{"id":56,"date":"2026-06-13T10:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T00:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/56-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:25:15","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Posts, Articles, Reflections, Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-872b6684\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">From My Studio&#8230;<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Belinda-Bates-Author-Image-500x500-1.png\" alt=\"Belinda Bates, author image 500x500\" class=\"wp-image-1915 size-full\" title=\"Posts, Articles, Reflections, Guides\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Belinda-Bates-Author-Image-500x500-1.png 500w, https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Belinda-Bates-Author-Image-500x500-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Belinda-Bates-Author-Image-500x500-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Belinda-Bates-Author-Image-500x500-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expansive Vision<\/strong><br>Thoughts, reflections and ideas to expand your vision.<br><br>I share:<br>\u2022 Short essays on mindful living, creativity, and later-life transformation.<br>\u2022 Practical how-tos and tools you can apply today.<br>\u2022 Quiet reflections \u2014 no overwhelm, no clutter.<br><br>Dive in. Browse the articles. Share the ones you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>~Belinda<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-cf8a32be alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-5be709c1     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"1\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/the-power-of-gentle-ambition\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">The Power of Gentle Ambition<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-06-13T15:13:24+10:00\" 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uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/the-beauty-of-the-in-between\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">The Beauty of the In-Between<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-06-13T15:12:03+10:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__comment\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-comments dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn to embrace life\u2019s in-between moments \u2014 the uncertain pauses where growth takes root and&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/the-beauty-of-the-in-between\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/expansivevision.com.au\/blog\/the-quiet-revolution-of-conscious-living\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">The Quiet Revolution of Conscious Living<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-06-13T15:10:49+10:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post__comment\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-admin-comments dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tNo 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