The random….
Am I lazy? Do I have a mental block? Is it a case of the notion, the very idea, being so much more appealing than the actual effort and subsequent result??? Thank God for Etsy, no matter the case!
2. I connected with two darling friends today, who read my blog and exclaimed with joy that they loved it and it was by far their favorite blog in the whole wide world! Or web, as the case may be. OK so they didn’t really say that, but they did like it and I’ll take my kudos where I can get them. (Hi Bel! Hi Lib! Love you!)
3. I have a thought I want to share about relationships. There’s a lot of heartbreak going around these days- and an incredible amount of pressure to be coupled. And it’s everywhere I look- online web sites, tv commercials, you name it. Find the right one for you! Be happy with someone! Yet the appalling staggering statistics show that 1 in 2 marriages end in divorce. And the fact is that finding someone is sometimes not as complicated as keeping someone. So I ask you. Why can’t we be encouraged to fall in love with ourselves? Why does the notion that someone has to “complete me” in order for me to be complete prevail in today’s society?
I don’t pretend to be immune to the hype. Make no mistake, I have had my share of succumbing to the very persuasive eH ad on tv, that makes it look like finding someone compatible is easy as pie. But I resent the implication as a whole, that we cannot be happy unless we are involved with someone. Maybe it’s all about finding balance??? What do you think?
(Yes that was me encouraging comments. Lurkers….come out come out wherever you are!)
You made me laugh about the craftiness, Melis! I am pretty crafty, although I seldom find the time. But I am hopeless at decorating. Any decorating photos at my house are taken very closeup of some small bit that I like, because there is no theme or cohesion around here.
As far as your second point, I am in a relationship, and it often is lots (and lots!) of work to maintain it. I think cultivating self regard is definitely overlooked in our society. I don’t see anything wrong with being happy by yourself. In fact, I never could understand those friends of mine who wanted to be married so badly, but weren’t even dating anyone. I never actually had marriage as a goal, but eventually I did want to marry the man I was with, you know? Balance? I could definitely use more of that!!