number 881 What makes me is the understanding that reality is infinite and ever expanding in all dimensions. Be that knowing people’s feelings, details of a market, effect of one’s actions on change, questions on why we are here, how we are here, what’s on the internet (!)etc. And that as a person, no matter how clever, experienced or gifted our knowledge of all such aspects measures no more than a school ruler or at best a surveyor’s measuring staff. What makes me me is trying to extend that measure but more importantly, learning to be comfortable with not knowing beyond that measure. The former is obvious but mastering the latter is a lifetime’s work and in its mastery lies the antidote to hubris and arrogance. I still have a long way to go! inspired by Rob Earle
number 879 Thank you for the question, that connects me to you, as by asking it, you have become part of me. All that is in me is now, is flowing in your direction, all that has been in me, is in this moment connecting me to you, as has connected me to others, with mycelium like strands, all beings all things, through time past, present, future, the liquid and the gas. Whoops I would have continued the waffle but my finger slipped and what was sent, was sent and so perhaps that was meant to be, as I could waffle on for an eternity, as I am part of that matrix, that web of all things and I am just a speck that tries to accept my own insignificance, but my significance too, as part of the multiverse, that is huge and what makes me me is that trying to see through and having the patience is part of it too.👁🥰 inspired by Justin Vibert Wilson
number 877 I guess it’s easy for other people to put into words what makes me, me. Possibly that I feel too much but try to understand it all. I love making art and connecting. inspired by Jo Hatty
number 873 Being born a girl, being born into a poor working class family. Being dyslexic…not having access to books or ideas till I was four.. having access to books ideas and pictures after I was four…education….. socialism, feminism , Friends, children, dogs…hopes and dreams … inspired by Loraine Monk
number 868 My life experiences/life lessons made me who I am today. Charging my Ipad right now, ironically. My Japanese mother, whose family still lives in Japan, and an American father from the South, also shaped my worldview too – culturally. inspired by Silver DeWitt
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number 866 What makes me me: My experiences have shaped me into who I am. I have anxiety and OCD which aren’t parts of myself I enjoy but they are still a part of me, and I’m learning to accept that. The music that I listen to makes me feel uplifted and energised. Bad days make me feel uncertain about the future. Good days give me hope. Spending time with friends makes me happy. inspired by Donut Panic
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number 865 I’m a rocky boy – set me loose on some bouldery beach with some comfortable trainers and I’ll have the time of my life. My brain tidies itself up, I’m free and easy and I’m about as Me as I’ll ever be. inspired by Callum Wallis
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number 864 My space & wish to create, my home & farm, my family & dog Ted 💕 A wish for a calmer outlook & slowing down my busy mind A Hygge approach to life & appreciating the simpler things. inspired by Sue Howat
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number 863
Helping others find their voice! Voice is the primary instrument. We all have one and it’s the most immediate way we connect with other people. The singing voice is one the most effective ways to build a connection with others, but also to connect with one’s innermost self! Singing helped me lose myself when I needed to escape in my childhood, find myself when I broke into adulthood. I lost my voice (figuratively) in recent years when dealing with personal trauma, but found it in different ways, through helping others to find theirs and to heal their voice. Healing others helps to heal me too. Breath, body voice connection is my currently mantra in both my own performing practice and my Singing for Health work. “Music transcends all and I truly believe it is the farthest-reaching form of communication. Everyone has a musical voice, and it is my mission to help others find theirs” (R Hynes, 2023)
If it helps, I love to sea swim & crochet. I often sing when I am in the sea; most often found at the Pier end of Ayr Beach. Rollerskating is a long term hobby too & I want to roller skate up and down the prom when I get fit enough! 🌷
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number 859 A journeyman I was apprentice to, once said to me: son it disnae seem to matter how many times ye get knocked down, yer like a …….. rubber baw, ye jist bounce back. A dinae hink ownithin can keep ye doon inspired by Robert
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number 858 Being around family and friends. Having space to creative and appreciate the simple things in life that aren’t materialistic. Being present in the moment and always striving to see the glass half full. inspired by Bonnie Prints
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number 857 A combination of curiosity, sensitivity, and an optimistic disposition make me who I am, both as a human and an artist. I find comfort and joy in alchemizing seemingly negative experiences into something lighter and more hopeful. I believe there is beauty in every day experiences if we remain open and curious enough to see them. My connection to nature influences my way of being in the world and in the work I create. It is my aim to evoke this sense of oneness with the Earth in my paintings. inspired by Lara
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number 855 Trying to be understanding and kind to others and myself. My imagination and creativity. Feeling healed by being in nature. Making and sharing good food with friends and family. Looking at the world and thinking what can I do to help? inspired by Rebecca McCallum Stapley
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number 854 Makes you / YOU? Walt Disney summed things up nicely with his quote “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever”. Curiosity drives me and classical music inspires me. inspired by Jax
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number 853 This is a complicated question for me, I’m very drawn to good and evil within people and how human beings as individuals express that. Whether that’s through art, music, photography anything really. Symbolism is something that is highly important to me, hiding tragic stories in plain sight is something that has really gotten me through some of the worst points in my life through my own photography. It’s my way of nurturing it in a sense, it’s a beautifully complex thing in my eyes. inspired by Mica Ellie Hill
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number 852 It’s a really interesting question and one that I ask myself from moment to moment. Who I am is constantly changing and growing but always staying the same. inspired by Christine Sadler
