Anyone else feeling the world is an icky place to be right now? I always try really hard to focus on all the good and not dwell on the bad, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult. I feel so anxious about what the future holds, don’t you? Do we even have a future?
When feeling this way, I just want to curl up in a giant cookie, suck my thumb, and pretend the world’s not there. The next best thing to doing all of that is crafting. I can lose myself in paint and glue and paper and the chaos of my craft room. Sucking of the thumb is not advised during this time as it will usually be covered in all manner of art mediums, but cookies are allowed, as long as they’re washed down with copious amounts of tea. Some music on the stereo, a nice warm cardi, and I’m all set.
This weekend I worked on this collage piece. It’s quite pink for me, but maybe I was chanelling my inner child and wanting some comfort and cuteness. Maybe that was just the colour I grabbed first (after culling all my papers a few weeks back, I am now a bit low on supplies…might need to go shopping ,hee hee!) and it has no emotional ulterior motive at all. Whatever, I am quite pleased with this one. It came together so quickly (for me, Mrs Snail-Pace) and I like its sentiment and theme. I can see there’s a couple of spots I need to touch up (not outlined or finished off completely) but I will do that before varnishing.
I do think kindness is the most important quality a person can have. I think it creates a foundation for everything else. If you’re inherently kind, you won’t judge people, or be intolerant. You will put others first and not seek to oppress or demean anyone. You will strive for the greater good, and help others to do the same, by your example. There is strength in love, and it should never be seen as a weakness. Love and kindness should be encouraged in schools, and in churches and in our community. Instead of someone getting three million “likes” because they achieved the perfect duck pout or showed their boobs or bought a new handbag (the cost of which would probably feed three families for a month), we should be applauding those that do good.
We should be celebrating kindness and spreading love and compassion.
Anyway, I am getting on my “be nice” high horse again. I had a lovely weekend – caught up with an old friend, spent time with my family and brand new baby nephew, and did lots of crafting. I had time to myself, and time with loved ones, which is the perfect balance. I nested and baked and slept and tried not to think about the outside world.
Hope you experience, and share in, some love and kindness today x
Upside Down Miss Jane 