Mental health struggles and trauma made me a seeker. I’ve been drawn to the spiritual from a young age. I started dabbling in ideas like astral travel at 15 (attempted doing it but never managed it, by the way 😅), read books about out-of-body experiences (hello, Robert Monroe!), and devoured stories by hypnotherapists who regressed their clients to past lives. It was (and still IS) deeply fascinating to me. A part of me was always looking for deeper answers through the spiritual.

Though I never felt called to the major religions (aside from a soft spot for Buddhism and Zen), I became intrigued by the more modern spiritual teachers of our time. I follow(ed) Eckhart Tolle, Matt Kahn, Ram Dass, Gangaji, Teal Swan, Adyashanti… and perhaps most notably, Byron Katie. I also loved listening to Alan Watts wax poetic about the nature of existence and the universe. For a while I worshipped these people in many ways and felt they held the answers to all of life’s mysterious problems.

Many of these figures have since fallen from their pedestals a bit, but their ideas and approaches to life helped me enormously in times of distress.

Byron Katie, in particular, was a huge influence on me for a time. I even interviewed her for my YouTube channel (the video is now private). During that conversation, she gifted me a scholarship to her "9 Days for The Work" program. I was deeply honoured, jumped on a plane... only to discover that the experience didn’t resonate with me at all. In fact, I found parts of it quite harmful.

I haven’t spoken publicly about this much, but those memories have been resurfacing lately. It feels important to acknowledge how easy it is to place ‘beloved gurus’ on pedestals, forgetting that they, too, are human. Flawed. Sometimes even dangerous.

In my own journey, I’ve learned to take what works from a teacher or teaching, and leave the rest behind. This painting (2014), featuring a powerful and beautiful quote by Byron Katie, reflects the love I had (and still have) for parts of her work. I still find some of it deeply helpful. But now I hold it all through a more balanced, humanised lens.

What about you? Have your gurus ever `fallen`? ♥️♥️♥️

✨ One Week to Go! Come Join the Cutie-Ful Fun ✨
Friends! Here a joyful reminder that Creating Cuties starts in ONE WEEK!

I’m so excited to begin this adorable, joy-sparking journey! Over the coming weeks, we’ll be painting the cutest animal characters, exploring playful colour palettes, and learning how to infuse our work with charm, expression, and warmth.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now’s the time! Doors will be closing soon and so does the 25% off early bird discount code, and I’d so love to welcome you in before we begin!

Here’s what Creating Cuties is all about:

🌈 You`ll learn to draw and paint whimsical animals in sweet, joy-filled scenes
🎨 I’ll guide you step-by-step with accessible, mixed media techniques
🐾 It’s beginner-friendly, playful, and full of feel-good vibes
💖 Most importantly, it’s all about creating art that lifts your spirit
The course officially starts on 12th August and you’ll get instant access to the classroom as soon as we begin.

✨ Don’t miss your chance to join this heartwarming, creativity-boosting adventure!

👉 Click here to sign up now:

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Let’s paint some cuteness together; it would be an honour to have you in the class. ♥️♥️♥️

Big hugs and sparkly paws,
Tam
@everyone

I`m doing final preps for my new course (Creating Cuties) and just bumped into this super sweet image, totally forgot that I`d made this cute little character with funny speech bubble. One of the perks of perimenopause BRAIN FOG, is that you also forget the fun stuff you did for others and then are pleasantly surprised when you find random funny/ sweet things you did! 😂😁😆

"Angels Are Always With You" - This painting, created in 2014, was loosely inspired by the mystical works of Susan Seddon Boulet. Her art whispered to me of protection, connection, and unseen realms; and I was quietly enamoured by it all.

Looking back on my childhood, I realise that I grew up with a strong sense that I had to be independent, resilient, and self-reliant; a kind of emotional armouring that still echoes through me today. It’s something I’ve worked on in therapy for many years, but a streak of avoidant attachment still lingers. Being bullied in childhood and not receiving much support for this; I learned early on that depending on others often led to disappointment, so I built my safety through self-dependence.

My beautiful love Andy, and many of my close friends these days, continue to show me (again and again) that this belief doesn’t always hold true. That some people can be safe harbours and that is why kindness and true support heals me a bit, every day.

Still, you can see in this painting a deep yearning, perhaps even a knowing, that I’ve always held: a longing to be surrounded by protectors. Angels. Guides. Mentors. Elders. Ancestors. I feel them, both the ones in spirit, and a few very special ones in the flesh. 💕

I remember once, in my twenties, feeling so ready for a teacher that I approached a real, board-certified Zen master. I was prepared to be devoted, to be led. He invited me to meet at a pub and promptly spilled beer on my trousers. 😂 At the time, I was slightly horrified. Now I see: perhaps that was the lesson. (Very Zen.)

And so, I kept walking my own path. But even now, I believe those angels (seen or unseen) have always been with me. In whispers, in wings, in laughter, in love. Somehow, some way.

This is day 10 of a ‘gentle return to social media’ read more about this practice here: http://bit.ly/3IHFxir 🌱

In case you missed the newsletter! --> Coming in 2026: A whole year of magic & fairy tales! 🧚‍♀️📜

So many of you have asked about this…

“What’s the theme for your next year-long course, Tam?”
“Will there be another Year of Light or will we do something else?”

Well, I’m so excited to finally share it with you! 🌟 Ready? 😊

Next year’s magical, joy-filled, heart-expanding journey will be called:

✨ A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales ✨– a magical adventure through magic, story, wonder, and everyday enchantment.

This course is a heartfelt offering; not just for your creative practice, but also for your spirit. ✨🙏✨

I know that life can feel heavy sometimes (hello understatement). The world has been challenging for so many of us for a long while now. Personally, I’ve often found myself longing for comfort, softness, a sense of wonder… and that’s exactly what I’ve poured into this new course.

This course will offer a way to come back to yourself, to spark imagination, and to gently hold the parts of us that feel weary or overwhelmed. It’s balm for the soul; a little candle in the dark. 🕯️

In this course, we’ll explore magic in a broad sense, but also story, myth & lore and subjects like glowing forests, storybook characters, enchanted creatures, shimmering moons, and everyday objects or experiences turned magical. We’ll look for magic in the ordinary and extraordinary and paint it to our hearts’ content!

Expect a beautiful blend of my signature mixed media lessons, a stunning team of guest teachers, and a touch of playfulness, nostalgia, and wonder throughout. 🎨🦉🌙

I’ll share full details, the teacher line-up, and the early bird details & launch date very soon, but I wanted you to know the theme ahead of time, in case it resonates deeply and you’d like to save your spot.

If you’re craving magic, softness, enchantment and art that feels like a warm, whimsical hug; this one’s for you. 💛

With fairy wings and love,
Tam x ✨💕

PS. More details and all sign up info will launch near the end of August/ Early Sept ♥️♥️♥️

PPS. YES!! There will of course be an AWESOME taster event for this course too, can’t wait to share the details with you!!

Wings of the Butterfly. 🦋

When I look at this painting, created back in 2014, I find myself wondering just how many of those tiny butterfly wings I’ve painted in my life. Likely hundreds by now! They’ve become such a recognisable thread in my work, and I still love drawing them.
There’s something tender about embedding little symbols that hold personal meaning for me into my art. It feels like I’m leaving behind intimate, whispered notes (small drops of myself) woven into each piece.

The butterfly wings, for instance, often symbolise freedom, lightness, whimsy, and ease. Sometimes transformation, yes, but for me, more often they speak to the longing for lightness. A wish to be unburdened. I love how butterflies flap about in their unpredictable, carefree way. So lithe. So unencumbered. I rarely feel like that myself. But how I wish I did.

This painting is layered with symbols I still use to this day:

* The whimsical little houses, speaking to my deep need for belonging and community
* The hanging hearts and stars, evoking love and wisdom; I’ve always wished for them falling from the sky in buckets
*The sweet creatures perched on shoulders, hands or other body parts, partly for whimsy, partly as symbols of ever-present little unconditionally loving guardians.
I wrote recently about how I tend to paint *what I need for my pain*, rather than painting the pain itself. This painting is such a perfect example of that.

I needed sunshine, rainbows, unconditional love, friendship, community, belonging, wisdom. And so; here it is, all wrapped up in this tender, hope-filled image.

Colour-wise, I still love that glowing orange aura around the girl, contrasted against the deep teals. The washi tape and collage on the dress felt rough and playful in just the right way. And I remember feeling especially delighted by the butterfly wing drawn onto the collarbone; it’s that kind of strange, poetic detail that lights up the right side of my brain, the place where all the good magic lives. ✨

I’m curious; how does this painting speak to you?

This is day 9 of a ‘gentle return to social media’ read more about this practice here: http://bit.ly/3IHFxir 🌱

I bristled recently when I heard a prominent psychologist claim that empathy can be a bad quality in people. I half-chuckled, half felt bile rise in my throat, wanting to throw up at the notion.

Now, I get that I must first define the term in order defend that response. Empathy is not lenience. It’s not passivity, or tolerance for harm. True empathy doesn’t excuse; it understands. It gets close. And from that place of understanding, love, connection, repair, restoration, and justice can flow. 💕

As a child, I was often told that kindness was a weak, even foolish quality. The world, I was taught, required ruthlessness, cunning, efficiency; cut-throat ambition. But my little soul disagreed. I longed for softness, gentleness, warmth. I felt safe around true kindness. Even then, I bristled at the suggestion that love and compassion were naive or useless.

Years later, I met Andy (my beautiful soulmate) and he introduced me to the work of Marshall Rosenberg and Nonviolent Communication. It was a profound homecoming. Rosenberg`s work validated what I had felt all along: that empathy and compassion are not just lovely ideas; they are powerful tools for healing trauma, transforming conflict, and creating a more just and loving world.

This is why love, compassion, and empathy are such central themes in my art. Today I’m sharing one of the first paintings I created with this focus, back in 2014. It’s whimsical and folk-arty, simple but strong in message. I still love it.

Let this be a reminder: kindness is not weakness. Empathy is not indulgence. These qualities are fierce and world-changing when we let them guide us.

This is day 8 of a ‘gentle return to social media’ read more about this practice here: http://bit.ly/3IHFxir 🌱

25% Off Early Bird Ending Soon!
Hey friends, I wanted to remind you that the 25% off early bird price for my new course Creating Cuties ends soon! Be sure to join soon if you want to grab it at the lower price!
Sometimes… the world feels too loud, too fast, too much.
That’s when I turn to cute art — to soften the edges and reconnect with calm. 🎨🕊️
Creating Cuties is an online art course for your soul.

Together we’ll paint sweet, soft-hearted animals — like little kitten in a woolly jumper (sweater) or a gentle dog with a butterfly on her nose.
💖 Let this be your moment to:

🌸 Slow down and reconnect
🎨 Create soothing, happy art
🐾 Paint 7 beautiful characters with my step-by-step support
🎁 Save 25% (or £22 / $30) with early bird
📥 Lifetime access + PDFs + traceables
Feel better through brushstrokes. 💗

Join us here: https://bit.ly/CreatingCuties (or link in my bio/ link tree/ stories) xoox

Facts. ♥️♥️♥️

Just leaving this little guy here on my timeline here for your moment of serotonin release. It`s the boy version of the other kitten I did the other day. He has such a sweet quality to him! 😍😍😍 - Make this painting with me? --> https://bit.ly/CreatingCuties (or link in bio/ link tree). ♥️♥️♥️

"Kitty Love & Whimsy" - I ran my very first online art course in early 2009. It was called World of Whimsy, and I think I had around 100 sign-ups, which felt absolutely amazing at the time!

I was pregnant with my first son Dylan and had just left a job in market research to follow this new path. Back then, hardly anyone was running online art classes. Online events with video were still rare. YouTube was just starting to become known, and the idea of watching anything online felt brand new and exciting.

Compare that to how things are now with so many people doing this kind of work! Crazy how things change!

What drew me to running online classes was how they brought together so many of the things I loved and was (sort of) good at: teaching, making art, editing video, Photoshopping, building website. I’ve always enjoyed tech, which is unusual for an artist! Just two years before that, I had been teaching art, music, and drama at a British international school in Sri Lanka. And beyond all that, I loved that I could support people’s mental health through creativity, it was a win-win-win-win-win kind of thing for me haha. 😊

The painting I’m sharing today was the promotional image for World of Whimsy, the course. It has that sweet, quirky charm I loved at the time that helped me so much to get reconnected to that inner child space and heal some of the trauma wounds that were still lingering.

I was enchanted by the idea of a cat-like creature walking its pet mouse on a leash. And if you’re wondering about the words in the background; they’re the lyrics to “Everybody Wants to Be a Cat” from The Aristocats. 🐾🎶

This is day 7 of a ‘gentle return to social media’ read more about this practice here: http://bit.ly/3IHFxir 🌱

“I cry glitter.” ✨
A lyrical quote from a song by Antony and the Johnsons (now Anohni and the Johnsons), whose music I was utterly obsessed with; so vulnerable, poetic, and soul-baring. One of my favourites, Bird Guhl, is from their hauntingly beautiful album I Am a Bird Now. Anohni’s is one of my favourites; full of ache, truth, and beauty.
This painting, also titled Bird Guhl, was part of my early Paint Over Collage series published in Somerset Studio (2013). I enlarged it in photoshop today and was struck by the wild abandon in the marks I made back then; loose, expressive, instinctive.
It reminded me of beginner’s mind; that freedom we have when we start creating, before perfectionism creeps in. Funny how we spend years striving to “improve,” only to realise that joy lives in the unlearning. As Picasso said:
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”
I often feel torn between the illustrator and the painter in me; one seeks polish, the other freedom. But I’m learning that spontaneity has its own kind of perfection.
Thanks for reading. 💗
I’d love to hear if you’ve ever tried to return to that playful, messy, beautiful beginner’s mind in your own creative journey.
#BirdGuhl #Anohni #MixedMediaArt #BeginnerMind #ExpressiveArt #CollageArt #ArtMusings #Willowing #arthealing This is day 6 of a ‘gentle return to social media’ read more about this practice here: http://bit.ly/3IHFxir 🌱

Indeed! 😂😁😆

Blessing your timeline with this cutie sketch. 🐶🐾💕

Healing Hands. ❤️‍🩹🙌 This painting was created in 2014 for my very first free course, Art, Heart & Healing.

Unlike what marketing gurus preach these days, I didn’t make this free course as a “lead magnet” or a “low-barrier offer to increase conversions.” I created it because, after running my very first paid course (World of Whimsy – more about this in days to come), I received an email from someone who told me her daughter was living in her attic, struggling with deep depression. She believed my art course could really help her, but they simply couldn’t afford it.

That broke my heart a lot and her email stuck with me. So I decided to offer something for free; not as a tactic, but as a gift to those who truly needed it. There was no sales funnel, no hidden agenda. The only thing I asked what that participants share the course on social media if they felt moved to, but that was it.

Art, Heart & Healing was born out of love, compassion, and the belief that art can be healing and accessible to everyone.

The course attracted a lot of people and introduced many people to the healing power of art.

This course also planted the seed for Life Book (my year long art and healing course I ran for 13 years, more about that soon).

This angel painting is close to my heart. I love the simple colour scheme and gentle expression on her face. I used a lot of extra mixed media supplies in this painting too, which was so fun. It includes texture paste, collage and even glitter! I love the hearts on her hands, like healing hands. Or hands that send out love, like mine. I always hoped that the art my hands created, sent out love the world, one way or another.

Thank you for being here with me today frens.

Happy Sunday.

This is day 5 of a ‘gentle return to social media’ read more about this practice here: http://bit.ly/3IHFxir 🌱

🌸 Day 4 of A Gentle Return 🌸
As I sat down to post today, Damien Rice was singing a lullaby and I felt stuck.
Should I write about capitalism and despair? Or Elliot’s gorgeous lashes and the tiny frogs hopping through our garden? Or maybe just lie in bed reading City of Gods & Monsters and eating cheese?

But then I realised—maybe the stuckness itself is the story.
Because right now, I’m a layered mix of exhausted rage, sadness, awe, love, hope, and deep gratitude. That’s the truth. That’s the Tam-bag. 💫

This painting is from 2013. See the stars and hearts? They`ve always been there—tiny beacons whispering: “You’re still here. It’ll be okay.”

This piece marked a shift: I wanted more than pretty portraits. I wanted mystery. Symbolism. Story.
A bird’s nest on a head, an elephant in a crown, a hand stitched into clothing. Art that asks questions more than it gives answers.

What happens for you when you see it? (This is a condensed caption of a longer more in depth post due to the character limit on Instagram, follow me on Facebook if you`d like to read the full post: https://bit.ly/3INLsTc ) link also on my linktree via bio.

✨ Somewhere in a magical little sketchbook world…

A baby octopus is surrounded by smiling fish 🐙
A sloth is sipping tea in a patch of sunlight ☕🦥
And a Highland cow is rocking gold hoop earrings while butterflies dance overhead 🐮🦋

This isn’t a dream — it’s my new art course Creating Cuties! 💫

🎨 What you’ll get:
🖌️ Step-by-step lessons to paint 7 adorable characters
🎨 Mixed media magic with watercolour, ink, pens & crayons
💖 Traceables, PDFs & full downloads

🎁 EARLY BIRD £22 / $30 OFF
📥 Yours for life — join anytime!

Paint the sweet, magical world you want to live in.
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🌸 Day 3 of A Gentle Return 🌸
A quiet coming back to sharing my heart, my stories, and my art from years gone by. (Full story behind this series: http://bit.ly/3IHFxir)
💕 Today I’ve been thinking about intimacy and connection, how all my art, writing, and singing has been a reaching. An attempt to get my soul a little closer to yours.
Intimacy makes me feel like I exist, like I’m truly seen. There’s an aliveness to it I can’t quite explain, like being touched in the deepest waters of the soul.
I used to be a huge Tori Amos fan, her music felt like her soul brushing against mine. In those moments, I felt most alive. It’s a feeling I still chase, both as a listener and a creator.
If I have a deepest fear, it’s not being forgotten, it’s never having been truly seen.
Today I’m sharing one of my earlier “paint over collage” pieces. This one was published in Somerset Studio Magazine in 2012 as part of a small series. I think it was made around 2010, when Andy and I were hoping for a sibling for Dylan. I was convinced our second child would be a girl, her name would be Sophie.
The text in the painting reads:
🩷 “A princess waiting for a princess”
🩷 “There are 3 hearts here, waiting for you”
🩷 “Currently still with the stars”
I am (in the end) grateful I didn’t have girl children. Not from some internalised misogyny, but because the universe knew what I could carry. Watching a daughter struggle with what I went through (body image issues, self-worth, depression) might’ve broken me.
Still, I sometimes wonder who Sophie would’ve been. 😊 It’s a gentle, bittersweet wondering. I adore my boys to the moon and back… and I carry a quiet tenderness for the girl who never came. ✨
Thank you for being here, for reading, feeling, and sharing your hearts with me. It means the world. ❤️🙏

🌸 Day 2 of A Gentle Return 🌸
A quiet coming back to sharing my heart, my stories, and my art from years gone by. (For the full story behind this practice, you can read here: http://bit.ly/3IHFxir)

🎨 "Tea Party with Friends" by Tamara Laporte

Whimsical, naïve, or folk art has been a thread woven through much of my creative life (and still is!). On the surface, this painting might look like a sweet scene; perhaps even something from a children’s book: wide-eyed beings, cupcakes, and a cheerful tea party. But underneath it all, this kind of art became a powerful way for me to rewrite and reimagine a childhood that wasn’t cheerful at all.

I was severely bullied in school in my early years, and that left wounds and scars I’m still dealing with today. Many of my whimsical paintings are quiet acts of healing; soft, colourful worlds where children are safe, connected, and cared for. They became visual lullabies, places I could enter to mend what was broken.

💕 About this painting:

I love the playful colours in this one. Particularly the tealy/ green background. Usually, too many colours can feel chaotic, but here, I think they harmonise pretty well, except maybe for the blue-haired girl on the left! If I could go back, I’d probably give her hair a warmer tone. Still, this scene captures exactly what I want childhood to be: joyful, full of friendship, polka dots, and slightly wonky teapots. I also love the messy way I painted the table cloth for some reason, ha!

What do you think of this painting? And how do the subjects you paint help you on a more deeper level?

Thank you for being here while I return to this gentle practice. 🫖💕

Hey my frens, I’m starting something new today... A gentle return to social media, to sharing my heart, my stories, and my art. Below is Day 1 of a daily practice where I share an old piece of art and reflect on what it meant to me; then and now.
👇 Scroll down to read the full story (if your heart says yes) 🌀✨

Day 1. “The Universe Pays Attention” by Tamara Laporte
I painted this in 2011, the year my second child, Elliot, was born. Back then, the internet felt smaller and somehow softer; we had a close-knit creative community (I think we still do, by the way; hi, I’ve loved you guys for so long 💗). I was deeply into grungy mixed media and especially inspired by the ethereal works of Misty Mawn. She often used muted tones, which I found hard (hello, colour addict!), and this painting was my attempt at sticking to that palette. I think I pulled it off.
The quote, “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form,” is by Rumi, who I’ve adored for years. I both love and dislike this quote. It’s soothing to imagine that a lost loved one might return in some way… but it also hurts. I don’t want them to come back in another form; I want them here, alive. Sometimes when people offer platitudes around death, I feel rage. Like: don’t tell me they’re the sky now; I want their actual face, their voice, their messy beautiful presence.
That said, Rumi’s words felt like a balm; just enough softness to sit with.
Even though my girls/paintings/faces have changed over the years, I still see my style in this one and I love her still. I like the head tilt. I feel a little sad about her expression. But I like the overall feeling, what she’s trying to say.
Does the painting stir anything in you? Does the sharing?
I’d love to hear.
Thanks for reading. ♥️

Throw back to this painting which is a “paint over collage” self portrait of self love. I still love it today. ♥️♥️♥️

*****
Art by Tamara Laporte - www.willowing.org

Friends!!! It’s finally here!!

✨ NEW COURSE ALERT: Creating Cuties  ✨

Join me, Tam, on a 6‑week journey to paint adorably whimsical animals—from fluffy cows and puppy pals to curious axolotls and tea‑loving sloths. Beginners and seasoned artists welcome!

🎨 Learn watercolor layering, mixed media, character design & backgrounds

🧘‍♀️ Embrace softness, joy, and your inner child

🕒 Flexible pace (3–5 hrs/week) + lifetime access + downloadable videos + fun PDFs

🎁 Early bird offer: Save £22 (or ~$30!)—now only £67
Ready to bring some cuteness to your world? Join me today! 💖
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It was so fun getting all your ideas for my new course ‘Creating Cuties’. You all had SUCH amazing ideas, it’s REALLY hard to choose!! It even made me think I could create SO many ‘cuties’, maybe I could create a course that is like subscription based and I release one ‘cutie’ lesson per month. Think it would be so fun! That said, not sure if I have the time, but there were so many cool ideas that you all had, I could fill up lots of courses with the ideas! 😊 In any case, one of the animal that got a lot of votes was the quirky and wonderful AXOLOTL! Sooooo he made it to the course!! Check out this SUPER CUTIE!! 😍😍😍 I love him so much!!

Did you know I ADORE Highland cows?! Was high (ha) time that I painted one. Particularly one as cute as this! 😍😍😍

The wonderful Jennifer ( @therapistsanctuary ) and I filmed another episode of `Creative Sanctuary`. This one is all about `Shadow Work`. 😊 Come hang out with us for a bit and let us know what you think? ♥️♥️♥️ The video is now live! Link to my channel in my linktree on my profile/ bio. ♥️♥️♥️ Or go here: https://youtu.be/Sce7V9gDMGQ?si=P9wRMQNlpy_7JwOP

This little cutie on a swing just popped up on my memories and I love the mixed media textures and her cutie little face in this so much! 😍😍😍 I painted this 6 years ago.

The wonderful @therapistsanctuary and I have filmed another session for our `Creative Sanctuary` series on the y tubes 😊 . This time we talked about `shame` and `shadow work` in general. Jen made a doll and I made an empathy monster! 😊 Many of you will have created an empathy monster with me before in response to the Shadow Work Life Book lesson in the past (and also on woman unleashed!) This cutie did not disappoint me. 😊 The episode will be up on my channel soon! ♥️♥️♥️ Link in my bio/ linktree.

When I`m low and life feels heavy, I end up creating innocent, delightfully cute creatures. I don`t tend to paint `my pain`, I tend to paint `what I need` or `what will soothe me`. The sweet characters offer a reprieve of some sorts, an escape from the dark, a soulful moment of compassion and empathy. I can hear this cute little guy say; “hey hey, it’s gonna be ok, want a cookie or a hug?” 😊 Hope he brightens up your day too. ♥️♥️♥️