A recipe for a 'good life' moment

The notion of the good life comes in many forms. (We are lucky enough to even have that option.)

As Summer finally rolls out in front of us (in the great Southern land), relaxed thoughts about the little things or moments that brings joy to one's life surface.

Here are the ingredients for a shiftazine 'good life' moment : 

A bottle of Tanqueray Gin,

a fresh lemon and a lime,

a bucket of ice cubes,

some chilled tonic,

simple but well designed glasses,

a friend,

a great conversation,

a sunny late afternoon,

some bossa nova playing,

and that’s about it.

That was that

2015 is done and dusted.  2016 is beginning to unfurl.
Here is to a shift in how we see the world and gain some new insights and inspirations.  

Thank you

The world is getting smaller every day, but the issues are getting bigger.

Hopefully shiftazine has brought some new ideas or inspiration to you on some level.

Thank you to everyone who has followed or even clicked once on shiftazine.

Have a joy-filled festive time.

See you all on the other side.

Peace.

Beautiful but temporary

Chalk drawings are all around the streets of any urban environment.

People need to see them, noticed them, love them, embrace them.

People need to create them, fill their world with them.

Go and buy some chalk today, pick a bit of tarmac and DRAW!

Place: Redfern Park. Time: early morning. Evidence: play from the evening before. Engagement: imagination and multiple coloured chalk. Result: delight from all who come across the drawings.

Issue No.18: Enjoy

Craved

Most Wallisms are painted or drawn on walls.

But these quirky examples, found in Agious Nikolas, Crete, have been craved into the soft plaster of an innocent wall.

Childish or sophisticated? A statement or a visual whim?  Skilled or clumsy?  Delightful or vandalism? 
Maybe these are a bit of all of the above, but Wallisms are a part of the texture of a place where people live, everyday.

Sparkling

Crystal clear and cooling on the hot, bright days, the sparkling water always amps up the JOY of Summer. 
Celebrate the tiny things that bring you JOY, every day, but especially on JOYDAY, 25th November, every year.

The 'otherworldly' found in a garbage bag.

A couple of black garbage bags, some marking tape and a sense of the Baroque helped create this moment at the ‘Dare to Fail’ salon. 

The otherworldly appeared from the mundane to haunt us and draw us closer. 

It's JOYDAY!

Old places, beautiful light, unexpected still lives bring me JOY.

It’s JOYDAY, so celebrate it by embracing those tiny things that bring you JOY.

JOYDAY

25th November

every year.