goes out to those in Australia, it must be absolutely terrifying.
Best wishes for the New Year, Penny
Happy new year and new decade to you, Penny!
I haven’t listened to the news for many years now, and never regretted giving it up. And being without a mobile phone means doing without most social media too, and that’s fine by me. There is so much nastiness about. Why should we fill our thoughts with it? Here’s to focusing on beauty and creativity, while doing what we can to make the world a better place.
Tummy rubs to Higgins!