Devote yourself to your dreams. Create something worth living for.

On being rooted in self belief, leaning toward the light your dreams and embracing the winding journey of creativity.

October so far has been a month for dreaming, filled with intention and creativity. I have spent the month at an art residency on the island of Kythera in Greece and throughout my time here, I have been immersimg myself in the myriad of threads that unravel from my creative core. Writing, sketching, filming, editing - and simply being (which often feels like the most creative act of all). Sitting in the land and panning my eyes across hills and valleys, listening to rich worlds of sound within what some may percieve as silence and familiarising myself with the landscape until its rich colours, textures and tones bleed into all that I create.

Every day here has been driven by routine. I wake up and stretch. I write. I work out. I swim in the sea. I make breakfast. I work from my laptop. I go for a walk or watch the sunset. I return home and make dinner. I shower. I light candles and sketch. I wake up the next day and do it all again. However I will soon be stepping out of this loop and leaving the island, filled with deep sense of gratitude for all that these days have inspired within me.

The steady rhythm of this routine has excavated hope and desire within me. October has been dawn to my dreams, providing me with clarity and guidance on the path ahead of me. It’s as if there’s a bright lantern guiding me through the present and into the future. And in drawing me forward, it also draws me deeper into the creative depths of myself in the present. It guides me to words when I write, to movement when I dance, to shape and colour when I sketch. I’ve been thinking about this light, this unshakeable belief inside of me. I’ve come to realise that it’s something I’ve always held. An inner voice that whispers “I can do it”. “I can do it”. “I will do it”.

This passion and tenacity is the same force that has brought me to where I am now— sitting and writing at the stone windowsill of a beautiful little studio apartment, able to put my whole heart into the work that feels important to me. Time that once felt scarce now feels abundant. I wake up every day without an alarm— with no urgency. This morning was the perfect representation of that ‘dream life’ I once longed for. Waking up to rainfall, putting my soft morning playlist on, lighting a candle, pouring a pot of tea and writing in my journal, entering a flow that has lead me to writing this post - where I will sit for the next few hours and follow this thread of focus, curious of what it has to say.

Somewhere deep within, I know that this passion and tenacity I speak of isn’t really mine. It is fuel from the dreams of my ancestors— those who paved the way for me to even have the possibility and opportunity to follow my dreams. Every day, I honour these dreams by following the lantern that illuminates my soul’s desire, without fear or hesitation. It is not an option to ignore the call to creativity. I must immerse myself in the work. I must create something worth living for.

Sometimes, I think life would be easier without this passion. But truthfully, the soul is not satisfied with ease. This is why we often feel dissatisfied when we work jobs that suck our energy dry, leaving us starved of time to explore what truly brings us joy and purpose in life. The soul yearns for creation. For love. For freedom. For purpose. None of these are ‘easy’ things. They are all winding journeys, replete with passion and constant effort. When you walk this journey of listening to your soul’s desire, it is inevitable that you will move through periods of uncertainty and unease— just as grey skies return with swathes of swollen clouds that threaten to hail upon the earth below. But on the contrary, you are also promised excitement and elation on this journey. The bends in the road are a measure of the richness in life. The key is — keep going.

Welcome the unease. Welcome the uncertainty. The joy, the sorrow, the heartache, the loneliness. The love. For all of these will fertilise your roots in time. From all of these encounters on your journey, you will grow.

As I write these words, I am reminded of Rumi’s poem ‘The Guest House’.

I invite you to enter into the warm visual world I have created in my latest youtube video and spend a couple of days with me at this self led art residency here in Kythera.

The pages of my journal are brimming with imagery and insights from my stay on this island. I am going to be sharing a series of woven journal entries here soon.

Until then, I send you my love.

꩜ Cam x