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 Our relationships are mirrors. Insights about what we want and value come up sometimes in unexpected ways.
When a relationship that seems perfectly suited ends, a potentially exciting partnership with great prospects of long lasting commitment… Except for the fact that both parties feel that expectations aren’t met.

I found myself in deep thought trying to work out if anything could be done to work through conflict and reach a state of trust and acceptance… It was really useful to reverse rolls and measure my own words and actions towards the very same things I was pointing at in the other person… I also did the same with what this person was saying about my behaviour… An epiphany hit: It was so obvious that we were expressing our needs and demands in the very sentiments we are lacking ourselves! Our needs and demands from others reflect our flaws.

I believe it similarly happens with our relationship with the world as a whole. It seems that we see lack in aspects we need to act upon and enrich in our lives. We seem to crave connection when we are failing to get involved.. To dim as closed minded when our minds aren’t open.. To feel unheard when we are not listening.. To seek validation when we don’t believe in ourselves and to demand love when we are struggling to feel it…
Being aware of the dynamics between ourselves and others, is what helps us grow and either strengthen connection or part ways with people… And if we are prepared to look inwards and offer exactly what we want to receive from others, the chances are that we’ll be rewarded with a life of true bonds, Inspiration, community, soul tribe.

But never forget that having high standards in the way others treat us is how we express self-love. Our boundaries must guide the path to creating the healthy environment we need to thrive… So keep moving forward with a humble stepping into learning to love more and better… Specially when we want to feel fully embraced.

Quote of the day: Take responsibility for your relationships.. And if you love yourself, no one will ever disappoint you.. <3

What “your worth is” as a frase makes me cringe… I want to talk about Value, but not in the “price” or “Cost” sense… What defines a person are their values, and which attributes someone values the most…. My valuables cannot be priced. For me the relationships we establish with people and activities are our construction of reality, the one thing that can carry LOVE around and expand… And you definitely can’t buy meaningful connection.

We can have no money and be rich if we have plenty of what we value the most! 

Our relationship with ourselves betters the more we align our own values with our actions… When we are 100% aligned with our intentions, our actions become one with the pursue of our ultimate goal!

My own personal goal is to Inspire myself and others, so my actions must come from a place of love and expression. I practice this everyday, which translates into activities to enrich the cultural life, (of course I, like most of us, could do better… A work in process lets say! )

For a lot of us, the perception of our value is form by the contribution we believe we are to the world. When we are our own Heroes, leaving present with our challenges and setting newer bigger ones gradually, we become a driving force… I believe this energy is contagious and creates waves of inspired possibilities set in motion!

Maybe once enough people live and act from love, we can start to heal a number of mental health issues among us… Revert planetary damage and waste, live in cooperative harmony instead of competition.

I’ve decided to write my Artist Manifesto.. I believe I can converge my vision, my most intimate goals and intentions. To search and reach our creative powers, to create possibilities. Those words will define my value and my contribution.

As a simple exercise, I invite you to rest thought on the perception of your contribution… To just generate some thought, we can stir up our beliefs and align with our intentions…

Thank you for reading, Sending loving, expansive waves your way..

Quote of the day, “Love creates Awareness, creates Intentions, creates Potential, creates Action, creates Being.” Hoolia 

Within the great journey of being creative, today I feel complete inadequacy… The odd number.. A waste…

Harsh and raw, asphyxiating.. How we perceive our environment determines our feelings and actions regarding our Art…

So…. Why do I feel like I do today? When so many people, (Including myself) regard me as a talented Artist? I believe it’s a combination of factors:

1- I’ve been exploring different mediums for too long… Painting, Portraits, landscapes, jewellery, clothes, little sculptures, drawing, music, saw, songwriting… You name it! Though there are great learning curves from engaging in different projects, the reality is I have not become prominent at either…

2- Not being consistent enough to be applying for shows and get more work done and exposure..

3- Feeling isolation in my work and my process.. From the lack of exposure and communication.

But I believe there’s a chance that the way I’ve lived my life till now, all the different things I’ve done and learnt, all the people I’ve met and the fun I had has led me to this… I feel I’ve reach a turning point, and to make something positive out of it….

I’M ASKING FOR HELP!

I need to share, I need a community of people who value and get value out of being around me or seeing my work or listening to my songs… That’s my purpose and my trigger.. I need YOU.

On the 1st of September I’ve launched my Patreon Page. Here I’m creating a channel that gives you insight of all my creative pursues. Tutorials, new songs, discounts on my work, priority for commissions and a lot of tips on how to lead a more creative life… It’s not a new concept, (Although not largely used in Australia), crowd funding has been proven to work very well for independent artists who are skilled, innovative and prolific… It’s taking on your own hand the relationship with your audience.

What is Patreon?  You can pledge as much as you can/want… As little as $1 per month would show support without breaking the Bank! Money gets taken out of your credit card once a month. As a Patron you get access to content, behind the scenes, time lapse and being part of a community gathering inspiration. There’s a tier of rewards if you pledge more… But there’s no locking contracts and you can withdrawn your support at anytime.

Asking, (Or receiving) is new to me, I’ve always given… But this time I want to build on the channel of communication and feedback  with you…  I have to do something!!! Something must change for me to find the sense of purpose in my Art… I know I inspire You.. You tell me on FaceButt, when I run into You, when you see me play, when we catch up for coffee, or at gigs and I inspire you to dance with me.. So I’m hoping to gather those of you so I can show and share and care… FB is a collection of all the randoms I’ve met, but on Patreon you can say YES Hools! DO IT! I want you to keep working and I want to see more because it makes me smile!!!

If you are one of those caring friends who have known me and my work for a while and who believes in me, enough to get me out of this creative mess I am in… Help me and my Art to get out of my head…

Thought of the day: “Artists express a view on the world to create a new vision of how things could work…. ”   Enjoy making history!! xxx Hoolia.

Letting go… Surrender… The seemingly impossible task sometimes… As our Brain and our lives seem to be in an automatic attachment to control outcomes, in a series subconscious responses based on old emotions and conditionings, we are actually missing the chance to create flow.

Letting go is not easy unless we make it… Letting go is recognising our resistance. It’s bringing awareness to our attitude towards accepting what we are given to work with… Awareness to the role our focus play. There are Pros and Cons of any given situation and we can actively decide to look for the positives.

Learning to observe yourself, recognise and question your emotions… Not forcing yourself to feel in certain way, but letting feelings tell you where they are coming from and giving attention to them.. Denial just buries unresolved issues deeper…. Let it all hang out, come up and look at it.

We know we are succeeding to let go when we Stop blaming. When we don’t feel guilt… When we feel grateful and appreciate our life and our choices..

To master Surrender is my own personal goal, to be able to listen to my body and my feelings as they come up, own them without judgment. To trust I’m doing my best at any given moment as I come from a place of LOVE…

Quote of the day: “Letting go is like using your Rudder instead of paddling against the current”

Enjoy the ride!!!

Hoolia