I feel like this summer is running away with me. The children are talking all the time, all at once and it feels like there isn’t the time to think. We aren’t doing very much as the ‘pingdemic’ is terrifying me and we are counting down the days until we have a week away. Meanwhile,ContinueContinue reading “One thing at a time.. July / August Update”
Category Archives: Faith and Creativity
May News
So, now that May has just been ticked off the calendar, I thought I’d do some May news! (Always late…) I kind of feel like May didn’t really happen this year because it was so stormy, rainy and cold, and normally May is my absolute favourite month of the year. I was waiting all monthContinueContinue reading “May News”
What’s the worst that can happen? (Getting over my fear of public speaking!)
I’ve dreaded public speaking since I was a child, but reading Quiet by Susan Cain gave me the revelation that sometimes it is worth more to actually just get over yourself and talk about what is on your heart. And for me, it is weighing up these two things – what do I have toContinueContinue reading “What’s the worst that can happen? (Getting over my fear of public speaking!)”
Lesson from the Lawley – do the thing that is in front of you!
I felt there was something profound in this view as I was walking along our favourite hill top last Sunday so I took this picture, and since, I can’t remember the quote I was thinking of but it may have been Frederick Buechner.. ‘but then once in a while there is the suggestion of plot,ContinueContinue reading “Lesson from the Lawley – do the thing that is in front of you!”
New blog post! Creativity is a gift from God – here’s how to cultivate it.
Great to have this blog up on Premier Christianity magazine all about how I think we are all born with the potential for creativity! If you like what you see the book is available from my Etsy shop. #writer #creativity #cultivatecreativity Onwards and Upwards Christian Publishers Creativity is a gift from God, here’s how toContinueContinue reading “New blog post! Creativity is a gift from God – here’s how to cultivate it.”
You are the only one – FREE digital print!
I still have a few of these A5 handlettered prints left over from the book launch (frame not included) so will send one out with any order of the book ORDERED FROM THE ETSY SHOP ONLY up until 00.00am GMT on Tuesday 28th May! After that they will be added to my Etsy shop. http://etsy.me/2P9XwybContinueContinue reading “You are the only one – FREE digital print!”
Circles book launch!
✨💫Thank you so much everyone who came and supported the book launch today! It was a wonderful party for this book that has been so long in the making. I felt blessed honoured and loved so thank you! ✨💕🙌🏻✨ if you still haven’t got it, you can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/681250504/circles-nurture-and-grow-your-creative?ref=shop_home_recs_5&pro=1&frs=1 #shrewsbury #lovebooks #booklaunch #circlesContinueContinue reading “Circles book launch!”
Circles Book launch!
Book launch! This weekend! All welcome, just rock up!
Sneak Peek!
Sneak peek at the #free #handlettered print being given out with the first 50 copies of ‘Circles’ sold on Saturday! Details of book launch on previous post #booklaunch #writer #whatsonshrewsbury #shrewsbury #shropshire https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxt-N-Ynrcd/?igshid=w6291v7uow1k
Circles by Elisabeth Pike: OUT NOW!
C O M I N G T O M O R R O W! Tomorrow’s the big day! I’ve just listed this baby on Etsy so you can place an order now and it will be shipped out tomorrow: Etsy listing is here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/681250504/circles-nurture-and-grow-your-creative?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 Last blog post is now up as well- all about faithContinueContinue reading “Circles by Elisabeth Pike: OUT NOW!”
Dedication from Circles which is OUT TODAY!
Dedication. Much love 💕 Out today! Thankful 💕 Get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/681250504/circles-nurture-and-grow-your-creative?ref=shop_home_feat_1&frs=1 #dedication #writersofinstagram #newbook #author #creativelife #creativewalk #faithwriting #thankful https://www.instagram.com/p/BvtRn2Dns6e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cylhzhkmn4hb
Imposter Syndrome – we’ve all been there!
In the creative bustle, it sometimes feels like everyone else has got it going on and you’re not quite there yet.. let’s just do some myth busting on that! I fully believe that most people are blagging it (!😂) and that everyone can suffer from imposter syndrome. When I started running writing workshops, a littleContinueContinue reading “Imposter Syndrome – we’ve all been there!”
Faith and Mystery
Because I am a writer, I believe in magic. Because I have a faith, I believe in what cannot be explained. I believe that life is a story, at times hilarious, sad and uncanny, that the strangest things happen all of the time. For me, living with a Christian faith is about accepting theContinueContinue reading “Faith and Mystery”
Circles: Out on Monday!
Circles is out on Monday! You can order it from my Etsy shop, any bookshop, or Amazon. Digital versions are available here: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PSHNDZC US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PSHNDZC Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07PSHNDZC Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07PSHNDZC KOBO Kobo eBook: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/circles-35 From April 1st, ePub and PDF editions will also be available from: https://www.onwardsandupwards.org/product/circles @oupublishers #newbook #circles #writersofinstagram #author #happyfriday #writer #orderyoursContinueContinue reading “Circles: Out on Monday!”
Letting Go (An excerpt from Circles)
The following extract from my new book Circles: Nurture and Grow your Creative Gift is about that action of releasing what we have made into the world and the feeling of vulnerability that comes with that. Also the fact that our works are not extensions of us, but they are their own thing somehow, setContinueContinue reading “Letting Go (An excerpt from Circles)”
Laundry, a poem for World Poetry Day
Thought I’d share a poem for #worldpoetryday. This is one that I wrote a few years ago about the way that we sometimes find ourselves living in close proximity to neighbours that we hardly know. This was when we lived down south in a tiny terrace with our two children. I had formed a collectionContinueContinue reading “Laundry, a poem for World Poetry Day”
Are we all creative?
This is a question I have often pondered and I think that we are all creative to a degree but there is always a choice. The creative path is presented to us, but it doesn’t force itself on us. For it to take root in us, we have to say yes, come and turn myContinueContinue reading “Are we all creative?”
Unboxing Circles!
Happy Friday post! 😃😃😃Look what’s just arrived! @oupublishers 😍😍😍 #happyfriday #circles #newbook #author #writersofinstagram #creativecall #creativity #writer https://www.instagram.com/p/BvB3g56nltF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e4es4knt9x0s
About me and why I wrote Circles..
My forthcoming book, Circles: Nurture and Grow your Creative Gift was born out of a collection of writings from a crazy time in my life when I had two very young children and a third on the way. I was longing to create but felt that all my creative energy was being sapped by parenthood.ContinueContinue reading “About me and why I wrote Circles..”
‘The Gift that is not used will be lost while the one that is passed along remains abundant’ Lewis Hyde, The Gift
I love this quote from ‘The Gift’ by Lewis Hyde. The economy of creativity is so different to what we’re used to. The more we give away, the more we have left to give. Are you too scared to let your creations see the light of day? Be bold and start to share.. you neverContinueContinue reading “‘The Gift that is not used will be lost while the one that is passed along remains abundant’ Lewis Hyde, The Gift”
The proof for Circles has arrived!
Look what was delivered the other day! An actual book with my name on the cover!! This is the first proof and the book will be coming out at Easter time. Before then I will be sharing a little more about what is inside.. but for starters.. it’s a story of my journey with creativity,ContinueContinue reading “The proof for Circles has arrived!”
Mary Oliver on the creative call
This. 🙌🏻. This year, do you have a restlessness within you, a project lying unfinished? A far off dream not yet explored? Let this be the year, turn to it, pay attention to yourself, give yourself time. Quote from Upstream by Mary Oliver, one of my Christmas presents that was quickly devoured! #quotes #quotestoliveby #maryoliverContinueContinue reading “Mary Oliver on the creative call”
Burst; a poem by Elisabeth Pike
Burst The things that I see and touch consume me; the work that I must do, the dinner that I must cook, and the house that must be tidied fill up the space in my mind. And when I close my eyes, all I can see is the bustle of things, like a humming city,ContinueContinue reading “Burst; a poem by Elisabeth Pike”
Space to Dream
A shortened version of this appeared in Third Way in April 2014: https://thirdway.hymnsam.co.uk/editions/april-2014/features/space-to-create.aspx It is rare to have the hush of an empty house all to myself. But right now all I can hear is the hum of the computer screen, the creak of a door being slammed outside, the footsteps of the cat coming inContinueContinue reading “Space to Dream”
On Hope by Anne Lamott
I heard a preacher say recently that hope is a revolutionary patience; let me add that so is being a writer. Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t giveContinueContinue reading “On Hope by Anne Lamott”
What is it really all for anyway?
I was day-dreaming today as I made my way along a Shropshire lane on my way to teach creative writing to some excitable children. What is this really all about I was asking myself, and what am I doing it for? I was imagining that I had achieved all the worldly goals: a house, financialContinueContinue reading “What is it really all for anyway?”
Store it up..
A kernel is sometimes all it takes. A feeling, a word, an image that sums up how we are feeling, a verse from a song. Store them up, write them down. In those years of relentless parenting with three under fives, I often had a feeling, a desire to say something which would be snatchedContinueContinue reading “Store it up..”
Shine Like Stars
So much of my life as a writer has been about waiting. It’s frustrating as a creative outlet in that for a lot of the time, your work has to be validated by someone else for it to appear in print. Even now, there are a few pieces of my work that have been published,ContinueContinue reading “Shine Like Stars”
Letting Go
Sending my novel out to agents feels a curious thing. I have finished at last. I breathe a sigh of relief. I am proud of what I have achieved. But I also find myself stepping back from it. It is its own thing, launched into the inboxes of strangers. I can’t imagine how is perceivedContinueContinue reading “Letting Go”
Pick Up Your Violin!
When I am reading to my children, I am half-asleep, I am not distracted, my defences are down, and for me that is sometimes the best time to hear God. The latest one is Patrick by Quentin Blake, a tale of wonder and music. You can read the story here: https://archive.org/details/Patrick-Eng-QuentinBlake The message in this amazingContinueContinue reading “Pick Up Your Violin!”
Marianne Williamson on being given permission to shine
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child ofContinueContinue reading “Marianne Williamson on being given permission to shine”
To Lavish
To lavish (def: bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on). I love the fact that God’s ways are not our ways and that the eternal mysteries of God are something that we keep learning over and over. They don’t naturally make sense to us, we can’t see them coming. In the world, we sayContinueContinue reading “To Lavish”
Gifts
I sometimes have to remind myself that God wants to use me; who I am, as I am, right now. It’s easy to write ourselves off and to think we’re not ready yet but God is looking for people who are ready and waiting; first to hear his word and then to obey it. HeContinueContinue reading “Gifts”
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