Leaving a legacy
I enjoyed a session some years ago with Dawn Eagle woman, healer, facilitator and mentor.
So when I saw her included in a timely documentary ‘Time of the Sixth Sun,’ a film about the shift in global consciousness, I took note of what she said and I loved its relevance to the work I do.
She shared about a time when she died (for a bit) and went into the golden light where she saw the spirit of her father walking towards her. It was particularly moving as he had been wheelchair-bound in his life.
After they embraced, she noticed many lights behind her father and asked what they were, he replied they were her ancestors saying ‘you are the living hope of all your ancestors’
Each of us is the living hope of our ancestors, and one day we will join them.
The best gift we can give to our ancestors is to completely be ourselves so we may express their legacy fully. And what legacy will we leave? Why would we want to? I have heard that one of the regrets of the dying is not what they have done but what they have not done. Wouldn’t it be good to extend this doing beyond our lifetime?
The best gift we can give ourselves is to express our true selves and share that while we can in our lifetime.
When we clarify our vision, detailing our purpose from deep within ourselves and then express that to others experiencing their human journey, we can create shifts that change our lives as well as the lives of others and the future of the world.
When we express our vision in a logo, detailed in every aspect including the colour, symbols, name and strapline we not only expedite this sharing, we leave a design, embedded with our vision, that will live on long after we are gone.
I read labels and believe Heston
A recent advertisement for a sweet chocolate dairy drink labelled ‘kill hungry thirsty dead’ prompted in me a whole cascade of questions.
Is anything original?
Shopping in Taunton in the SW of England I noticed the new Lakeland logo. It was virtually the same as a logo, for a very different purpose, I designed many years ago in London.
The Road to Hell – Milton Glaser
Milton Glaser posed some great questions at a D&AD lecture titled ‘The Road to Hell’ that I think are immensely thought provoking. He listed a series of questions and asked the audience how far they would be prepared to go on the list.
Starling’s Murmurs ‘How I got here’
In this podcast, I talk about how I was led to develop the idea that we can use logos personally to create the life we want.
Phoenixes, rainbows pink and bridges
Before I begin any creative work for a client, there are myriad questions to ask. These include the usual such as details of their vision, timescale, ideal or typical clients…. and their preferences.
Starling’s Murmurs Intro Episode
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Who wants to be a celebrity?
Celebrity worship fascinates me. What makes us look outside ourselves for validation, fulfilment and inspiration?
The birth of a logo through intention
Before Covid, before the riots, before the incredibly immense upheaval of 2020, my super intuitive friend Jill, who created the Energy Institute, had a wonderful insight. When she shared this insight with me, it felt like a deep opportunity to prepare for who knew what. And now we do know.
The rainbow has done a full circle
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Are you a ‘Good Girl’?
I went to a breakfast event recently held in a luxury hotel in Melbourne by a women’s business support group. It was impressive, with delicious food including scones, jam and cream, banana bread …