nature Archives - Miranda van den Heuvel

Over the moon excited

Miranda2022-12-31T12:20:04+02:00December 6th, 2022|

Day 6 of #artjournaladvent2022 Every day, I receive a prompt to create a page in my advent art journal. Today's prompt was OVER THE MOON EXCITED The moon has popped up quite a bit this year. In sleepless nights at full moon. In craving water like the moon moves oceans. In poetry written for a writing retreat. In symbols, friends' conversations and songs. I can't say I'm over the moon excited by the impactful planetary movement this year...😂 but it has led me to pay more attention to the bigger [...]

Nature

Miranda2022-12-31T12:17:22+02:00December 5th, 2022|

Day 5 of #artjournaladvent2022 Every day, I receive a prompt to create a page in my advent art journal. Today's prompt was NATURE Nature doesn't hurry and yet everything is accomplished - Lao Tze Since I was a kid, nature has been my playground. Lately it has also become my refueling station. I go on walks to 🌟Breathe 🌟Clear my head 🌟Get inspiration 🌟Be amazed 🌟Get grounded 🌟Listen 🌟Realize all is well in the world 🌟Get perspective 🌟See how small I am in the big scheme of things It's refreshing [...]

Walk

Miranda2022-11-12T23:54:30+02:00July 25th, 2022|

When I was a kid, my parents always took us on Sunday walks in the woods. I loved them as a kid, less as a teenager and when I became an adult the whole purpose of walking or hiking was lost on me. In my thirties I started hiking. Even did some serious mountain hiking. When I had babies, taking them for a walk was my own walk to sanity as they'd instantly fall asleep. Later as kids they loved to roam the woods and explore and equally started hating our hikes when they turned teenagers. 😂 Now I [...]

How to stay sane during a pandemic

Miranda2022-05-31T14:04:10+02:00October 30th, 2020|

I think we can all agree that our lives have changed quite a bit since the beginning of the year. I have even talked about it in one of my last posts. So until the planets are re-aligning, the world has stopped spinning and we can all enjoy 100% of our freedom again, I wanted to share with you a few tips on how to stay sane during a pandemic, or any crazy or even normal times really. WORK As many of us are still or again working from home, it has become important to set up a place where yo [...]

Rewilding yourself

Miranda2022-06-01T11:00:52+02:00July 10th, 2020|

This year's pandemic obliged almost the entire world to retreat into their homes for several months. Some people, especially in the city, did not have a choice but stay within their 4 walls. Some however, seem to have rediscovered the forests and fields around where they live. When there is nothing else to explore and you are reduced to a few kilometres from home, what you thought you knew, suddenly starts to look different. I used to run at lunchtime at work and sometimes on weekends at home. [...]