The Guided Helper

16/11/2025

12/11/2025

I remember this day like it was yesterday. I had just finished putting new carpet in my art space, and within minutes these two had claimed it as their very own playroom. There’s a kind of joy that can’t be staged or planned — and this photo captures it so perfectly. A bird and a dog, just laying back like two little souls who trust each other, and the world, completely. They look so free, so content, as if happiness is the most natural thing in the world. Every time I see this photo, I’m reminded that joy doesn’t have to be loud or out there , sometimes it’s just the soft peace of knowing you’re safe, understood, and right where you belong

Let this be your reminder to pause, breathe, and notice the joy that’s already here.

10/11/2025

You might not think twice before using a little “quick fix” for pests — but every shortcut has a cost.
One poisoned mouse can end the life of an owl family that protects your land naturally, providing safe, sustainable pest control for free.

Owls are nature’s quiet guardians — protecting homes, farms, and ecosystems with precision and balance.
When we choose toxic shortcuts, we break the cycle of protection that keeps our world healthy.

If you care about your home, your fields, and the future we share, choose safety.
Choose natural solutions. 🦉🌿

Nature already built its own protection plan — we just need to trust it.

02/11/2025

Reframe your mindset with positive self-talk.

31/10/2025

28/10/2025

It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar... yet its loss leaves a silence that echoes through an entire forest. 💔

Hidden deep within the forests of Christmas Island, a tiny creature once darted between roots and leaves... the Christmas Island Shrew, Australia’s only native shrew. Weighing just five or six grams, it was small, secretive, and full of life. Its thin, high call once filled the island’s night air... but now, the forest is quiet. After years of searching, scientists have officially declared the species extinct. The culprit wasn’t a single event but a chain of human-driven changes... invasive rats, parasites, and habitat destruction... that swept away one of the planet’s smallest mammals before most people ever knew it existed.

The shrew’s story is a heartbreaking reflection of how fragile island ecosystems can be. Twice rediscovered, twice lost again, it clung to life longer than anyone expected. Each rediscovery sparked hope... but time and disturbance eventually silenced that tiny heartbeat for good. Its extinction marks the 39th mammal species lost from Australia since colonization, a devastating reminder that even the smallest creatures play a role in the balance of nature. What disappeared with the shrew wasn’t just an animal... it was a history of survival, adaptation, and quiet endurance spanning thousands of years.

In life, the shrew asked for almost nothing... a patch of forest floor, a few insects, and the right to exist. In death, it leaves behind a question that echoes louder than its faint call ever could... how many lives vanish unseen before the world even learns their names? Perhaps somewhere, in the damp heart of Christmas Island, a few still survive, trembling but alive. And even if they don’t, the memory of the shrew reminds us that every small voice matters... if only we listen before the silence.

Sources: Mongabay, IUCN Red List, Australian Museum

31/08/2025

Instead of reacting, soften. Instead of fixing, listen. The next time something triggers you, use it as a teacher. Your stillness has wisdom your panic will never find.

02/08/2025

”Wednesday afternoon I was driving west on I-40 when my blood sugar dropped to a dangerous level. Luckily a Burger King restaurant was at the upcoming exit. As I stumbled through placing my order I mentioned to the voice on the speaker that I was diabetic and in need of food. Low blood sugar makes it difficult to think or act. I pulled up to the first window in order to pay for my food. I was shocked to see Burger King employee Tina Hardy running toward the front of my car. She squeezed between the front of my car and the building just to bring me a small serving of ice cream. Tina later explained that her husband was also diabetic and she could tell that I needed help. After paying I pulled up to Tina’s window where she gave me my food. She instructed me to park across the driveway so that she could keep an eye on me until I felt better. After eating I waited for a break in business so that I could return to Tina’s window. I then took this picture and spoke with Tina’s supervisor, telling him what she did for me. If you appreciate what this special woman did please share this story. Hopefully Tina Hardy will receive the recognition that she truly deserves from the public and from the big bosses at Burger King.”

02/08/2025

Only found out about this abstract art form a few days ago. It's called neurographica. I was watching a video on YouTube and it all fell into place, like a light bulb 💡 moment.

This all started from one scribble in a circle from something I was feeling frustrated about lol.

You can see from the images below how this has spread out on the canvas. So far this has taken 4 days in total to do. I'm already feeling a bit different as well 😁

20/07/2025

Wildlife Photographer Of The Year has been won by amateur photographer

An amateur photographer from the UK has won a prestigious Wildlife Photographer Of The Year award 🏆 ⁠
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Nima Sarikhani captured the image of a sleeping polar bear on an iceberg off Norway's Svalbard archipelago.⁠
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The picture, titled Ice Bed, has been crowned the winner of the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer Of The Year people's choice award, after being whittled down to a shortlist of 25 from almost 50,000 entries from around the world.