Why NATURE JOURNALING has helped me slow down

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@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

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@hankakoukalova4401 8 ай бұрын

Already there. Thank you!

@alineconard4973 8 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly Molly for this beautiful offering!

@jessicathompson1456 2 ай бұрын

I’ve read a few of the comments, but I don’t have time to read all of them. What I would like to say, is when you first start your journal, and you keep going in it, you can look back later at how much progress you’ve made. You can see how your thoughts and ideas, the way that you think, how you drew and sketched and colored, what piques your interest, and how you arrange your pages… You can look back and see how all of that has changed over time. Growth. I think it’s a wonderful thing. I love how you started, something new, and that you are embracing it. You are very brave and courageous.

@cuppajavaplease 8 ай бұрын

I've started taking walks by the river with my son. I take photos of wildlife and it inspires me to come home and sketch what I've seen. I enjoyed this video! Please do more like this.

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

I love that! :)

@johnyoung6498 8 ай бұрын

Hi there, wonderful though are the words of the Brontes. You cannot go far wrong reading the poems and writings of Anna 'Nan' Shepherd; especially 'In The Cairngorms' and 'The Living Mountain'. She captures much of the essence of weather, language and the culture of small Scottish communities

@mastandstars5869 8 ай бұрын

You’re lovely ☺️

@yvonnefinlay6401 8 ай бұрын

Im always trying to get closer and closer to nature. It is my happy place, so this sounds like another wonderful way to enjoy it and be at one with it too. Finding your site today has really cheered me up. I live just off the Antrim coast in Northern Ireland. Yvonne

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Aw I'm so glad you enjoyed! :)

@naveenkaushikgodsmasterpie7992 8 ай бұрын

Magical mother nature ❤. Thank you beautiful soul for sharing your light with the world. Divine Mother bless you with furry 🐕 love with a magical experience on earth.

@ASlowLifeInWales 8 ай бұрын

I also love the idea of nature journalling after being inspired by The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. It’s beautiful and I’d love to recreate something similar to record the changing seasons in my local area. Thank you for another wonderfully inspiring video, I really just need to give it a go!

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

I hope you do! :)

@pandrew3146 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Molly very inspiring 😊

@metteriis4337 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. When I watch your vlogs, they always give me a nice calm. When I was a child I was given two nature diaries. “The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady” by Edith Holden. I remember sitting and looking at them for hours, and they are still (now forty years later) some of my most treasured books. Best wishes, Mette (Denmark) 😊

@jannybranciforte9295 8 ай бұрын

I can see the artist within, Molly - your drawings are beautiful and please don’t underestimate your creative and artistic sensibility. It’s so obvious and I’m excited for this part of your journey. Being vulnerable takes true courage and showing your art to us is already evidence that you are an artistic soul. Don’t forget to make your creativity playtime too, it’s amazing what emerges from within when we let go of expectations and relax, even sing and dance in our creating on paper or whatever the medium we choose.

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the encouragement! :)

@margaretpiddock455 8 ай бұрын

“Do it for yourself….no one else”, perfect sentiment 😃

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

It is :)

@annecross1321 8 ай бұрын

Your drawings are lovely, you definitely have an artistic talent. I also enjoy doing little watercolour studies of plants.

@johnyoung6498 8 ай бұрын

Oops 'language' should have been landscape, here it is again ...Hi there, wonderful though are the words of the Brontes. You cannot go far wrong reading the poems and writings of Anna 'Nan' Shepherd; especially 'In The Cairngorms' and 'The Living Mountain'. She captures much of the essence of weather, landscape and the culture of small Scottish communities.

@Paintspotsandpaper 8 ай бұрын

Lovely vlog! Yes, when you start to paint, you start to see properly. If you want your colours in your leaves to blend more naturally, wet the leaf first and then drop the colours in and let the paint do the rest, you can always blot out excess paint with a tissue and then leave it to dry naturally, always looks good!x

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your advice! :)

@Paintspotsandpaper 8 ай бұрын

@@hippyhighlandliving You’re welcome, I’m no expert but it’s nice to pass on a bit of info I’ve picked up over the years xx

@charmingdeva 8 ай бұрын

To blend your colours you will need better quality paints. I recommend W&N Cotman paints for beginners, they are not chalky like your current set and are still budget paints so won’t break the bank 😅 Looking forward to seeing more of your nature sketches 😊

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tip! :)

@jmeh2388 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Wonderful start. You’ve inspired me to try.

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Aw I'm so glad! :)

@cindy7702 8 ай бұрын

I think you are very artistic.. Amazing What a great idea.. Have fun

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@nancyhollingworth7729 8 ай бұрын

Lovely paintings. I've found blending and leaving bits of the page bare help to convey light and shade. And to use darker colours mixed with original colour not black to convey shade.

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the advice! :)

@emmawalters4592 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing! As an artist myself I absolutely understand that feeling of fear to show your work, but you have no need to feel that way...your work is lovely😊

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Aw thank you! :)

@terrydenton8267 8 ай бұрын

I love your artwork!

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TheEmpressgoth 8 ай бұрын

❤thanks 😊 love to journal myself ❤

@jorjastonej 8 ай бұрын

Love this and congratulations on embracing it for yourself. I do a bit of this and will continue. I’m not a trained drawer/painter either. What I love about my doodling is that it is all me. No one else will draw quite like I do. It’s a wonderful self-expression. 🍃🍂🎨👩‍🎨

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

I love that! :)

@user-qv7on3qu9w 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the inspiration:)

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed :)

@Ronsmum 8 ай бұрын

This video came at a perfect time for me. I’ve just bought a sketch book to start nature journaling and watched various KZfaq videos but they were so ‘perfect’ it was off putting. Yours looks so normal it has inspired me to get in with it. Thank you.

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed! :)

@TonysSunnyGarden 5 ай бұрын

Thank You for sharing! 🙏

@Harris70-70 8 ай бұрын

You’re so right Molly , we all need to just slow down in this fast paced life and if we did would get to see more beautiful things on a lovely walk in nature that we often miss when in a hurry . Wish I had more time to try painting, maybe one day 😊x

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed :)

@cathylynnpietranton 8 ай бұрын

Molly we think your nature drawings turned out great. Well done.👍💕

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Aw thank you! :)

@rodrigues1892 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Molly, my favourite months are autumn and winter too, I love the morning mist, then later frost and snow. Wishing you a peaceful week 💚

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Its just the best! :)

@bolonkinaanna 8 ай бұрын

🧡

@allyw6604 8 ай бұрын

I really enjoy nature journalling too. I agree you notice so many details. Like you, I prefer to take pics then do the journal when I get home. I use colouring pencils, and enjoy building up layers and shading. I really struggle with perfectionism, and I found this has been a way to help me let go of that and just have a go! I love your inclusion of a poem, I might try that too! Sadly my journalling is on pause at the moment, but hope to get back to it soon ❤

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! :)

@merrill997 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing - and bravely sharing your beautiful journal! It is lovely!

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@nikkifangaiuiha6081 8 ай бұрын

Love your drawings Molly you have a great hand in 🎨 art,Enjoyed your vlog again always do, Enjoy the rest of your week Molly😊❤❤❤

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, you too! :)

@goldenarrowshomeeducation 6 ай бұрын

Have you come across Phenology wheels? They are beautiful ways to track the changing seasons.

@TikiTackPrincess 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your artwork with us. It's such a good idea to draw closer to nature by sketching it. Beautiful.

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed! :)

@Sassygrannyvlogs 8 ай бұрын

💟

@merlinnovyanti6826 8 ай бұрын

hai I really ❤watching your videos..can you make "what's on my phone as a minimalist" video???

@marieke1995 8 ай бұрын

I haven't startet a nature journal yet (I would love to!), but this year I collected herbs to create a herbarium. That also is a lot of fun! And I also want to do more nature writing, maybe I will connect it with some drawing. I always liked to draw and sketch even though I also am not very talented in this field - but during Covid I startet sketching and really became better and better. It is also a process and I think it is important (and a good life lesson) to believe in this and to allow myself not being "perfect" and just start with the skills I got.

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Sounds like you have just the right mindset :)

@marieke1995 8 ай бұрын

I am trying to... But it's not always that simple, it is a lesson for every day and for every task (if you're a perfectionist like I am)...@@hippyhighlandliving

@suer292 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful journal, thank you for the inspiration. I love watercolour too 🌿

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed :)

@702desertmom 8 ай бұрын

Great paintings! 😊

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

@willowwispp5012 8 ай бұрын

Very inspiring, thanks for sharing Molly ❤

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

@christinaward161 8 ай бұрын

Your artwork is beautiful. We take so much for granted downt we, our lives are way too busy, im sure we arent meant to be going at this pace! Its important to take time in the day for being present . I am loving that super cosy jumper you are wearing, may i ask, is it homemade or bought, i think my winter wardrobe needs one! xx

@hippyhighlandliving 8 ай бұрын

Its actually bought! I got it second hand but its from Olive clothing originally :)

@christinaward161 8 ай бұрын

it looks super snuggly, thankyou x@@hippyhighlandliving