redefining purpose

lately I have been thinking a bit about

purpose and intention.

In relation to this

I decided its about time to

reevaluate and restate

my purposes for spending time
and sharing in this space.

After spending a little time thinking about it I have determined three topics and intentions that I want to and tend to focus on, and that I hope are valuable to those who join me here.

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1. I am very interested in artistic people and in living a creative life. I love to share about my own creative life and experiences and to inspire and be inspired by all the others who are out there.

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2. Its a place for me to express, and where I can encourage others to do the same. For me self expression is very important. Without it I go a little crazy.

AND I think its important to express and share the positive. I like to have a place to share whatever small bits of beauty or wisdom I come across.

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3. Another purpose and aspect that I greatly value are the connections that I am able to make and feel with other people that I never would have met otherwise. There are some pretty amazing, artistic, and inspiring people out there and having a space like this allows me (and us) to connect with them (you :). That is super important to me and is one of my favorite things about continuing to spend time in this online world.

Its impossible to feel alone in choosing to pursue these creative endeavours when I know that there are so many others out there who struggle and thrive in much the same way I do. That feeling of connection is pretty awesome, and through this space I want to make sure others feel it too.

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So there ya have it.

I'm glad I'm here in this little space of mine.

and I'm glad that YOU'RE here too.

Thanks for sticking with me :)

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PS Of course my two shops are also mentioned here quite a bit, but to me that doesn't feel like a purpose. This space and my shops to me exist independently of each other (which many people might tell me is a bad thing actually speaking from a business perspective...), but I thought it was worth mentioning. :)

Have an excellent Thursday!

etsy, sky, and neighborly visits

The other day I was feeling a bit off,

things weren’t going how I had envisioned them

and I was a bit upset about it.

But then during a conversation with a friend who I don’t actually know very well but who decided to stop by with a bowl of homemade vegan chili (which was really quite good), I had a bit of a realization – of course it didn’t hit me till 24 hours later, but it was a realization none the less. But pretty much what he said was that it’s silly to worry so much about the definition of who you are. You shouldn’t have to WORK to be who you are. The things that you do every day, and the things you are drawn to, that come easily to you - that IS who you are. It’s not supposed to be such hard work. Just breathe and enjoy and live your life and do what you think is right and you will find yourself being who you are. Its that easy...

Defining it and feeling like you have some clear understanding

before hand is really unnecessary.

Plus people in general often see themselves in quite a skewed way.

So why worry about it?

I like that.

In other news...
A last minute holiday party with a few friends is in the works. It should be fun to plan and to attend. PLUS etsy orders have been keeping me VERY busy lately, which is wonderful. I had hoped that December would look like this. Now it’s just a matter of getting more materials to arrive quickly(tomorrow?!?) and then getting between 11 and 15 books made before I leave a week from Saturday to head West once again for the Holidays.
I really love etsy :)

Do you ever have those days when you feel not quite yourself?
Well I have been having one of those days for quite a few days in a row now.

So when you are in a funk, what are the best ways to snap yourself out of it?

I think one of the things that has been on my mind lately is how we all define ourselves. I guess that really definition shouldn’t matter, but I think it kind of does. And we all do it. We think of ourselves in a certain way that we can be comfortable with. And I often wonder if how I see myself is how other people see me.

All I can really come up with is that we cant change who we have been, all we can do is decide what we want from here on out and try our hardest to do and be that.

I think that should be enough.