Week 4
This week has been a busy one, with my time being swallowed up with jobs, stress and the autumn blues. And as the nights grew darker, I didn’t want to switch my needle for something different; as I knew I would get some much-needed calm when sewing. So this week my message is:
If you love it, keep doing it.
There doesn’t need to be just one project. Try it, if you love it. Do it again. That is the point of this creative journey finding what you love and having beautiful bursts of joy in your week. Creating art shouldn’t be a chore. If it is move on.
However, saying that, it is okay to have days where the challenge is difficult. As I once heard, there are 2 types of fun: leisure fun like playing in the sea and challenging fun. With the latter, as long as you love the overall journey it is okay to have times of turmoil.
But…
If you hate every second of a project, move on.
If you haven’t
guessed, this week I created another small embroidery. Much in the same vein as
last weeks post. This was inspired by one of my closest friends, who asked me
if I would take orders (non-profit orders I’d like to add). I hadn’t thought
about taking requests and so I jumped at the challenge.
As my friend is a science teacher, I thought I would focus on the theme of science
and the ideas started popping.
If you keep your mind and heart open, the ideas will keep flowing.
Combining my love of science and art was fun (you’ll see what I mean in the image below). And even though I was creating for someone else, (showing them love), this meant that I also enjoyed the process, as I loved the design. I always hope my passion can be seen through my work and thus spreads joy. This is why it’s obvious when someone doesn’t love what they do. Simply put, their heart isn’t in it.
If you create that thing, that makes your heart sing, you’ll feel the joy that it brings
Thank you for reading this week’s short post. I hope I have inspired you to pick up that one activity that always makes you smile. You don’t have to over complicate it, just pick it up and do it. Even if that’s watching your favourite film.
Love life and fill it with joy.
Below is my embroidery from this week:
Creating Joy 