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Paintings by Matthew Quick Matthew Quick born 1967 in Adelaide, is named in Business Review Weekly as one of Australia’s top 50 artists. In the past years, he’s won, or been a finalist for, more than 65 major national art awards. For original artwork & limited edition prints go to  matthewquick.com.au   Receive art updates from our Twitter feed posted by Margaret crss

Paintings by Matthew Quick Matthew Quick born 1967 in Adelaide, is named in Business Review Weekly as one of Australia’s top 50 artists. In the past years, he’s won, or been a finalist for, more than 65 major national art awards. For original artwork & limited edition prints go to  matthewquick.com.au   Receive art updates from our Twitter feed posted by Margaret

We all have our inner voices that are our daily companions. We all carry on an internal dialogue that constantly evaluates and analyzes our and other’s actions. And it is that inner voice that is an indicator of how we see ourselves and treat ourselves. How My Inner Voice Affected My Life For the longest time, my inner voice was an ugly bully that followed me everywhere. As a teen and young adult, I remember that I was living in the constant state of general anxiety. Even though I had people around me who loved me, I continued to feel unsafe and overwhelmed. And it was my inner bully that created these feelings in my life. The bully would tell me things like “You are not good enough! You are not pretty enough! You shouldn’t be feeling this way or that way! Even though people tell you that they care about you, they don’t mean it. They are going to hurt you and leave you cause you are not good enough!” Sounds horrible, right? I have to admit that I wasn’t even aware I had such an ug

New movies can be hit or miss. Sometimes you find on a stellar piece of cinema, but often you reach the end of the film wishing you could get back the last two hours. When it comes to picking movies, most people like to look for something they have never seen before. You might seek out classics from a genre that you like, or wait for new movies to come out. But some movies are meant to be replayed. When a well-written film contains important life lessons and themes, you can re-watch it over and over. Sometimes you’ll see different aspects of the story, or your opinion about the film will change depending on what’s happening in your life. As your perspective alters, what you take away from the movie changes. A second viewing can reveal plot points that you didn’t catch the first time. The best movies can be watched repeatedly because you get something new every time you see it—a fresh perspective, new opinions, and new emotions arise in subsequent viewings. You may be wondering whe