There has been some thinking about these story cloths over the last week. Sitting down to write about it this morning, the feelings that surround the selling of them welled up my eyes, throat and thoughts. Mostly for wonderful reasons. People have been so kind and generous in sharing how these makings connect with their own stories. I'm very grateful for these gifts.
These cloths have changed over the last three years, with more detailed stitching ("practice, practice, practice" does hone skills!) and the pieces have become more personal. I think this comes from a deeper connection with my own story and self. I was going to say that it feels I'm on the edge of really, truly, finally grasping something about Self, but it seems that's been thought and said here before. Maybe that's the thing to be understood- that there's always more, something deeper that can be touched with the fingertips if we stretch just a little further?
The other side of all of this is the business piece. Recently there was a glitch with a sale (two people bought the same piece at almost the exact same moment, and the shop let them). Trying to learn how to keep this from happening again has led me down a dark rabbit hole of information, and realizations that some things do need to be addressed. It involves a whole lot of things that I don't know enough about, and/or want to, and/or are hard for me- money, technology, taxes, postage, and valuing work and self. Heavy Sighs.
For today, my inner Scarlett is being channeled, "I can't think about it now. I'll go crazy if I do. I'll think about it tomorrow... After all, tomorrow is another day." All to say, the shop has been updated in the same old way, with fingers crossed and hopes for no hitches.
And just a moment ago a hummingbird flew up to the window and perched on a branch for a few seconds, as if to make sure Spring's arrival is noticed. Maybe I'll think about it all in summer?
