When Violetta was nine weeks old (just seven days ago!), I began to wonder if I would ever have time to write another word – or do anything creative. That was before I began to realise that almost everything about spending time with a baby can be creative – just in a very different kind of way.
Violetta sees new things for the first time every day. And each time that I see her big blue eyes widen in surprise, it reminds me of the ‘everyday magic’ which, as Fabbia Moreno would say, is all around us when we know how to look.
Babies haven’t yet forgotten how to look. Babies teach us to slow down and look at the world again with new eyes.
I’ve started posting little stories of our walks together over on Instagram – just so that I can record the little details of the things that we see. It’s a very simple thing that helps me to feel that I’m being creative.
Here’s an example below.
Why not join us over on Instagram or Twitter – or both? Just label your pictures and/or thoughts with the hashtag #everydaymagic. Of course, you don’t need to link a narrative like mine. You could just select one shot, one tiny glimpse of something magical that you stop and notice.
I’m going to keep doing this, just to remind myself to surrender to the moment, to cherish every minute of this new journey.
Today a mischievous wind tugged at our sleeves, making us feel restless…
…and a little grumpy. So we took a walk outside…
We saw how the clouds form thick, soft shapes…
…and a path made of bluebells…
…and the crevices where green hearts grow…
…and a secret message…
…and then we came home again.
Join us? #everydaymagic
