The Plothttps://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/Fri, 22 May 2020 17:11:01 +0000en-GBSite-Server v@build.version@ (http://www.squarespace.com)Lizzie EverardLizzie shares creative inspiration, encouragement and clear thinking from amongst the plants and animals on her allotment bench at Windmill Hill City Farm. If you are a big ideas person, and love refreshing your head and heart in natural spaces, this is fnoLizzie Everardlizzie@lizzieeverard.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/lizzieeverard/theplotLizzie EverardepisodicThe One With The PigsLizzie EverardFri, 22 May 2020 17:32:26 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2020/5/22/the-one-with-the-pigs52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:5ec807a4e60b116c888297c3You may have heard it said, “Don’t cast your pearls before pigs.” But this week the pigs are the pearls. Checking in again after a few weeks of navigating the mental disruption of our times, as many of us are feeling. This one’s about finding your way into a safe nest and taking heart—along with spring—that our ideas and plans really are coming to life irresistibly. And plenty of close-up piglet chat.

Find out about Catherine Edsell’s work here:
https://cathadventure.com

]]>You may have heard it said, “Don’t cast your pearls before pigs.” But this week the pigs are the pearls. Checking in again after a few weeks of navigating the mental disruption of our times, as many of us are feeling. This one’s about finding your way into a safe nest and taking heart—along with spring—that our ideas and plans really are coming to life irresistibly. And plenty of close-up piglet chat.

Find out about Catherine Edsell’s work here:
https://cathadventure.com

]]>Lizzie EverardFind a nest, and trust you're growing.This episode is about finding our way into safe nests to nurture new life, and taking heart as spring springs. Life changes; keep going. false314The One With The PigsfullThe One With The PigsWhat Would Like To Grow Here?Lizzie EverardWed, 01 Apr 2020 17:31:44 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2020/4/1/what-would-like-to-grow-here52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:5e84cdcd6deb916a1f05836cAdjusting to a new pattern of life and creative opportunity under 'shelter at home' orders, this episode is a rather personal reflection but I hope you will find resonance in it. This is about trying to find a way through the conflict of feelings many of us are going through at the moment with ideas about how to navigate the tricky transition to a new creative mindset and energy in working life. It's what I've been finding helpful anyway, and hope it brings you comfort too.

]]>Adjusting to a new pattern of life and creative opportunity under 'shelter at home' orders, this episode is a rather personal reflection but I hope you will find resonance in it. This is about trying to find a way through the conflict of feelings many of us are going through at the moment with ideas about how to navigate the tricky transition to a new creative mindset and energy in working life. It's what I've been finding helpful anyway, and hope it brings you comfort too.

]]>Lizzie EverardBrave the noticing, creatively speaking.Soothing sounds in troubled times, and some lovely birdsong! This episode gives permission to take your time moving into a new space with your creative energies, and all this wants to become.false313What Would Like To Grow Here? fullWhat Would Like To Grow Here? Garden GratitudeLizzie EverardMon, 23 Mar 2020 11:23:57 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2020/3/23/garden-gratitude52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:5e7898c9d07f467077b7960aAs many of us prepare for a few weeks of staying at home to combat the spread of The Virus, we face a period of adjustment to a ‘new normal’. Rather than being cut off, I share an attitude of gratitude and what’s on my hopeful mind despite all the worry of unknowns many of us have, starting to feel our way into new priorities and opportunities. Starting very simply and quietly, this was recorded 8am on the first Saturday morning of the retreat home many of us face.

Links:

Vivienne Rickman

That post I mentioned from David

]]>As many of us prepare for a few weeks of staying at home to combat the spread of The Virus, we face a period of adjustment to a ‘new normal’. Rather than being cut off, I share an attitude of gratitude and what’s on my hopeful mind despite all the worry of unknowns many of us have, starting to feel our way into new priorities and opportunities. Starting very simply and quietly, this was recorded 8am on the first Saturday morning of the retreat home many of us face.

Links:

Vivienne Rickman

That post I mentioned from David

]]>Lizzie EverardRelocating to my garden as we start retreating into our homes to stay safe from The Virus, I dust down the recording equipment and share an attitude of gratitude to help us stay connected and inspired. This episode includes a simple exercise for grounding in what we can be grateful for.false00:15:00312Garden GratitudefullGarden GratitudeAs many of us prepare for a few weeks of staying at home to combat the spread of The Virus, we face a period of adjustment to a ‘new normal’. Rather than being cut off, I share an attitude of gratitude and what’s on my hopeful mind despite all the worry of unknowns many of us have, starting to feel our way into new priorities and opportunities. Starting very simply and quietly, this was recorded 8am on the first Saturday morning of the retreat home many of us face.Links: Vivienne Rickman That post I mentioned from DavidSimplicityLizzie EverardWed, 11 Jul 2018 16:32:09 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/simplicity52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:5b462db8562fa798aabc7c09In this rare blistering heat of our English summer, the necessity of taking a slower pace means approaching tasks much more mindfully, showing up to each moment and asking what needs to be done right now. As the path unravels ahead it’s a brave move to calmly but faithfully open up to it, at a slow enough pace to register what it means or could lead to, and there’s a sort of fruitfulness at play too. Within all this, finding simplicity and focusing on a few tasks alone really helps.

]]>In this rare blistering heat of our English summer, the necessity of taking a slower pace means approaching tasks much more mindfully, showing up to each moment and asking what needs to be done right now. As the path unravels ahead it’s a brave move to calmly but faithfully open up to it, at a slow enough pace to register what it means or could lead to, and there’s a sort of fruitfulness at play too. Within all this, finding simplicity and focusing on a few tasks alone really helps.

]]>Lizzie EverardThis week's episode takes a softer than normal tone, creating space to reflect with an effective exercise to find—and act on—simplicity.false211SimplicityfullSimplicityIn this rare blistering heat of our English summer, the necessity of taking a slower pace means approaching tasks much more mindfully, showing up to each moment and asking what needs to be done right now. As the path unravels ahead it’s a brave move to calmly but faithfully open up to it, at a slow enough pace to register what it means or could lead to, and there’s a sort of fruitfulness at play too. Within all this, finding simplicity and focusing on a few tasks alone really helps.In Step With SeasonsLizzie EverardMon, 02 Jul 2018 13:05:26 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2018/7/2/introducing-season-2-of-the-plot52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:5b3a20c0562fa78787df694a“This is not birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea, but it is still the earth and the air and the sun, and growth, and life persisting. Learning how to slow down and settle into pace with seasons – of work and ideas and inventing and solving, balanced with rest and reflection, nourishment, quiet germination of new life…”

]]>“This is not birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea, but it is still the earth and the air and the sun, and growth, and life persisting. Learning how to slow down and settle into pace with seasons – of work and ideas and inventing and solving, balanced with rest and reflection, nourishment, quiet germination of new life…”

]]>Lizzie EverardThe PlotA new series of The Plot begins with a reflection on approaching creative work and life in step with seasons as they cycle around. I also briefly recap why I started The Plot, to share my experiences so they may resonate and encourage all you lovely thinkers out there. false00:14:33210In Step With SeasonsfullIn Step With SeasonsFinding FlowLizzie EverardTue, 31 Oct 2017 17:37:19 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/31/finding-flow52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f8b45b71c10b5c2c016fe9Finding flow to keep great plans hatching, even when the world out there is too ridiculous to fathom and hiding seems like the best plan!

]]>Lizzie EverardFinding flow to keep great plans hatching, even when the world out there is too ridiculous to fathom and hiding seems like the best plan!false19Finding FlowfullFinding FlowFinding flow to keep great plans hatching, even when the world out there is too ridiculous to fathom and hiding seems like the best plan!Gently Into New YearLizzie EverardTue, 31 Oct 2017 17:34:52 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/31/qnjeg7n19qp0b65swecbrlzl356ac752f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f8b3cc69267064147a33f7In these short, cold days of January, it's better to go gently into a new year and give plans time to take root, so give up over-ambitious resolutions, come and take a seat on my bench and give new plans the easy nurture they need for this new year.

]]>Lizzie EverardIn these short, cold days of January, it's better to go gently into a new year and give plans time to take root, so give up over-ambitious resolutions, come and take a seat on my bench and give new plans the easy nurture they need for this new year.false00:08:0018Gently Into New YearfullGently Into New YearIn these short, cold days of January, it's better to go gently into a new year and give plans time to take root, so give up over-ambitious resolutions, come and take a seat on my bench and give new plans the easy nurture they need for this new year.Creative CourageLizzie EverardTue, 31 Oct 2017 17:32:50 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/31/creative-courage52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f8b34c0d92973ad1e106afThis week we follow seeds of hope from episode 06 with a big dose of creative courage, just loving those ideas into bold and beautiful life! What is creative courage, and how do we bring it to our work and life?

]]>Lizzie EverardLoving those ideas into bold and beautiful life!This week we follow seeds of hope from episode 06 with a big dose of creative courage, just loving those ideas into bold and beautiful life! What is creative courage, and how do we bring it to our work and life?false17Creative CouragefullCreative CouragePlanting SeedsLizzie EverardTue, 31 Oct 2017 17:30:25 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/31/5p4bbitmszthddzdl4tyefz4x36lfj52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f8b29010952695fbd4b187Welcome retreat from normal routine of work plans and content marketing strategies. This week, planting winter seeds in fresh soil, I'm letting the seeds teach me about how inspiration sometimes works – slowly and secretly.

]]>Lizzie EverardHow inspiration sometimes works.Welcome retreat from normal routine of work plans and content marketing strategies. This week, planting winter seeds in fresh soil, I'm letting the seeds teach me about how inspiration sometimes works – slowly and secretly.false00:08:0016Planting SeedsfullPlanting SeedsTurning SeasonsLizzie EverardTue, 31 Oct 2017 17:27:26 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/31/turning-seasons52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f8b21127ef2d6e07cf825fTurning seasons here at the farm as Autumn takes hold, and cause to reflect on brilliant seasons of work and life now done – what have been your most inspiring seasons?

]]>Lizzie EverardReflecting on different seasons of life and work.Turning seasons here at the farm as Autumn takes hold, and cause to reflect on brilliant seasons of work and life now done – what have been your most inspiring seasons?false00:09:0015Turning SeasonsfullTurning SeasonsPeace Amongst PlantsLizzie EverardTue, 31 Oct 2017 17:23:30 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/31/peace-amongst-plants52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f8b072e2c483655942ac77This week, it's welcome peace and calm at the farm after a busy little while. I take a moment to explain what my work is all about, and enjoy a short pause amongst the plants before our working week kicks off again.

]]>Lizzie EverardThis week, it's welcome peace and calm at the farm after a busy little while. I take a moment to explain what my work is all about, and enjoy a short pause amongst the plants before our working week kicks off again.false00:09:0014Peace Amongst PlantsfullPeace Amongst PlantsThis week, it's welcome peace and calm at the farm after a busy little while. I take a moment to explain what my work is all about, and enjoy a short pause amongst the plants before our working week kicks off again.True to the RootsLizzie EverardTue, 31 Oct 2017 17:16:36 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/31/true-to-the-roots52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f8af23ec212d77c06b5c3eInspired this week thinking about roots and staying true to an original mission. And thanks too, for the brilliant people who founded Windmill Hill City Farm 40 years ago.

]]>Lizzie EverardInspired this week thinking about roots and staying true to an original mission. And thanks too, for the brilliant people who founded Windmill Hill City Farm 40 years ago.false00:06:0013True to the RootsfullTrue to the RootsInspired this week thinking about roots and staying true to an original mission. And thanks too, for the brilliant people who founded Windmill Hill City Farm 40 years ago.Nurturing IdeasLizzie EverardFri, 27 Oct 2017 13:47:41 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/27/nurturing-ideas52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f337a1d6839ab9dd61e98cThis episode is all about how best to nurture ideas at different stages along the creative journey. In this episode I'm learning lessons as I prune sweet peas and cherry tomatoes, which ask for different sort of attention.

]]>Lizzie EverardLearning creative lessons from the sweet peas and cherry tomatoes.This episode is all about how best to nurture ideas at different stages along the creative journey. In this episode I'm learning lessons as I prune sweet peas and cherry tomatoes, which ask for different sort of attention.false00:08:0012Nurturing IdeasfullNurturing IdeasWelcome to the FarmLizzie EverardFri, 27 Oct 2017 13:40:21 +0000https://www.lizzieeverard.com/the-plot/2017/10/27/week-01-welcome-to-the-farm52f3c098e4b0afa2242f9630:59f33361ec212dabf8195e09:59f335ce085229b30b09b2c4Week one, and introduction to the creative inspiration, encouragement and clear thinking I discover from amongst the plants and animals on my allotment at Windmill Hill City Farm.

]]>Lizzie EverardSpreading inspiration and the muck. Week one, and introduction to the creative inspiration, encouragement and clear thinking I discover from amongst the plants and animals on my allotment at Windmill Hill City Farm. false00:07:0011Welcome to the FarmfullWelcome to the Farm