Motherhood, creativity, happiness and rediscovering my love of art again
A story about creativity, happiness and rediscovering my love of art again I realised something recently…Life feels richer than it ever has before. It’s not because life is perfect. It’s not because everything always goes smoothly. Life still has its challenges, busy days and moments where things feel overwhelming. But there is something different now. And when I really sat with that thought and asked myself why, the answer came back very clearly. Art. But my journey back to creativity hasn’t been a straight line. When Creativity Took a Back Seat When I finished my degree, the world looked very different from today. Social media wasn’t part of everyday life yet, and the internet was only just beginning to change how people connected and shared their work. Back then, becoming an artist felt much harder to imagine as a realistic path. Like many graduates, I felt the pressure to step quickly into the next stage of life — building a career, earning money and creating financial security. So...