Wig Wam for a gooses bridle

Thoughts from Linda
Why is it that we are so afraid to engage people? We offer “arms-length” compassion in case what they require of us will deplete us somehow. Doing just enough of the kind and good work to look the part, but not getting our hands dirty with the gritty, grim real life “helping” that requires a giving of ourselves to make some one else feel better.
We see people everywhere who are burdened with life’s challenges and we deliberately choose to keep our distance in what’s become a typical attitude of not wanting to get involved. Imagine a world where we all not only listened to each other but heard what we were saying as well. Everyone carries a bag of worries. The battle we are waging at the moment, be it a money worry, insecurity about your love, career challenge, conscience for a wrong doing, health concerns or grief. Everyone! Imagine if completely at random you were able to help to carry that bag of worries for someone else, share their load just by asking a kind question from your true heart and then listening to the answer?
One of my joys in this craft is that I see women of all ages nurturing each other while they share common ground. To the happy sound of snipping and cropping, pasting and painting I hear hearts unburdened, support being given, listening to each other. There’s time to hear the whole story, (usually accompanied by pictures) and then the peace that comes from putting it all in context, filing it into our memories, moving onto the next project. We leave feeling grateful to the “family” we have found at Daisychain.So, how are you really?